16/10/2023
The Little Boy in the Candy Shop
One day, a little boy having no money, entered a candy shop and just stared at a big candy jar full of candies on display.
After a while, the candy shop owner noticed the little boy, approached him, and said, “Do you want some of the candy?” But the little boy did not respond.
Again, the candy shop owner asked the little boy, “Do you want some of the candy?” But the little boy still did not respond.
So, the candy shop owner goes ahead, dips his hand into the jar, scoops a handful of candies, and gives it to the boy who immediately opens both his hands.
The owner dropped them onto the boy's hands who said, “Thank you!” and started running out of the store.
The candy shop owner ran after the boy saying, “Whoa! Wait a minute! Why were you not responding to me earlier?”
The little boy said, “Because I know how big my hands were and how big your hands were! Your hands were much bigger which meant that you would get a lot more candies out of that jar!”
When we pray, most of the time we limit God’s work in our lives by not waiting.
Most of the time we think that God can only do so much.
But all the time God is saying, “Hey, I’ve got these big hands! I could do so much more! You just wait!”
Just like the little boy, let’s pray and learn to wait.
Conversations with John and Lisa Bevere Ep. 231 as told by Arden Bevere
Flawed Preacher
is a Virtue
