That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Eventually we all suffer hard times.
When that happens, we may say to one another, “That’s the way the cookie crumbles.” We mean:
- That’s too bad.
- Those things happen.
- You could not have prevented your problems.
- You cannot change your problems.
- I’m sorry about your problems.
We don’t like it. We may want to scream, “Life’s not fair.” Well … it isn’t. So we deal with that fact. Saying “That’s the way the cookie crumbles” encourages us not to get upset.
No one is problem free. In fact, some of the kindest, wisest people I know seem to have one problem after another. They get few breaks.
Yet, many of them ignore their troubles. Instead, they reach out to help others. They do whatever it takes to make other people’s lives easier. They find joy in the middle of all they face.
Will we find joy in spite of our problems?
When life falls apart, will we fall apart as well? Or will we ask God to guide us? Will we help other people deal with their troubles? Will we make the best of a bad situation?
“You have patiently suffered for me without quitting” (Revelation 2:3 TLB).
Thanks to Carol Sullivan and Sweet Hospitality for the yummy looking cookie photo.
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