" Are you angry with me dad?",Muriel asked in a tensed tone.
"Yes,I am!", replied her dad.
It was Sunday and the whole family was at home spending time with each other. Muriel ran through the corridors of her house chasing her younger brother. She stepped inside her dad's room. She saw her brother's reflection in the mirror and slowly leaned towards the bed to grasp him. She grasped him by his collar and yelled" I got you,yeah!!!" ,and began to swing her hands in air in the excitement. Just then the joyous moment broke into silence with a creeky noise. She assumed she got a hand to something and it broke. She leaned down and she was appalled at what she had done. It was his father's favourite glass photo frame which was well showcased on the table few seconds ago and now was shattered into pieces! Tears started obscuring her view. Immediately she noticed a Jar of clay and decided to put the broken frame inside the glass. She took that jar Inside her room and gave the door a shove.
She kept starring the jar and started phrasing sentences in her mind about what excuse she would give to her dad." Definitely he's gona be angry with me ", she said. Just then she realized something was hurting her fingers. It was a cut. She got hurt while picking up the glass pieces . She bandaged her wound but still it would pain. As the family clustered the dinning table at night ,Muriel refrained from eating her meal. Her dad insisted but she did not make any eye contact and rushed inside her room. Guilt was all over her soul!
The next day she went to school without kissing her dad. Now this was unusual as she always kisses her dad before leaving to school. But how could she. She started thinking that she isn't worthy of his love! Days passed by and her dad noticed unusual behaviour in Muriel. All the warm hugs, good night kisses had just become memories. Muriel's smile was freezed in the past. As Sunday approached,Muriel started worrying that if her dad sees the jar in which his favourite frame was dumped he would be angry on her. The fact that his dad was at home added to her stress. She took the jar where ever she went so that she would keep her dad away from the guilty Fact. Just then as she was in her room sitting and holding the jar, her dad entered. His abrupt entry surprised Muriel's attention and she dropped the jar from her hand. The jar broke into pieces and the broken frame was clearly visible. Her dad immediately took hold of Muriel and asked if she was hurt or not. He saw the old dressing on her fingers. Without enquiring anything he immediately changed her dressing. Muriel narrated the whole story about the broken frame. Her dad did not reply anything.
" Are you angry with me dad?",Muriel asked in a tensed tone.
"Yes,I am!", replied her dad.
"am sorry dad . I broke your favourite frame ",Muriel uttered.
Her dad said" Am not angry on the fact that you broke my favourite frame , but I am angry on the fact that you hid the truth . You started carrying the guilt inside this jar which made it heavier for you and this was taking you away from me"
Muriel's father saw the broken pieces and took out the photo which was stuck between some pieces of the glass. He said," do you know why this frame was my favourite? Why I liked it so much? It is because of this photo".
He gave her the photo and Muriel broke into tears! Now the tears did not obscure her view as she started crying and not accumulating her tears in her eyes. " It is you and me in the photo , that's what made it special, the frame was just a casing. It is this photo that I value" her dad said. Muriel did not notice the photo in the frame as guilt had subdued her soul and mind. She gave a warm tight hug to her dad and she felt like heaven when THE HANDS WHICH CARED SO MUCH FOR HER WRAPPED HER BODY.
what do we learn from this?
Many times we disobey God ! We do things we aren't supposed to do . And then we try to hide it from God. We fill the guilt, the shame inside a jar ( as adam and eve hid their nakedness from god behind the trees) and what happens! We feel we are not worthy of his love. And then we start going far from him. But in the book of romans it is written that "everyone has fallen short of the glory" everyone has sinned. So stop feeling guilty .Tell me one thing. Were you worthy enough when jesus died for you on the cross? Then how can you say that you are worthy now! Confess your sins to God and break the Jar of guilt in which you have hidden the sins (breaking the jar is analogous to pouring out our hearts to God and confess our sins) and for sure he will forgive you. That does not mean you keep on Sining but it means you don't have to. God says" I have loved you with an everlasting love "
So are you guilty? Have you done anything wrong which may have offended God or people around you? If so go and confess your mistake.
