WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN
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> > >> To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our
> > >> own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something
> > >> to make
> > >you
> > >> chuckle.
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> > >> Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from
> > >> the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own
> > >> children.
> > >After
> > >> creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first
> > >> thing
> > >he said
> > >> was "DON'T!"
> > >>
> > >> "Don't what?" Adam replied.
> > >>
> > >> "Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.
> > >>
> > >> "Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have
> forbidden
> > >
> > >> fruit!!!!!"
> > >>
> > >> "No Way!"
> > >>
> > >> "Yes way!"
> > >>
> > >> "Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God.
> > >>
> > >> "Why"
> > >>
> > >> "Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, wondering why
> > >> He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes
> > >> later,
> > >God saw
> > >> His children having an apple break and He was ticked!
> > >>
> > >> "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked.
> > >>
> > >> "Uh huh," Adam replied.
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> > >>
> > >> "Then why did you?" said the Father.
> > >>
> > >> "I don't know," said Eve.
> > >>
> > >> "She started it!" Adam said
> > >>
> > >> "Did not!"
> > >>
> > >> "Did too!"
> > >>
> > >> "DID NOT!"
> > >>
> > >> Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam
> and
> > >
> > >> Eve should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and
> it
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> > >> has
> > >never
> > >> changed.
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> > >> BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY!
> > >>
> > >> If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom
> > >> and
> > >they
> > >> haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble
> > >> raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake
> for
> > >
> > >> you?
> > >>