THE REAL LOSER

        School was out for the summer, and Ronnie decided that he needed to make some money. Waking up early one morning he went to the berry fields and spent most of the day picking pails of beautiful, tasty blueberries. His Dad took him into town where he decided to go from door to door to sell his produce.

        When the lady of the house opened the door, he politely asked, "Would you like to buy some berries, Ma'am?"

        "Yes," she answered. "I'll take your pail into the kitchen and measure two quarts and bake a delicious pie."

         Ronnie decided to stay outside and play with their big dog. Puzzled, the woman asked, "Don't you want to come inside and see that I measure your berries right? How do you know I'm not going to cheat you?"

        Petting the dog, Ronnie said, "Oh, I'm not afraid of your cheating me. You'd get the worst of the deal."

        "What do you mean?" she asked.

        "I'd just lose my berries," he answered, "but you'd make yourself a thief!"

        Temptation is ever before us and always around us. It never leaves us and always confronts us. But we need not give in! God will always provide us with an escape route.

 

1 Corinthians 10:13 - There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

        Spiritual men are not so much afraid of trials as they are of temptations. The great horror of a Christian is sin.