A Bittersweet Moment Of Realization That Hit Me

Having lived this world for about 30 years, I've had plenty of moment of realizations that hit me in moments that I couldn't imagine. For this blog, I'm gonna share one of those moments as I wrote it down almost immediately after it struck me (I've been keeping a journal since the end of last year specifically for this purpose)  

How It Happen

It was Sunday and I was scheduled to be on duty in Sunday school in my church. As part of the activity for the children, I gave them sweets (plenty of them inclusive of chocolates as well) to demonstrate some lessons about disappointments and love. 

Later on during the sessions, I jokingly asked one of the kids for a small sweet as I do not have any (I don't want it anyway). But who would have thought that I would be the one to be disappointed after teaching them about that particular lesson. I was shocked that he isn't willing to give me EVEN ONE though he had like 5-6 sweets in his hand!

Have the kids forgotten that I am the one who gave them sweets in the first place? Didn't they know that I was the one who actually purchased those sweets and without me doing that, they wouldn't be enjoying any of those mouth-watering candies now? Without my part, they would have nothing at all! 

Out of those dozens of sweets & snacks that I bought, I only asked for one and this is how they respond to my request? A big NO?

The Moment of Realization That Struck Me

Then the big moment of realization hit me! Why am I upset with the way they treated me? I was reminded of all the wonderful gifts that God gave us. Look at our surrounding. The birds, the trees, the bright blue sky, the Heaven & the Earth. He created them all. 

But are we willing to give some of it back to Him? Are we willing to give one-tenth of our income as a tithe to Him? Are we willing to spend a little bit of our time to pray to Him each day? Are we willing to serve Him with whatever skills that He gave us? 

Or are we like the children who were unwilling to give even a little back to Him who gave us abundantly in the first place?