re
you having to give away something really special to you? You love it so much,
but you know in your heart that you needed to give it away? Well, today I want
to tell you about a little boy named Gavin and how he learnt that giving can
be better that keeping.
There was once a little boy named Gavin, who, like other
children his age, had something very special that never left his side. It was
a blanket, and everywhere Gavin went so did this "blanky". He loved
it so much that he could not sleep without it. He loved his "blanky"
and always wanted it to be with him, even when he "growed up".
Well time went on and Gavin got bigger, and still he had
his "blanky". He was getting a little too big to take it with him
everywhere he went, and whenever his mommy and daddy tried to take it from him
he would cry till they gave it back to him. His mommy and daddy could have
anything else, but not "blanky".
Well, something was about to happen that would change that!
You see, Gavin also had a pet dog named Muffin that he loved very much. She
was always glad to see Gavin and would jump around and make a noise like she
was talking to him whenever he got home. He even taught her to play fetch. He
would throw a ball and Muffin would run after it and bring it back to him. But
the one thing Gavin loved about Muffin was that whenever he fell and hurt
himself or was just feeling sad, Muffin always seemed to know and she would
come and lick him till he felt better.
Now one special day as Gavin came home from school, Muffin
did not come out to greet him. He called, and instead of her running and
jumping like normal, she just walked out slowly and wagged her tail. Gavin
called his mommy quickly and asked her to see if she was okay. Well, Gavin’s
mommy had a look and gave him a big smile. And do you know why? Would you like
to take a guess?
Okay, let me tell you! You see the reason Gavin’s mommy
smiled, was because Muffin was about to have babies! That’s right. She was
getting ready to have puppies, but the sad thing was she could not find a warm
place to have them. Well, Gavin’s mommy decided to let Muffin stay in the
shower inside the house, where she could be safe and warm. Now as they got the
shower ready, there was one every important thing missing! Can you guess what
it is – No? Okay, for those of you who didn’t get it, it was a blanket!
How could Muffin be warm without a cuddly warm blanket?
Gavin didn’t want to think about it, but it was hard not
to. You see, he had a blanket and it was just the right size for Muffin. But
there was one big problem! It was his one and only "blanky" that he
was thinking about. He didn’t feel so good inside, but he knew what he
should do. But that would mean he would have to say good bye to something he
really loved.
As he was trying to decide, He remembered a story that was
told at Sunday School. It was the story of the good Samaritan. Do you know it?
Well the story goes like this.
There was once a man that was traveling from Jerusalem to
Jericho. Now in those days they didn’t have cars like us, they would either
walk on foot or would ride on a horse or donkey. Well this man was attacked by
bad men, who stole all is money and hurt him so badly that he nearly died.
Now as this poor man lay on the road hurt and bleeding, two
men walked by one after another, and did not stop to help. Nope, they just
went right passed him on the other side of the road and did not stop to help.
They just carried on as if they did not see him.
But shortly after that a Samaritan came along. Now when he
saw the poor hurt and bleeding man, he felt sorry for him and helped him. He
stopped right there and cleaned and bandaged up the man’s wound. He then put
the hurt man onto his donkey and took him to an inn where he paid for the man
till he was better.
You see the good Samaritan gave up his own time and money
for this man he didn’t even know. He gave it up so that this man would get
better and live.
Do you know of someone else that did something like that?
That’s right, Jesus! He died on the cross so that we can could become God’s
children and live forever. But I will be telling you more of that in another
story!
All of a sudden Gavin felt bad. He was being mean to his
friend that had been there for him every time he had hurt himself; his friend
that had made him feel better when he was sad in his heart. He knew exactly
what he had to do and off he went. He went to his bedroom and got his "blanky"
and gave it to his mommy for his special little friend Muffin.
And do you know what? Gavin wasn’t so sad to give up his
blanket. No, in fact he felt really glad inside as he saw Muffin give birth to
her puppies and saw how Muffin snuggled them into his "blanky." What
was even better was that he got to have lots of friends to play with now! You
see, the puppies got big, and for a little while he got to play with not only
Muffin, but he got to play with her puppies too!
And as he went to bed that night he said a little prayer
that went like this:
Thank you Lord Jesus for
everything.
Thank you for my friend.
Thank you for helping me do the right thing.
Please help me to always do the right thing no matter what.
Thank you that I could help Muffin like she has helped me.
In Jesus Name,
Amen"
So, are you having to give up your special something today?
Are you really battling to let it go? Then give it to Lord Jesus and watch as
it blesses someone else. I promise you now, that you will feel so good inside
that you will want to give all the time. And you want to know what else? Lord
Jesus will give you something else in return for giving to others.
The End.
