A Piece Of Cake And A Burger Meal

Yesterday morning, while I was clearing my inbox, I read this email forward by a church friend:

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Sometimes we asked ourselves, "What did I do to deserve this? Why does God let these things happen to me?" Here is the explanation...

A daughter tells her mother how everything is going wrong for her: She probably failed her maths exam... Her boyfriend just dumped her for her best friend.

In times so sad, a good mother knows the thing to cheer up her daughter... "I'll make a delicious cake."

In that moment her mother hugged her daughter and walked her to the kitchen while her daughter attempted to smile.

While the mother prepared the utencils and ingredients, her daughter sat across from her at the counter. Her mother asked, "Sweetheart, would you like a piece of cake?"

The daughter replied, "Sure, Mum, you know how much I love cakes."

"Alright," the mother said, "Drink some of this cooking oil." Shocked, the daughter responded, "What?! No way!!"

"How about a couple of raw eggs?"

To this, the daughter responded, "Are you kidding?"

"How about a little flour?"

"No, Mum, I'll be sick!"

The mother responded, "All of these things are uncooked and taste bad, but if you put them together, they make a delicious cake! God works the same way. When we ask ourselves why does He make us go through these difficult times, we don't realize the what/where these events may bring us. Only He knows and He will not let us fall. We don't need to settle from the raw ingredients, trust in Him... And see something fantastic come about!"

God loves us so much. He sends us flowers every spring. He makes the sun rise every morning. And any time you need to talk, He is there to listen. He can live anywhere in the universe. But He choses to live in your heart!

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This story reminded me of one of my favorite Bible verses "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28, NKJV)

Later in the afternoon, an impromptu decision which I had made led me into a trouble. I remembered John once wrote to me "I wish trouble will disappear.", to which I replied, "Trouble won't disappear, but the fear of trouble will disappear as we learn to confront it." The statement "Hardness of heart, much more than failure, is the true relationship killer." that I had read the previous night from one of the "Boundaries" series also flashed into my mind.

So I calmly prayed, "Father God, You know very well my motive. I didn't expect the reactions I received. I can become bitter or better. I believe that all these things will turn out a good learning process for all of us. Give me Your wisdom to deal with this situation." Very soon, I had three pictures in my mind.

I presented all my ingredients to God for baking. Not only I felt peace, I was virtually savouring the piece of cake. And because of an emergency meeting due to this incident, I stayed back longer and was given a burger meal treat to fill my hungry stomach and quench my thirst. Moreover, it was something I had just thought of in the morning! I also had the revelation that baking a cake is much more fantastic than preparing fastfood. In the end, I smiled all the way home.

I truly thank God for this wonderful experience.