Bag of almonds

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For you heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” Matthew 6:19,20,31,32

Sebin likes to eat almonds. Since almonds seem hard and big for Sebin to chew and swallow we got her a bag of sliced almonds, you know, the ones you put in salad. When Sebin sees the bag of sliced almonds her face would glow joyfully and she would start following me.

At first, I would give her one piece at a time. No big deal to feed her. She would happily munch on it but you know that is not enough for her. Before she is done with it she would ask for another one and then some more.

Well now, she is smart and mobile. She doesn’t want me to feed her anymore. Sebin will put her small hand in the bag and grab a whole chunk of almonds! What happens next is really funny though. When I am about to think that she would be satisfied with what she has in her one hand, Sebin reaches the other hand into the bag to grab another whole chunk of almonds. She now has chunks of almonds in her two little hands. It’s really cute when you think about it.

But here comes the problem. Sebin tries to eat the whole chunk at once, but as you can imagine already, most of her almonds will fall to the ground! (And daddy has to pick it all up, that’s right!)

God tells us clearly that there is no need for selfishness in this world we live today. Do not worry about storing up treasures in this world. What you need God already knows and He will provide accordingly.