Making Pancakes

Six-year-old Karl decided one Saturday morning to
fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon,
pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and
pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the
floor.
He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his
hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar,
leaving a floury trail on the floor which by now had a few
tracks left by his kitten.
Karl was covered with flour and getting frustrated.
He wanted this to be something very good for Mom and Dad,
but it was getting very bad.
He didn't know what to do next,whether to put it all
into the oven or on the stove and he didn't know how the stove
worked! Suddenly he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix
and reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor.
Frantically he tried to clean up this huge mess but slipped on the
eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky.
just then he saw his Dad, Herman, standing at the door. Big
crocodile tears welled up in Karl's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was
something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding
was coming, maybe even a spanking. But Herman just watched him. Then,
walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged him and
loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process!
That's how God deals with us.. We try to do something good
in life, but it turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky
or we insult a friend, or we can't stand our job, or our health
goes sour. Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't
think of anything else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves
us and forgives us, even though some of our mess gets all over Him.
Just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make
pancakes" for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right,
and then they'll be glad we tried...
I was thinking. and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be
healed, friendships that need rekindling or three words needing to
be said, sometimes, "I love you" can heal and bless!
Remind every one of your friends that you love them. Even if
you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what
those three little words, a smile, and a reminder like this can do.

Please pass some of this love on to others....suppose one
morning you were called to God; do all your friends know you
love them? It would be a shame if you went on to the next level of
our existance without letting your friends and family "really know"
How much you care about them.


Good Friend are special gifts from God!