Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten. Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this to be something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on the stove (and he didn't know how the stove worked!).

Suddenly, he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor. Frantically he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pyjamas white and sticky.

And just then, he saw Dad standing at the door...

Big tears welled up in Brandon's eyes. All he had wanted to do was something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a spanking. But his father just watched him. Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged him and loved him, getting his own pyjamas white and sticky in the process.

Despite our best efforts, you and I end up making a "mess" of our lives!

All of us have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rms 3:23). It seems that as we try to clean up one mess, we cause another. We end up being frustrated and burdened by guilt. When we realise that our Heavenly Father sees the mess that we have made, we are even more concerned about our awful predicament. Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do.

However, the Heavenly Father longs to hold us, to forgive us and even to clean up our mess for us.

In fact, it was because of our mess that His Son died on the cross. (1 Pet 2:24)

Our Father wants us to continue "making pancakes" (do good works) for Him with our lives (Eph 2:10).

And as long as we do our best to do His will, He will continue to "clean up the messes" that we make (1 Jn 1:7).

I came across this story when i was reading my ex-form teacher's blog, i find it interesting so i want to share you with guys. This story may sounds simple, but i think it tells us something that is very true, that God will continue to love us even if we did something wrong, something sinful, because God, will always love us no matter what we do (:

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