Hello ,
A little boy was sitting sadly on the curb beside his lawn mower, when along came a minister riding a bicycle. The minister noticed that the boy appeared discouraged, so he thought he would try to help.
"Hello there!" said the minister. "How would you like to trade your lawn mower for this bicycle"
"Sure, mister," the little boy responded, and went on his
merry way.
A few days later, the boy and the minister crossed paths again. The minister said, "I think you took me on our trade. I keep crankin' that old lawn mower, but it won't start."
"You gotta cuss at it," said the little boy.
"Well I can't do that," said the minister. "I'm a preacher. I forgot about cussin' a long time ago."
The little boy answered, "Just keep on crankin' preacher; it'll come back to ya."
There's a lesson in this little story for each of us. There are times when our "old" nature rises up (especially during times of distress.) If we allow God to have everything that we are from the very beginning of our days, He can work in us and through us to do His good pleasure.
Have a great day and God bless!
