One thing I do in my class to make it a little fun is to throw chocolates to my students. They seem to enjoy that moment especially the chocolate. But one student recently told me she does not eat chocolate at this time because it doesn’t taste good to her now.
Why? She is almost three months pregnant and sweet things do not taste good to her. She is eating mostly cucumbers and bread. She eats other things like eggs and fruit, but she is craving cucumbers.
Wednesday after class, I felt bad that she did not want chocolate after I threw chocolates to the other students, so I had an idea. Yesterday before my afternoon class, I stopped at a store and bought a cucumber. After all the students arrived, I gave her the cucumber telling her I felt bad she was the only one that did not receive chocolate. She smiled and laughed.
For her the cucumber was a good gift. It was a little thing, but the fact that the teacher would bring her one meant something to her. If I had given a cucumber to any other student, they would wonder why.
It caused me to reflect on what Jesus said in Luke 11:13:
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
If we know how to give good gifts, how much more does God the Father. What is the gift Jesus was speaking of specifically? The Luke 11:13 finishes with:
how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
The Holy Spirit is our comforter, guide, teacher, and is the one who empowers us to live as Christians.
The Holy Spirit is our guarantee of our eternal destiny in Jesus. Ephesians 1:13-14 says:
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
There are so many other wonderful gifts God the Father gives us. I am grateful for the Holy Spirit and for all The Father gives.
I think I will give my student more cucumbers. 🙂
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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Throwing little chocolates is one thing, you could really bean her throwing a cucumber….glad you “gave” it to her. By the way, the big storm is missing us. some people south of us could get a foot of snow.
Lol yes I would never throw a cucumber. I think maybe you are sad the big snow is missing you
Amen! And bless you for taking her a cucumber. 🙂
She enjoyed it 😊
Thank you for been so thoughtful.
It was a fun moment 🙂
An example of how the little things are really big blessings.
They truly are 🙂
You are very thoughtful
She enjoyed it 🙂