Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of
a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the
angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels
were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their
bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall
and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older
angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very
poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing
what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep
in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the
farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose
milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel asked the older angel "how could you
have let this happen!? The first man had everything, yet you
helped him." "The second family had little but was willing
to share everything, and you let their cow
die."
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed
there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the
owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his
good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.
Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of
death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead.
Things aren't always what they seem."
Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don't
turn out the way we think they should. If you have faith,
you just need to trust that every outcome is always to
your advantage.
Just remember, God LOVES YOU!!!!, Or else he would not have
given His only Son to die for you!!!
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