seadove
03-19-2003, 09:55 PM
WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN
Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort in the
thought that even God\'s omnipotence did not extend to his own children.
After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first
thing He said was, \"DON\'T!\"
\"Don\'t what?\" Adam asked.
\"Don\'t eat the forbidden fruit,\" God said.
\"Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have forbidden
fruit!!!!!\"
\"No Way!\"
\"Yes way!\"
\"Do NOT eat the fruit!\" thundered God.
\"Why not?\"
\"Because I am your Father, and I said so!\" God replied, wondering why He
hadn\'t stopped creation after making the elephants.
A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break, and He was
really ticked off!
\"Didn\'t I tell you not to eat the fruit?\" God asked.
\"Uh huh,\" Adam replied.
\"Then why did you?\" inquired the Father.
\"I don\'t know,\" said Eve.
\"She started it!\" Adam said
\"Did not!\"
\"Did too!\"
\"DID NOT!\"
Tired of them both, 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 THE STORY!
If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and
they haven\'t taken it, don\'t be hard on yourself. If God had trouble
raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:
1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and
talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.
2. Grandchildren are God\'s reward for not killing your own children.
3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young.
4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word
what you shouldn\'t have said.
5. The main purpose of holding children\'s parties is to remind yourself
that there are children more horrible than your own.
6. We child-proofed our homes, but they are still getting in.
TODAY\'S ADVICE : Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home.
AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT
IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:
\"TAKE TWO ASPIRIN\" AND \"KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN\"
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Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort in the
thought that even God\'s omnipotence did not extend to his own children.
After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first
thing He said was, \"DON\'T!\"
\"Don\'t what?\" Adam asked.
\"Don\'t eat the forbidden fruit,\" God said.
\"Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have forbidden
fruit!!!!!\"
\"No Way!\"
\"Yes way!\"
\"Do NOT eat the fruit!\" thundered God.
\"Why not?\"
\"Because I am your Father, and I said so!\" God replied, wondering why He
hadn\'t stopped creation after making the elephants.
A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break, and He was
really ticked off!
\"Didn\'t I tell you not to eat the fruit?\" God asked.
\"Uh huh,\" Adam replied.
\"Then why did you?\" inquired the Father.
\"I don\'t know,\" said Eve.
\"She started it!\" Adam said
\"Did not!\"
\"Did too!\"
\"DID NOT!\"
Tired of them both, 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 THE STORY!
If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and
they haven\'t taken it, don\'t be hard on yourself. If God had trouble
raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:
1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and
talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.
2. Grandchildren are God\'s reward for not killing your own children.
3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young.
4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word
what you shouldn\'t have said.
5. The main purpose of holding children\'s parties is to remind yourself
that there are children more horrible than your own.
6. We child-proofed our homes, but they are still getting in.
TODAY\'S ADVICE : Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home.
AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT
IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:
\"TAKE TWO ASPIRIN\" AND \"KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN\"
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