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There lived a man who had a daughter named Sophie, a toddler. He used to take her to a park not far from their apartment. One day as she was playing in a sandbox, an ice cream salesman approached them. He purchased her a treat, and when he turned to give it to her, he saw her mouth was full of sand. Where he intended to put a delicacy, she had put dirt. Did he love her dirt in her mouth? Absolutely no, was he going to allow her to keep the dirt in her mouth? No way. He loved her right where she was, but he refused to leave her there. He carried her over to the water and washed her mouth because of his love towards her. God does the same for us. He holds us over the fountain. God says "Spit out the dirt, my child because I have got something better for you." And so He cleanses us from filth: immorality, dishonesty, prejudice, bitterness, greed. We don't enjoy the cleansing; sometimes we even opt for the dirt over the ice cream. But if we do, the loss is ours. God has a better offer. He wants us to be like Him. God's plan for you is nothing short of a new heart. So God wants us to change our heart. God's love never ceases. The love of people often increases with performance and decreases with mistakes. But, it’s not the same with God; God doesn't love us less if we fail or more if we succeed. Though we limit Him, ignore Him, reject Him, despise Him, disobey Him, He will not change and He wants us to enjoy ice cream rather than sand. "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will".[Rom 12:2]

There lived a man who had a daughter named Sophie, a toddler. He used to take her to a park not far from their apartment. One day as she was playing in a sandbox, an ice cream salesman approached them. He purchased her a treat, and when he turned to give it to her, he saw her mouth was full of sand. Where he intended to put a delicacy, she had put dirt. Did he love her dirt in her mouth? Absolutely no, was he going to allow her to keep the dirt in her mouth? No way. He loved her right where she was, but he refused to leave her there. He carried her over to the water and washed her mouth because of his love towards her. God does the same for us. He holds us over the fountain. God says "Spit out the dirt, my child because I have got something better for you." And so He cleanses us from filth: immorality, dishonesty, prejudice, bitterness, greed. We don't enjoy the cleansing; sometimes we even opt for the dirt over the ice cream. But if we do, the loss is ours. God has a better offer. He wants us to be like Him. God's plan for you is nothing short of a new heart. So God wants us to change our heart. God's love never ceases. The love of people often increases with performance and decreases with mistakes. But, it’s not the same with God; God doesn't love us less if we fail or more if we succeed. Though we limit Him, ignore Him, reject Him, despise Him, disobey Him, He will not change and He wants us to enjoy ice cream rather than sand.

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will".[Rom 12:2]

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