The mother's daughter is having a difficult time after failing a math exam and having her boyfriend break up with her. To cheer her up, the mother suggests making a cake together. While preparing the ingredients, the mother asks her daughter if she wants to eat the raw, uncooked ingredients like oil, eggs, and flour by themselves, which the daughter refuses because they would taste bad on their own. The mother explains that while the raw ingredients are unpleasant alone, when combined together according to a recipe, they make a delicious cake. Similarly, God allows difficult times in our lives, but we may not understand why until we see how the events lead to something better, just as the raw ingredients come together to make something fantastic. We
7. In times so sad, a good mother knows just the thing to cheer up her daughter... “I make a delicious cake.” In that moment themother hugged her daughter and walked her to the kitchen, while her daughter attempted to smile.
8. While the mother prepared the utencils and ingredients, her daughter sat across from her at the counter. Her mother asks, “Sweetheart, would you like a piece of cake?” Her daughter replies, “Sure,mom, you know how I love cake.”
9. “ Alright...” the mother said, “Drink some of this cooking oil.” Shocked, the daughter responded, “What?!? No way!!!
10. “ How about a couple of raw eggs?” To this the daughter responded, “Are you kidding?”
11. “ How about a little flour?” “No, mom, I’ll be sick!”
12. The mother responded, “All of these things are uncooked and taste bad, but if you put them together... ... They make a delicious cake !”
13. God works the same way. When we ask ourselves why does he make us go through these difficult times, we don’t realize the what/where these events may bring us. Only He knows and he will not let us fall. We don’t need to settle for the raw ingredients, trust in Him... And see something fantastic come about!
14. God loves us so much... He send us flowers every spring...