I have a story to share with you.
Once upon a time, there lived a family of four. There had once been five, but one day the daddy wasn't with them anymore. The mother had to work long hours to support her three little girls. Sadly her job didn't pay very much. It was a struggle sometimes to pay the bills to keep their small house going.
They very often had little or no money at all.
But they were not poor.
They were rich in other things like faith and hope and most especially love.
They shared and cared and learned how to get by on not very much and how to help one another.
One day, the mother looked into her kitchen cabinets, and she found only one thing left inside.
It was a can of green peas.
Now, she knew that her little girls didn't really like peas very much... not much at all.
So she went into her room, closed the door and said a prayer.
She prayed, Lord, I know my girls don't like peas, but that is all we have right now. Please, help my girls to like peas today. And thank you for providing for us. I know you will always take care of us.
Then a wonderful thing happened.
Mother cooked the peas.
The three little girls came to the table.
Mom served up three bowls of peas and they all sat down together.
And the peas never tasted better than that one time.
Everyone ate them. Not one person didn't like them or said yuck.
And nobody went to bed hungry that night.
Then the very next day....
Somebody put a box full of food on the table inside of their house.
And after that, every so often, just when things would look their worst,
another box or bag of food or something else they really needed would keep showing up at just the right time.
Coupons, gift certificates, cash, clothes, food... whatever they needed, God provided over and over.
God used many different people to give them these things.
Friends, family, relatives, church people, complete strangers.
And the little family never went without what was needed.
A simple can of peas...
It means much more than what it looks like.
It is a symbol of faith, hope and love.
In thinking of that can of peas, I remember God will supply all of our needs (Philippians 4:19).
Have faith.
Have faith.
Have hope.
Be filled with love.
Let these bring you something beyond anything you've known before.
The next time you have peas, remember this story.
And remember the One who has promised to care for you.
Peas to you!
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