Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Chocolate Chip Cookies


Paul Harvey tells of a mother taking her 3-year-old son to the grocery shopping in Mobile, Alabama.
She gave him serious instructions - "don't even get started about chocolate chip cookies. We are not buying chocolate chip cookies. Don't ask, don't bring it up, we are not buying any chocolate chip cookies.
She puts him in the cart and off they go. And as they go down the aisles he sees the cookies. "Mama, mama can we have some chocolate chip cookies?" "I told you not to ask for any. We're not buying any chocolate chip cookies. Don't bring it up any more. Do you understand?
They turn a corner and he can see the cookie aisle again. Mama, can't we get some chocolate chip cookies? This went on several more times with the mother holding her ground and refusing to buy chocolate chip cookies
Finally they are in the check out line about to leave the store. The 3-year-old has summed up the situation and figures this will be his last chance to get some cookies. He stood up in the grocery store cart and shouted, "In the name of Jesus can't we get some chocolate chip cookies."
All the people around either began to laugh or applaud. With the generosity of the people in the store the mother went to the car with 23 boxes of chocolate chip cookies.
What do you scream for? Is it God? Is it Jesus? Is it selfish? May we ask God for more than chocolate chip cookies.

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