For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.An elderly woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a
pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while
the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the
end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived
only half full.
For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing
home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of
its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own
imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made
to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it
spoke to the woman one day by the stream. 'I am ashamed of myself, because this
crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.'
The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that there are flowers on
your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?' 'That's because I have
always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the
path, and every day while we walk back, you water them.' For two years I have
been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you
being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.'
Moral of the story: Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the
cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting
and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look
for the good in them.
Author Unknown
I
read this tale a while ago and I find myself going back to it often when I feel
tired and sometimes not very useful. I always feel better after meditating on
it for a few minutes. It shows me that, no matter how useless we feel, God can
still use us to ‘water the path’ on our journey. He has a use for each one of
us and He can enable us to complete the task He sets for us, no matter how
tired or useless we feel.
The
bible tells us how much we are loved, and we never need to fear that our heavenly
Father thinks we are useless.
We
can never be useless to God if we are willing to obey His directions. We find
these directions in the bible, when we read His word and remember His
commandments the Lord God can use us no matter how we feel.
Prayer
Lord
God, we were not created to be of no use. When we took a wrong step, You sent Your son to bring us back to Your path. You
make us useful every day if we listen for Your
voice. Help us to hear You amid the clamour of our
daily lives, we are so easily distracted by the temptation to do the things we
want to do before we give time to the tasks You have given us. We are weak and
ask that You would grant us strength to overcome the human part of us that
listens to evil thoughts when they arise. In the name of Jesus, we bring this
prayer, amen.
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