Never Too Young (or old) To Learn

Sweetheart helping/learning to make butter tarts! I generally am treated to 100% sweetness by this little galbut 'rumor' has it there's another side that sometimes isn't quite so!😂😅🙏 Sometimes, when '' children, an extra-firm hand is required;A hand that let's them know that no tantrum will change the expectation for obedience!It is vital that a child learns as early as able, to recognize and respect/obey authority! Sometimes, we as God's children need that firm Hand too.How easily we (like children) are prone to ignore and disrespect/disobey His Supreme Authority!We, like little children, can be as sweet as pie (or butter tarts) when all goes well!But what about those other times, when wills clash?! Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? The quest to please ourselves, it seems, comes very naturallyRousing a wrestling match between Self and authorityWe are not born to want to yield to edicts not our ownThe master of our lives revealed by what our deeds make known The quest to please ourselves is something that is never taughtHuman nature is always king over empires of thoughtThe living proof of love’s touchstone demonstrates without failWho resides on the heart’s veiled throne; choice, its own tattle-tale The quest to please ourselves is not uncommon or bizarreUntil we yield our will to God, love is a tug-of-warUntil we love Him first, we will not find true joy becauseThe quest to please ourselves is cursed with the worst part of us (sin) We all have faced the giant in the valley of love triedWe all have been defiant, self-reliant, blind with prideBut, pray, we all have borne the blow that brought us to our kneesAnd slew the masquerading foe, impossible to please And pray our quests have been condensed till only One prevailsTreasured with humble confidence/reverence in God who never failsAnd pray that when we are beguiled to prize some lesser goalHe reminds us, we are His child; the Saviour of the Soul © Janet Martin Eph.3:20-21Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,  to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. so, here's to that universal classroom of'never too old to learn' or to forgive, or repent,and confess our sins and try-try-again! Below, an inspiring excerpt from the life story ofGeorge Mueller of Bristow...