The Ultimate Cookie.

Do you know how the most delicious traditional dessert known to man was created?
And yes, I am talking bout the Chocolate Chip Cookie.
It is very true that the way the chocolate chip cookie was made was actually a mistake.
The inventor of the cookie thought it would be sly to add a hint of chocolate to her cookies, but to her dismay the Chocolate didn't dissolve into the dough when it was baked, leaving massive chocolate chunks. At first people were distraught, then the baker decided to add some more ingredients, and with the chocolate still there she created a masterpiece, as we all can see.

This story made me think, God made us, the cookie. I'd like to think of myself as a cookie, it's a nice thought, anyway, we are the cookie, sin is the chocolate chunks, now hear me out, I am in no way saying that Sin and us going together make a Masterpiece, haha far from it... But with the touch of God, our baker, a miracle occurred. He used our sins, our mistakes, our failures, and despite how much we as humans, or cookies, think we are ruined by the chocolate smears, the baker uses them for our good.

This reminds of the theme "forgiving yourself" and letting it go, God forgives us so we have to do the same. You see, our father is a complete genius! We must put our trust in him and even though we may feel like we have screwed up big time, or there is no way that we will be able to be used by God because of what we have done, we are wrong! God is in charge. He takes the mistakes we have made, picks us up, dusts us off, and uses everything that we feel is "crap" to help us bring people to hear his good news.

So, if that isn't enough far out analogy for one night then I don't know how to satisfy your craving. Hah, here are the lyrics to a great song by the band down here, this song somewhat deals with the same issue, it all goes together, then again, everything does when the Lord is involved.

In the cookie oven,
Colton.


You keep laying down $100 bills
On the counter of your untamed guilt
And you'll keep paying out from your empty purse
Until you feel you've satisfied your curse
No one here is throwing stones
But you have got to drop your own

Forgive yourself, forgive yourself
Anyone who bears a scar wants to forget it
Forgive yourself, forgive yourself
Nothing ever frees you more than just believing
That you've been forgiven, come out of the prison

Can you tell me how you spend every day
Looking in the mirror of your shame
And staring like a judge, you are ruling for yourself
You tied a stone around your neck
You're drowning in a past regret

Don't believe it's okay to be like this
Don't believe you deserve to live like this
'Cause every part of you wants to know
Just one reason why you should let go

Forgive yourself, forgive yourself
Nothing ever frees you more than just believing
Come out of the prison
You've been delivered