Parables in a new way.

A different twist on the prodigal son story:

A father is sitting on a dock with his legs dangling over the water. He has a child on each knee and all three of them sit looking out over the ocean.
The youngest child looks at his dad and says, "I want to jump in. Let me go". The father looks sadly at his child and then the choppy water below and slowly removes his hand from his child's shoulder. The young boy immediately jumps in the water. He seems fine for a minute so tries to swim further out. Then he starts to sink, begins panicking and splashing but won't look back as he desperately fights the water. The father's hand is stretched out the whole time, and then finally the boy realizes he can't do it on his own. The boy turns around and takes his father's hand, who pulls him up to safety. The father holds him close to warm him up and dry him off. The other child looks away with a hurt expression on his face. The father turns to the child and asks what is wrong. The child replies "You never warmed me up or dried me off". The father says "don't you see your brother was cold and wet almost drowning, but now he is safe again. You have been warm and dry all along because you chose to stay".


Another random thing/ancedote:
A kid in a castle:

A tiny child covered in grime walks through the huge doors leading into the court room. The rag clothed child does not look up as she walks toward the throne at the far end of the long, clean, beautiful courtroom filled with richly clothed noble people. The people look on in shock at the skinny child, not believing this lowlife would dare approach the king. The child stops in front of the throne, eyes fixed on the feet of the king and says "my king, I give you my life. Tell me what I can do to serve you". The people standing by begin to smirk,thinking that this child's "gift" was completely useless since clearly this child couldn't do much work with her filthy, little, skinny body.The kind silences them, stands up, walks to the child and hugs her. The king declares " this is now my child, since she gave the only thing she had and the only thing I wanted; her love, life, and submission." The child is instantly cleaned and dressed in beautiful clothes. The child is declared a princess and is wrapped in the king's arms as he resumes his place on the throne.


One more:
Two Armies-

There are two armies, you get to chose which one you will be in. Yes, you have to chose, if you don't you will be attacked anyways (by the green army) in the end when the war starts.

If you chose to join the Green Army it means you will have a lot of free time. You can drink, gamble, be promiscuous if you so please and the officers will encourage you, anything you want you can do. They don't worry about training, but rest on the assumption that anger will build up and resentment will pile up and teach you to fight and be tough.

Or you can join the Blue Army. This means daily training and exercise. Being respectful to each other, following rules and guidelines which will help you become a better soldier. It means refraining from some temporary "pleasures" in order to strengthen your body and will.

Which would you chose? What if I told you that you know the Blue Army is going to win?

This seems obvious, doesn't it? But it is the issue that the world is faced with, to become a soldier of the one true God or to be a soldier of the enemy. You have to chose a side, if you stand in "the middle" the enemy (the devil) will attack you and drag you down.

Also this means that if you chose to be a soldier of the Lord, not only will you have to train (read your bible, pray, have Christian fellowship, listen and follow the lord's commands) but you are guaranteed to be victorious. We know the outcome of this story, some just chose to close their eyes to the truth.

(2 Timothy 2:3-4)