broken pot
TODAY IS A BRAND NEW DAY
Surprise the world with a smile!
Tuesday October 18, 2011

Friend  

Its a Brand New Day, hopefully you will do something fun or remarkable. Like what? 'Humm, how about cooking pumpkin scones for the first time this fall? Enjoy life!
A couple of friends and I were sharing our stuff and we were asking kind of the same question, why the brokenness in our lives? I have been praying to find an illustration without being pessimistic and I found something on the internet!

water carrier"A story about a water carrier in India.  He had two large water pots, each hung on an end of a pole which he carried across his neck.  One of the pots was perfect and delivered a full load of water each time.  But the other pot was cracked and only brought half a load.  The good pot was proud and the cracked pot felt sad and inferior.  After a time the cracked pot apologized to the water carrier about this.  The water carrier ask the pot to notice the flowers along the path where they walked every day and pointed out that the flowers only grew on the side of the path where the flawed water pot hung.  The carrier had noticed the flaw early on and had used it to bring beauty that would otherwise have been impossible.

Bad things happen to us and we react in negative ways.  We hurt and disappoint others because we have been hurt and disappointed.  Life is broken and we seem to cause more harm than good.It's no surprise to God that we have problems in our lives - even huge overwhelming ones.  God's invitation to us is to recognize it ourselves, admit that things are no longer manageable and turn to Him for a new perspective". Read full story here
21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. - Lamentations 3:21-23 

 

Blessings,

Julieta Reyes
Prverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do,
and your plans will succeed.