When Your Path Intersects God’s Providence
Meaning of life in less than 5 minutes, from John Maxwell…
On the first day, God created the cow.
God said, "You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun,
have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's a kind of tough life you want me to live for sixty years. Let me do it
for twenty years and I'll give back the other forty." And God agreed.
On the second day, God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey
tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span." Monkey said, "How
boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think so. Cow gave you back forty, but I'll
give back ten, okay?" Once again, God agreed.
On the third day, God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house
and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty
years."The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give back
the other ten."So God agreed (sigh).
On the fourth day, God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy. Do
nothing, just enjoy, enjoy. I'll give you twenty years." Man said, "What? Only twenty
years? No way, man. Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and the forty cow gave back, the
ten monkey gave back, and the ten dog gave back. That makes eighty, okay?"
Okay," said God. "You've got a deal."
So that is why for the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy, and do
nothing; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family; for the next
ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain our grandchildren; and for the last ten years
we sit in front of the house and bark at everybody that goes pass!
Well, life is about seasons, and every season brings a measure of change! But no
season of life is more exciting and, at times, scarier than the season of moving from
singleness to marriage. But God doesn’t leave you without instruction.