kat
04-17-2001, 09:03 PM
A friend sent me this. I thought I'd share.
Subject: FW: God's Children
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 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 am your Father and I said so!" said God,
wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the
elephants.
A few minutes later God saw his kids having an apple
break and was angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" the First
Parent asked.
"Uh huh, " Adam replied.
"Then why did you?"
"I dunno" Eve answered.
"She started it!" Adam said.
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"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 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?
Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension
and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin
bottle: Take two and keep away from children.
Subject: FW: God's Children
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 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 am your Father and I said so!" said God,
wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the
elephants.
A few minutes later God saw his kids having an apple
break and was angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" the First
Parent asked.
"Uh huh, " Adam replied.
"Then why did you?"
"I dunno" Eve answered.
"She started it!" Adam said.
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"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 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?
Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension
and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin
bottle: Take two and keep away from children.