A Bright-eyed, Pretty Five-year-old Girl

Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl.

One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she
would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll
tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you
can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that
for your birthday Grandma just might give you a
whole dollar bill, too. Okay?" Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave
her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. 

Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere-to kindergarten, bed and when she
went out with her mother to run errands. The only
time she didn't wear them was in the shower. Her
mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!

Now Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair
every night and read Jenny her favorite story. 

One night when he finished the story, he said,
"Jenny, do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl
said. 
"Well, then, give me your pearls." 
"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny said. "But you can
have Rosie, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday.And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?" 
"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night,little one." A week later,her father once again asked Jenny after
her story, "Do you love me?""Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you." "Well, then,give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have
Ribbons, my toy horse. 

Do you remember her? She's

my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with
it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons
if you want her, Daddy," the little girl said to her
father. "No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her
cheek again with a kiss. "God bless you, little one.

Sweet dreams." Several dayslater, when Jenny's father came in to
read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and
her lip was trembling. "Here, Daddy," she said, and
held out her hand. She openedit and her beloved
pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her
father's hand. With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and
with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue
velvet box. Inside of the box were real, genuine,
beautiful pearls. He had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to
give up the cheap stuff so he could give her the real
thing. So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us
to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can
give us beautiful treasure. Are you holding onto things which Lord wants you
to let go of? Are you holding on to harmful or
unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and
activities which you have comeso attached to that it
seems impossible to let go? Sometimes, it is so hard to
see what is in the other handbut do believe this one thing....The Lord will never take away something without giving you something better in its place. be blessed......

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