Let me tell you of a tragic wedding day story. Not Long ago a father was setting up for his daughter’s wedding at the beach. With just a few hours to go the father had made sure that everything was perfectly set –up for the ceremony to take place at sunset. The decorations where in place, the banquet table was prepared, the sand sculptures had been finished and the cake sat on it pedestal. Then something tragic happened. As the father stood admiring all that had been done a flock of seagulls dive bombed the wedding cake. The seagulls were beyond ruthless as they tore apart the cake spreading it on the ground and fighting over every bite. The father was horrified as he beat back the birds in a vain effort to protect his daughter’s wedding cake. At last the he fended off the now fattened birds, but the cake was completely ruined.
The baker, seeing the anguish of the father, quickly returned to his bakery and with no time to spare whipped up another cake with everything he had. The cake, while not as admirable as the first cake, was beautiful and the best the baker could do with such little time.
He loaded the cake into his van and raced back to the beach where he found the father still saddened by earlier events. “Good news!” the baker told the father, “I have made you another cake free of charge to replace the one that was lost.” The father was excited by this news and quickly hurried to the bakers van. But upon opening the doors to the van the father’s face changed to anger. “This is not the cake I wanted!” he yelled, “I ordered a cake that was shaped like a clam!”
Recently, I was in the position of being the baker. Something went wrong, and I tried to help resolve the problem. Unfortunately, the outcome was less than perfect. In the end people only realized what was missing and not what was there. Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever gone out of your way to help others and received no thanks? Don’t worry; your effort did not go unnoticed. Our father in heaven sees all of our works. “And anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name, just because you belong to me, will surely be rewarded.” Mark 9:41. Do not look for man’s praise, but know that our father in Heaven is praising you. And, when someone does something for you, remember to be grateful for what they have done even if it is not exactly what you had hoped for.
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