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A Word From The Lord

I received a message from Jesus yesterday at church. Here's how it came to me:

I was working with the two and three year old children during Sunday School. Some of them have a really hard time sharing. It's a hard concept for kids that age. They don't like to share and they don't like to wait.

One little girl in particular kept taking toys from other kids. Each time I would make her return what she had taken and I would have a little talk with her. "Jesus likes for us to be kind. He wants us to share and take turns."

(Had this been one of my kids, I wouldn't have been nearly so nice. I probably would have smacked someone and possibly snarled at them.)

But these are not my kids, and we are at church, so I have to be nice.

Then, while we were all playing with Play-doh, this same little girl actually took a toy out of my hands. I had another little talk with her about how if she had asked me for the toy, I would gladly have shared it with her - "Jesus likes for us to share" - but that she couldn't just take a toy away from someone when they were using it. She never even looked at me. I might have been talking to myself for all she cared.

So I waited a minute, then reached out and took the toy back.

She was furious. "Hey!" she yelled at me. "Give that back!"

"It doesn't feel good to have someone take a toy from you does it?" I asked gently.

She replied, "Jesus thinks you need a time-out!"
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  1. Trails of GraceMarch 2, 2010 at 5:43 AM

    Too Funny Amy! So, do tell.. did you take a time out?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM

    time-out.....

    trina

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  3. AnonymousMarch 3, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    Out of the mouths of babes........GG

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  4. AnonymousMarch 20, 2010 at 10:41 PM

    This is hilarious!
    caroleanne

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