Make Me a Cake
I came across this article while on social media and since it's from one of my favorite servants for Christ, Elisabeth Elliot, I thought I would share. From Elisabeth's book, THE PATH OF LONELINESS ~ MAKE ME A CAKE When Maria von Trapp was a young woman she loved the mountains of her native Austria. She thrilled to think that God had given her those mountains as a gift to enjoy. "If God has given me all of this," she said, "what can I give Him?" Thinking over what she had to give she saw how paltry it all was. She knew that she must give everything, which to her meant giving her life in a most literal way---going into a convent, becoming a nun, and never coming out. As many disciples discover, the will of God turns out to be quite different from their expectations. Maria went into the convent, but was soon sent out again to become governess to a widower's children. Thence began the story of The Sound of Music, familiar to thousands. To give God everyth