God is so amazing that he took the effort to make us extremely complex, and yet he did it all with a single thought and in the time it takes to slap together a PB&J sandwich!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Awesome!
God is so amazing that he took the effort to make us extremely complex, and yet he did it all with a single thought and in the time it takes to slap together a PB&J sandwich!
Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee, Which are you?
I saw this on my facebook and had to share it!
Grandmother Says... Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee; "Which are you?"
A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard fo...r her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her granddaughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft.She then asked her to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The granddaughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The granddaughter then asked. "What's the point,grandmother?"
Her grandmother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her granddaughter.
"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?
Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?
---AUTHOR UNKNOWN
A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard fo...r her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her granddaughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft.She then asked her to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The granddaughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The granddaughter then asked. "What's the point,grandmother?"
Her grandmother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her granddaughter.
"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?
Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?
---AUTHOR UNKNOWN
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
2012 Overview
Looking back on this past year, I tend to think through all of the different things that I have or have not accomplished.
I think that if I took stock of last year for myself, I could sum it up as a great year. I have had my ups and downs, but through it all I saw God working in my life a ton. I'm so thankful for all of the friends I've made in the last year, and I can hardly believe I've already known them for so long! My life is better for having them in it.
I felt sad to have to leave them when I moved in with my great-grandmother, but I know that my absence will help them to be stretched and grow in their faith. These times apart have enabled me to appreciate them all the more.
For anyone who is making goals for the new year, I would encourage them to stick with them and never give up! I can think of a few that I accomplished, as well as some that I failed to accomplish and am now striving for this next year :)
I hope that everyone who creates new goals works at them with all their heart and refuses to give in and remain within the norm. Strive for greatness, and remember who to go to for the ultimate helping hand.
I think that if I took stock of last year for myself, I could sum it up as a great year. I have had my ups and downs, but through it all I saw God working in my life a ton. I'm so thankful for all of the friends I've made in the last year, and I can hardly believe I've already known them for so long! My life is better for having them in it.
I felt sad to have to leave them when I moved in with my great-grandmother, but I know that my absence will help them to be stretched and grow in their faith. These times apart have enabled me to appreciate them all the more.
For anyone who is making goals for the new year, I would encourage them to stick with them and never give up! I can think of a few that I accomplished, as well as some that I failed to accomplish and am now striving for this next year :)
I hope that everyone who creates new goals works at them with all their heart and refuses to give in and remain within the norm. Strive for greatness, and remember who to go to for the ultimate helping hand.
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