Post by fullspeed on May 27, 2004 16:42:46 GMT 8
Got this e-mail today...just wanna share it ...
TEA CUP
"God will never give to us more than what we are able
to withstand. So if many problems are coming your way,
remind yourself that it is only because God knows your
inner strength and ability to be strong even in the
midst of problems."
There was a couple who used to go to England to shop
in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and
pottery and especially tea cups. This was their 25th
wedding anniversary. One day, in this beautiful shop
they saw a beautiful tea cup. They said, "May we see
that? We've never seen one quite so beautiful." As the
lady handed it to them, suddenly the tea cup spoke,
"You don't understand," it said. "I haven't always
been a tea cup. There was a time when I was red and I
was clay. My master took me and rolled me and patted
me over and over and I yelled out, "Leave me alone,"
but he only smiled, "Not yet."
"Then I was placed on a spinning wheel," the teacup
said, "and suddenly, I was spun around and around! and
around. Stop it! I'm getting dizzy!" I screamed. But
the master only nodded and said, "Not yet." Then he
put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I wondered
why he wanted to burn me, and I yelled and knocked at
the door. I could see him through the opening and I
could read his lips as he shook his head, "Not yet."
Finally, the door opened. He put me on the shelf and I
began to cool. "There, that's better," I said. And he
brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were
horrible. I thought I would gag. "Stop it, stop it!" I
cried. He only nodded, "Not yet."
Then suddenly, he put me back into the oven, not like
the first one. This was twice as hot and I knew I
would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded. I screamed. I
cried. All the time I could see him through the
opening nodding his head saying, "Not yet." Then I
knew there wasn't any hope. I would never make it. I
was ready to give up. But the door opened and he took
me out and placed me on the shelf.
One hour later, he handed me a mirror and I couldn't
believe it was me. It's beautiful. "I'm beautiful." "I
want you to remember, then," he said. "I know it hurts
to be rolled and patted, but if I had left you alone,
you would have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to
spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped, you
would have crumbled. I knew it hurt and was hot and
disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn't put you
there, you would have cracked. I know the fumes were
bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but if I
hadn't done that, you never would have hardened; you
would not have had any color in your life. And if I
hadn't put you back in that second oven, you wouldn't
survive for very long because the hardness would not
have held. Now you are a finished product. You are
what I had in mind when I first began with you.
MORAL: God knows what He's doing for all of us. He is
the potter and we are His clay. He will mold us and
make us so that we may be made into a flawless piece
of work to fulfill His good, pleasing and perfect
will. Let this story be an encouragement to you and
remind you that God has a perfect plan for your life.
He may need to place some struggles in your life to
strengthen your character so that you may be strong in
the days of greater adversity. Don't get discouraged
when you feel like the heat of the struggle is going
to burn you. God knows exactly when to pull you out
and deliver you from that problem. And when He does,
you will be much wiser and stronger than you were
before. God will never give to us more than we are
able to withstand so remind yourself that if many
problems are coming your way, it is only because God
knows your inner strength and ability to be strong
even in the midst of a problem.
" Let go and let God."
TEA CUP
"God will never give to us more than what we are able
to withstand. So if many problems are coming your way,
remind yourself that it is only because God knows your
inner strength and ability to be strong even in the
midst of problems."
There was a couple who used to go to England to shop
in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and
pottery and especially tea cups. This was their 25th
wedding anniversary. One day, in this beautiful shop
they saw a beautiful tea cup. They said, "May we see
that? We've never seen one quite so beautiful." As the
lady handed it to them, suddenly the tea cup spoke,
"You don't understand," it said. "I haven't always
been a tea cup. There was a time when I was red and I
was clay. My master took me and rolled me and patted
me over and over and I yelled out, "Leave me alone,"
but he only smiled, "Not yet."
"Then I was placed on a spinning wheel," the teacup
said, "and suddenly, I was spun around and around! and
around. Stop it! I'm getting dizzy!" I screamed. But
the master only nodded and said, "Not yet." Then he
put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I wondered
why he wanted to burn me, and I yelled and knocked at
the door. I could see him through the opening and I
could read his lips as he shook his head, "Not yet."
Finally, the door opened. He put me on the shelf and I
began to cool. "There, that's better," I said. And he
brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were
horrible. I thought I would gag. "Stop it, stop it!" I
cried. He only nodded, "Not yet."
Then suddenly, he put me back into the oven, not like
the first one. This was twice as hot and I knew I
would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded. I screamed. I
cried. All the time I could see him through the
opening nodding his head saying, "Not yet." Then I
knew there wasn't any hope. I would never make it. I
was ready to give up. But the door opened and he took
me out and placed me on the shelf.
One hour later, he handed me a mirror and I couldn't
believe it was me. It's beautiful. "I'm beautiful." "I
want you to remember, then," he said. "I know it hurts
to be rolled and patted, but if I had left you alone,
you would have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to
spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped, you
would have crumbled. I knew it hurt and was hot and
disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn't put you
there, you would have cracked. I know the fumes were
bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but if I
hadn't done that, you never would have hardened; you
would not have had any color in your life. And if I
hadn't put you back in that second oven, you wouldn't
survive for very long because the hardness would not
have held. Now you are a finished product. You are
what I had in mind when I first began with you.
MORAL: God knows what He's doing for all of us. He is
the potter and we are His clay. He will mold us and
make us so that we may be made into a flawless piece
of work to fulfill His good, pleasing and perfect
will. Let this story be an encouragement to you and
remind you that God has a perfect plan for your life.
He may need to place some struggles in your life to
strengthen your character so that you may be strong in
the days of greater adversity. Don't get discouraged
when you feel like the heat of the struggle is going
to burn you. God knows exactly when to pull you out
and deliver you from that problem. And when He does,
you will be much wiser and stronger than you were
before. God will never give to us more than we are
able to withstand so remind yourself that if many
problems are coming your way, it is only because God
knows your inner strength and ability to be strong
even in the midst of a problem.
" Let go and let God."