Stay blessed!
Love you !
"Yes,I am!", replied her dad.
It was Sunday and the whole family was at home spending time with each other. Muriel ran through the corridors of her house chasing her younger brother. She stepped inside her dad's room. She saw her brother's reflection in the mirror and slowly leaned towards the bed to grasp him. She grasped him by his collar and yelled" I got you,yeah!!!" ,and began to swing her hands in air in the excitement. Just then the joyous moment broke into silence with a creeky noise. She assumed she got a hand to something and it broke. She leaned down and she was appalled at what she had done. It was his father's favourite glass photo frame which was well showcased on the table few seconds ago and now was shattered into pieces! Tears started obscuring her view. Immediately she noticed a Jar of clay and decided to put the broken frame inside the glass. She took that jar Inside her room and gave the door a shove.
She kept starring the jar and started phrasing sentences in her mind about what excuse she would give to her dad." Definitely he's gona be angry with me ", she said. Just then she realized something was hurting her fingers. It was a cut. She got hurt while picking up the glass pieces . She bandaged her wound but still it would pain. As the family clustered the dinning table at night ,Muriel refrained from eating her meal. Her dad insisted but she did not make any eye contact and rushed inside her room. Guilt was all over her soul!
The next day she went to school without kissing her dad. Now this was unusual as she always kisses her dad before leaving to school. But how could she. She started thinking that she isn't worthy of his love! Days passed by and her dad noticed unusual behaviour in Muriel. All the warm hugs, good night kisses had just become memories. Muriel's smile was freezed in the past. As Sunday approached,Muriel started worrying that if her dad sees the jar in which his favourite frame was dumped he would be angry on her. The fact that his dad was at home added to her stress. She took the jar where ever she went so that she would keep her dad away from the guilty Fact. Just then as she was in her room sitting and holding the jar, her dad entered. His abrupt entry surprised Muriel's attention and she dropped the jar from her hand. The jar broke into pieces and the broken frame was clearly visible. Her dad immediately took hold of Muriel and asked if she was hurt or not. He saw the old dressing on her fingers. Without enquiring anything he immediately changed her dressing. Muriel narrated the whole story about the broken frame. Her dad did not reply anything.
" Are you angry with me dad?",Muriel asked in a tensed tone.
"Yes,I am!", replied her dad.
"am sorry dad . I broke your favourite frame ",Muriel uttered.
Her dad said" Am not angry on the fact that you broke my favourite frame , but I am angry on the fact that you hid the truth . You started carrying the guilt inside this jar which made it heavier for you and this was taking you away from me"
Muriel's father saw the broken pieces and took out the photo which was stuck between some pieces of the glass. He said," do you know why this frame was my favourite? Why I liked it so much? It is because of this photo".
He gave her the photo and Muriel broke into tears! Now the tears did not obscure her view as she started crying and not accumulating her tears in her eyes. " It is you and me in the photo , that's what made it special, the frame was just a casing. It is this photo that I value" her dad said. Muriel did not notice the photo in the frame as guilt had subdued her soul and mind. She gave a warm tight hug to her dad and she felt like heaven when THE HANDS WHICH CARED SO MUCH FOR HER WRAPPED HER BODY.
what do we learn from this?
Many times we disobey God ! We do things we aren't supposed to do . And then we try to hide it from God. We fill the guilt, the shame inside a jar ( as adam and eve hid their nakedness from god behind the trees) and what happens! We feel we are not worthy of his love. And then we start going far from him. But in the book of romans it is written that "everyone has fallen short of the glory" everyone has sinned. So stop feeling guilty .Tell me one thing. Were you worthy enough when jesus died for you on the cross? Then how can you say that you are worthy now! Confess your sins to God and break the Jar of guilt in which you have hidden the sins (breaking the jar is analogous to pouring out our hearts to God and confess our sins) and for sure he will forgive you. That does not mean you keep on Sining but it means you don't have to. God says" I have loved you with an everlasting love "
So are you guilty? Have you done anything wrong which may have offended God or people around you? If so go and confess your mistake.
Stay blessed!
Love you !
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