Letting Go
Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and
her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic
pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace and when
she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said,
"Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll
tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we
can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace.
And don't forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a
whole dollar bill, too. Okay?"
Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny
worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her Grandma
gave her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday.
Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She
wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed, and when she went out with
her mother to run errands. The only time she didn't wear them was in the
shower - her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green.
Now Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get
up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite
story. One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you
love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said. "Well, then,
give me your pearls."
"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosie, my
favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my
birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?"
"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss.
"Good night, little one."
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, "Do you
love me?" "Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you." "Well, then, give me
your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my
toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite. Her hair is so soft,
and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have
Ribbons if you want her, Daddy," the little girl said to her father.
"No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a
kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."
Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story,
Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. "Here, Daddy,"
she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl
necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand. With one
hand her father held the plastic pearls and with the other he pulled out
of his pocket a blue velvet box. Inside of the box were real, genuine,
beautiful pearls. He had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to
give up the cheap stuff so he could give her the real thing.
So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the
cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure.
Isn't God good?
Are you holding onto things which God wants you to let go of? Are you
holding onto harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and
activities which you have become so attached to that it seems impossible
to let go?
Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do believe
this one thing................. God will never take away something
without giving you something better in its place.Remember that the greatest gifts happen when you share love and touch
others' hearts.
May God bless you.
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