A little boy is telling his Grandma how "everything" is
going wrong, school, family problems, health problems,
etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks the
child if he would like a snack, which of course he
does. "Here, have some cooking oil." she says.
"Yuck," says the boy.
"How about a couple of raw eggs?"
"Gross, Grandma."
"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Grandma, those are all yucky!"
To which the Grandma replies: "Yes, all those things
seem bad all by themselves. When they are put together
in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious
cake! God works the same way. Many times we wonder why
He would let us go through such bad and difficult
times, God knows that when He puts these things all in
His order, they always work for good! We just have to
trust Him and, eventually they will all make something
wonderful!"