ave
you ever been in a situation where you where not sure what to do? You where
doing great one minute and the next minute you where in trouble and scared.
Well this is a story of a little girl called Teresa who got lost one day and
how she let Jesus help her.
Teresa was a very small and quiet little girl, who loved to
play pretend games. She would go to far away lands where princes and monsters
would fight and she would be the princess that would get her prince in the
end. She would get so caught up in playing these games she would forget where
she was. Sometimes she would be so busy playing in her pretend game that she
wouldn't even hear her mommy calling her or would even walk into things.
One day her mommy and daddy decided to take her out to a
near by shopping mall to go looking through the shops and to get a bite to eat
at a fast food restaurant. Teresa loved doing this with her parents, she could
look at all the toys, books and clothes in the different shops and if she was
very good she would normally get to take something home with her.
As her mommy and daddy where busy getting ready to go out,
Teresa was in her room putting on her best dress and shoes so that she not
only felt like a princess but looked like one to! She was just finishing up
combing her hair when she heard her daddy calling her. It was time to go! With
a loud YIPPEE!! Teresa ran and got in the car. She was so excited that she
could hardly sit still. Only her mommy and daddy had an even bigger surprise
for her. Her favorite cousins where going to join them tonight for the outing.
Once they had picked her cousins up they made their way to the Mall.
The sun had just set and the mall had all its lights on. It
made the Mall shine like a beautiful castle from one of the fairytale stories.
As they entered the mall they where almost knocked over by all the people that
where busy with their shopping and other odds and ends that could be done at a
mall. It made things a little difficult for Teresa and the rest of the group
to go around the mall, but it didn't stop them and they enjoyed looking at the
lots of exciting stuff that there was to see! Amongst the many exciting things
Teresa saw a new dress that glittered and shone just like the Cinderella dress
in the movie she saw.
As she walked away form the dress she could just see
herself in it, a real princess that lived in the castle of her dreams. She
could see herself and her prince as they went dancing through the castle with
her dress spinning round and round making it balloon out like they always did
when they dance in the stories. She was having so much fun, till she stopped
and realized that she was in very big trouble. In all her day dreaming she had
lost sight of the group! She could not find her mommy or daddy or cousins -
they where gone!
She was so afraid and was not sure what to do! She had
never been lost before! While she was sitting there she remembered a story
from the bible of when Jesus was a little boy and He was left behind by
accident in the church and how worried his mommy and daddy got. They looked
everywhere for Him and finally found him in the same place where he had been
all along - in the Church. So right there she prayed a little prayer that went
like this:
"Oh Jesus, I've lost my
mommy and daddy and I'm scared.
I need You to help me to be found Jesus.
I need to find my mommy and daddy.
Please bring them to me so that we can be together again.
In Jesus Name,
Amen"
As she stood there not quite sure what to do, a strange
thing happened to her. She felt something warm and cuddly come around her. It
felt like a warm blanket that was being put around her to make her feel
better. It was like the Lord Jesus was right there with her, protecting her
and even though she was still a little scared she knew everything was going to
be okay. She sat very quietly where she was and waited for her mommy and daddy
to come. It wasn't very nice being in a strange place all by herself.
Well it was not long and she heard a very familiar voice
call her name! It was her Daddy! He had found her! They both sat there hugging
and crying, because they where so happy they found each other. Teresa told her
daddy that she was very sorry for not staying with them and that she would
never do it again. She told him how she had prayed the Jesus would help them
find her.
To her surprise her daddy told her how he had also prayed
for Jesus to show him the way and that he felt like someone was showing him
where she was and how to get to her. They where not sure, but both of them
felt that it might have been an angel sent from heaven to help her daddy find
his little princess. Well right there, they thanked Jesus for helping them and
went as fast as they could to meet up with her mommy and cousins. Her daddy
had sent them to the restaurant to wait for them. Teresa's mommy was so happy
to see her that she cried all her make up off and made Teresa promise to never
let go of her hand ever again when they go out. Well Teresa soon felt a lot
better when a juicy cheeseburger and a cold drink was placed in front of her
to eat and drink. Getting lost was hungry work and the cheeseburger was just
the right thing for it!
With a full tummy and happy heart that Jesus had helped
make everything better, Teresa, her parents and her cousins where tired of
shopping for one day and made their way back to the car. As they all got into
the car, Teresa sat on something that was on her seat that she could not
remember leaving on the seat. With a puzzled look she lifted a packet and
looked inside. What she saw she could hardly believe her eyes, it was the
princess dress that she had seen in the shop. Her mommy and daddy had bought
it for her and even though it had caused so much trouble, they got it for her
because they loved her so very much.
From that day on Teresa made sure that if she decided to
play those pretend games that it was in a safe place and there was no way she
could get lost or get into any trouble.
So if ever you are in trouble or you are lost, Why not be
like Teresa and pray to the Lord Jesus? He always has the best plan to help
you and he will never let you down. He will protect you and will always send
help to get you out of trouble and to help you find your way - every time!
The End!
