06/03/2026
Thank🧡you🧡Cathy🧡W:
PIE🧡IN🧡THE🧡SKY?
I went out for lunch with some friends after church yesterday. At the end of our meal, we all ordered a slice of pie. I was having a difficult time trying to decide between the coconut cream and chocolate pie. I finally made my decision. Three of us ordered coconut cream and one friend ordered chocolate. When the waitress returned with the pie slices, she had two coconut cream and two chocolate. She handed me one of the chocolate pies. Someone remarked, “I thought you ordered coconut cream?” “Yes,” I replied, “But I’m fine with the chocolate.” The waitress apologized profusely for getting my order wrong, but I just replied, “It’s all good … I’ve never met a pie I didn’t like!”
When the waitress brought us our checks, she handed me a small box … it was a free slice of coconut cream pie. Glory! That was one time when being compliant really paid off! HaHa! (P.S. Do you realize that the word COMPLIANT and COMPLAINT has the same exact letters? The “A” and the “I” just change positions. Maybe if we all stopped COMPLAINING so much we’d receive a few extra blessings in our lives.) Anyway, I got two slices of pie (my favorite dessert) for the price of one. What a blessing that was!
Now, just think about the blessings we get in our lives when we yield to God on a daily basis. He doesn’t just give us GOODNESS … He also gives us MERCY. “Surely GOODNESS and MERCY shall follow me all the days of my life” (Psalm 23:6). He doesn’t just give us ETERNAL LIFE … He also gives us ABUNDANT LIFE. “I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). We don’t have to make a choice between whether we want JOY or PEACE … He gives us both … “The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, JOY, PEACE…” (Galatians 5:22).
Father God has blessings for us in the “HERE AND NOW,” but there’s also more to come in the “SWEET BY AND BY.” Some people accuse Christians of believing in PIE IN THE SKY … but I’ve been getting quite a few slices daily here on Earth!
Psalm 68:19
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah!
