Kit-Kats

This evening I had the privilege of babysitting Molly, 7, and Will, 5. These kids have strawberry blonde hair, wonderfully green eyes and precious freckles, perfectly placed on their faces. I was babysitting them because it was their parent's anniversary. During our dinner, Molly started to explain the gift they had prepared for this special occasion, consisting of a poem, a drawing, and two kit-kats tied together. Molly, very proud of her composition, read it to me multiple times and, in the process, teaching Will to read "his parts" too. Both were very excited about these gifts that had been thoughtfully prepared to give to their parents.
At one point Molly spoke about her beloved Halloween candy, saying, "Kit kats are my favorite. It is very hard for me to give these up!"Will held the candy, beaming, so excited to give his parents this ingenious gift. It was at that moment, gazing at the face of this precious 5 year old, that God spoke to me....

.... to these kids this candy was the best of their world. It was the best they had to sacrifice to give to their parents. But they did so, gladly. They did not take into consideration where it came from or how it came to be theirs, all they knew was that it was indeed theirs.
From their parent's perspective, there would be no element of surprise by this gift. In fact, they were the ones that took them trick or treating to get this delicious treat. Without them, Molly and Will would not even have this candy. And even though the gift itself will probably not be a big deal to the recipients, the love behind it will mean the world. Because Molly and Will gave Mommy and Daddy the best of their world today: two kit kats.

Now I know you can see the symbolism, but I cannot help but continue. Everything and anything we give God was given to us BY HIIM in the first place. Everything. There is nothing we cannot give Him that is not already His. Whew. That is an intense thought. Let's unpack it even more, shall we?
One of my favorite passages in 1 Samuel says that God does not look at the outward appearance as man does, rather at the heart. God does not necessarily see what we give Him, it's already His. But, it is HOW we give it to Him. Where is our heart in giving to Him? It's His anyways... why do we not give Him more? Give Him everything?! Man....

Two kit kats. That's how I learned about the Lord today. Two people celebrating their marriage of 8 years, two kids who love those parents enough to give them their most prized possession, and two kit kats.

No proof reading- sorry....It's now 23:22. ha... bed time. I love you Father.