I Would Be a Lousy God

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This joke is an old favorite of mine:

One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him. 

       
The scientist walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided that we no longer need you. We're to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don't you just go on and get lost." 
       
God listened very patiently and kindly to the man. After the scientist was done talking, God said, "Very well, how about this? Let's say we have a man-making contest." 

To which the scientist replied, "Okay, great!" 

       
But God added, "Now, we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam." 
       

The scientist said, "Sure, no problem," and bent down and grabbed himself a handful of dirt. 
       
God looked at him and said, "No, no, no. You go get your own dirt!"

I would be a lousy god. My listening skills stink and I'm woefully lacking in the whole omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent thing. But still, when a problem in life happens, I think I can fix it better than God. 

"Don't worry, God, I got this," I say with misplaced, self-serving pride. And then I fall on my face.

So, the next time I try to take over (control freak alert!), I need to remember that He is God and I am, most certainly, not.

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Notable Quote:

"Don't judge others simply because they sin differently than you."--Author unknown