This evening while we were in Bible Study there was a drama developing in our house. I was busy copying and pasting the study and not really paying attention to my granddaughter (Marie) as i should. I could see her and she was playing so I kept right on going with the study.
With abou 15 minutes left in the process of the study my granddaughter began screaming at the top of her lungs. I did not know what the problem was and tried to comfort her and continue with the study.
She continued screaming so i decided to pick her up and let her watch me finish. What i discovered was a foreign object. Earlier in the evening I had given her an empty can of Pringles to play with. She had stuck her foot in it and her leg had slipped all the way down the can. I couldn’t see it because her dress had it covered up. While this was going on my wife was in the back bedroom offering advice which i could not hear and the house became more of a zoo.
I removed the can and set her down. She raised her hands for her toy and i gave it to her. All this time tho i had continued to copy and paste as i could.
About 5 min later Marie starts screaming again. I begin praying Lord just let me get thru this study but she gets louder. So, I look and there isn’t a cna on her leg so i give in and pick her up. What i missed was her other leg. She had put her other foot in the can all the way up her leg.
After removing the can, it promptly went into the trash never to be used as a toy again. (By the way, Pringles cans in the future will not be used as toys either!)
I was telling this story in chat and someone mentioned that i should post this on the blog but not just for the humor slthough it is funny. There are at least two principles i think can be gained from this story.
The first principle is God knows our every need even when we do not know it ourselves. Romans 8:26 shows how the Spirit intecedes even when we don’t know what we need intercession for.
The Second priniciple I see in this story is not just a need but the promise of God to meet the need. Phillipians 4:19.
My granddaughters need was to have the pringles can removed from her leg. My need was to take care of her and complete the Bible Study. Obviously, without picking her up i would not have known the problem. God knows and meets the need because the Spirit intercedes for us.