Jonathan & Dawnya Conti
Rocky Mount, NC
Royal Rangers.....reaching, teaching, and keeping boys for Christ. :-)
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I'm not sure who wrote it, but it's good.
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the
thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to God's kids.
After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the
first thing He said to them was: "Don't."
"Don't what?" Adam replied.
"Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.
"Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve...we got Forbidden
Fruit!"
"No way!"
"Yes WAY!"
"Don't eat that fruit!" said God.
"Why?"
"Because I'm your Creator and I said so!" said God, wondering why he
hadn't stopped after making the elephants. A few minutes later God saw
the
kids having a fruit break and was angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" God asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied.
"Then why did you?"
"I dunno," Eve answered.
"She started it!" Adam said
"Did Not!"
"DID so!"
"DID NOT!!"
Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and
Eve should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it
has
never changed. But there is a reassurance in this story. If you have
persistently and lovingly tried to give them wisdom and they
haven't taken it don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble handling
children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
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