My sister was bemoaning the fact that she had procrastinated cleaning and organizing her house for a long time. Since she was planning to entertain, she felt a lot of pressure to get moving.
That afternoon she phoned, sounding glum. “I went to the bookstore,” she explained. “And I bought a book on how to get organized. I was all fired up, and decided to clean out all the shelves in the living room. While I was working, I found the same book. I had bought it a couple of years ago.”
If you were buying a cake and you had your choice of the following, which would you choose:
You can’t change your mind once you scroll down So think carefully, what your choice will be!
OK – Now that you’ve made your choice, this is what research says about you:
The minister’s little six-year-old girl had been so naughty during the week, that her mother decided to give her the worst kind of punishment. She told her she couldn’t go to the Sunday School Picnic on Saturday.
When the day came, her mother felt she had been too harsh and changed her mind. When she told the little girl she could go to the picnic, the child’s reaction was one of gloom and unhappiness. “What’s the matter? I thought you’d be glad to go to the picnic.” her mother said. “It’s too late!” the little girl said. “I’ve already prayed for rain!”
“We don’t have a ministry because we decide to have one; we have a ministry because God gives us one. Our calling is God’s doing, not ours. Our privilege is to obey what God tells us to do; our responsibility is to serve Him faithfully in the place of obedience. We cannot manufacture God’s blessing and anointing simply by being ambitious, highly motivated, or hard working. An ounce of obedience is worth more than a pound of strife and a ton of self-effort.” – Roy Lessin
I was out walking with my then 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I asked her not to do that. “Why?” “Because it’s been laying outside and is dirty and probably has germs.” At this point, she looked at me with total admiration and asked, “Wow! How do you know all this stuff?”
“Uh,” I was thinking quickly, everyone knows this stuff, “Um, it’s on the Mommy test. You have to know it, or they don’t let you be a Mommy.” “Oh.” We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information. “I get it!!!!” she beamed. “Then if you flunk, you have to be the Daddy.”
I’ve been working hard lately. I thought you might like to know what I’ve been up to.
I got a job at an orange juice factory, but I couldn’t concentrate, so I got canned.
Then I worked in the woods as a lumber jack, but I just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the axe.
After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn’t suited for it – mainly because it was a so-so job.
Next, I tried working at the muffler shop, but that was just exhausting!
I wanted to be a barber, but I just couldn’t cut it.
Then I tried being a chef – figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I just didn’t have the thyme.
I attempted to work at the deli, but any way I sliced it, I couldn’t cut the mustard.
I studied a long time and became a doctor, then found out that I didn’t have the patients.
Shortly after that I found a job at the shoe factory. I tried, but I didn’t have the sole for it, besides, I just didn’t fit in.
One day I tried selling velcro, but couldn’t stick with it!
They suggested I try professional fishing, but soon discovered that I couldn’t live on my net income.
After training to be a fireman, I suffered from job burn out.
I did manage to get a good job with a pool maintenance company, but the work was too draining.
I applied for a job at the zoo feeding the giraffes, but they said that I wasn’t up to it.
So then I applied at the gym, They said I wasn’t fit for it. Go figure??
I did get the job as the county historian. Then I realized that there was no future in it.
Someone suggested I look into becoming a transplant surgeon, but my heart just wasn’t in it.
A tennis instructor would have been fun, but it wasn’t my racket. I way too high strung.
Spent some time farming, but I wasn’t out standing in my field.
Looked into becoming a pilot, but they said I had a bad altitude.
So, now I’ve retired and found that I’m a perfect fit for this job.