tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021144958425122822024-03-20T08:08:30.528-07:00Get Lifted, Inspired, Motivated, Involved and have FunDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-2366419294014767462013-01-25T12:41:00.002-08:002013-01-25T12:41:48.824-08:0010 Things Better Than Money<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">1. Life</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">It's easy to forget that the mere fact of conscious existence--that you are alive--is itself a miracle. As the old saying goes "every day above ground is a good day."</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">2. Health</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Rather than thinking of illness as something bad that happens to you, start thinking of health as something good that's happening to you.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">3. Purpose</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">There is nothing more conducive to long-term happiness than knowing that your actions are making the world a better place.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">4. Friendship</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Almost everyone has friends, although it's easy to lose track of them in the rush of events. Take a few minutes--today--to reconnect with some of them.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">5. Family</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">If you've got a good relationship with your family, rejoice! You're experiencing one of the deepest sources of happiness on the planet.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">6. Self-reliance</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Feeling secure that you can count on yourself to accomplish what you set out to accomplish creates a quiet but potent happiness.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">7. Community</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Having the support of a wider group makes you more aware that you're part of something greater than yourself.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">8. Gratitude</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Rather than focusing on what you don't have or what's out of reach, be thankful for the wonderful things already in your life.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">9. Laughter</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">It is impossible to laugh and be miserable at the same time. Regular doses of laughter are more than medicine... it's the flavor of life.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">10. Love</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">'Nuff said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Create these ten things in your life and I guarantee that you'll either become more wealthy or, if not, you won't really care anyway because you'll already have what's important.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Our words can either bring about our success or we can be defeated by our words. Amazing, and so true how powerful words are.</span></span></div>
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This is a true story of Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake. After the Earthquake had subsided, when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. <br />
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But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees like a person was worshiping; her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supporting by an object. The collapsed house had crashed her back and her head.<br />
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With so many difficulties, the leader of the rescuer team put his hand through a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was hoping that this woman could be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away for sure.<br />
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He and the rest of the team left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reasons, the team leader was driven by a compelling force to go back to the ruin house of the dead woman.<br />
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Again, he knelt down and used his had through the narrow cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement,” A child! There is a child! “<br />
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The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3 months old little boy wrapped in a flowery blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made an ultimate sacrifice for saving her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.<br />
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The medical doctor came quickly to exam the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cell phone inside the blanket. There was a text message on the screen. It said,” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” This cell phone was passing around from one hand to another. Every body that read the message wept. ” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Such is the mother’s love for her child!!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-86168208343341466262011-08-25T09:00:00.000-07:002011-08-25T09:00:20.931-07:00Five Ways God Uses the Problems in Your Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zu9TUVP-fQU/TlZxchVnAUI/AAAAAAAAB48/DpLQAP2Hqs4/s1600/Prob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zu9TUVP-fQU/TlZxchVnAUI/AAAAAAAAB48/DpLQAP2Hqs4/s400/Prob.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><br />
The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:<br />
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<b>1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.</b><br />
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention? "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6<br />
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<b>2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.</b><br />
People are like tea bags... if you want to know what's inside them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem? What do problems reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience." James 1:2-3<br />
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<b>3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.</b><br />
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something by losing it. "It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes." Psalm 119:72<br />
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<b>4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.</b><br />
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually discovered. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good" Genesis 50:20<br />
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<b>5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.</b><br />
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. God is far more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your character are the only two things you're going to take with you into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady." Romans 5:3-4<br />
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God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it. But it's much easier and profitable when you surrender to his plan for your life.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-72495510069315948772011-05-31T12:11:00.000-07:002011-05-31T12:11:26.052-07:00Helping Others Win<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XhqXJ8NlqR0/TeU9UJgrSTI/AAAAAAAABsQ/Pa94L6lkSI0/s1600/j3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="390" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XhqXJ8NlqR0/TeU9UJgrSTI/AAAAAAAABsQ/Pa94L6lkSI0/s400/j3.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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He had already won three Gold Medals, and now he was attempting his fourth Gold Medal by competing in the running long jump. Jesse told how the crowd was very much against him. He could feel their hostility so much that he began to lose focus. On his first attempt, he crossed the line and faulted. Second attempt, he crossed the line and faulted again. One more fault and he would be disqualified. This was very much out of character for Jesse, but the crowd was getting to him. They were jeering at him and shouting against him, and it was rattling him.<br />
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Jesse's main competitor was a tall German athlete named Luz Long. Luz Long hadn't ever met Jesse, but he could see he was all shaken up. In front of tens of thousands of people, this hometown favorite, Luz Long did the unthinkable. He went over and put his arm around Jesse Owens and began to give him advice. He said, "Jesse, the qualifying distance is only 23 feet. You've jumped 26 feet many times before. Just move your starting mark back three inches, that way you'll make sure to not cross the line and be disqualified."<br />
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Jesse took his advice, and on the next jump, he qualified. Jesse went on to break the world record and win his fourth Gold Medal. Jesse Owens said later, "You can melt down all the gold from those medals and it will not compare to the value of the friendship I have found in Luz Long." See, Luz Long knew there was something greater than just winning a medal. He could win a friend for life.<br />
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I've heard it said, "No one stands taller on their climb for success than when he bends down to help somebody else." If you will live unselfishly and be willing to give advice like Luz Long, even if that means somebody is going to pass you up, let me tell you, you will always have God's blessings! When you are a dream releaser, God will make sure your dreams come to pass. I've found the greatest legacy is not what we leave for people, but what we leave in people. Deposit strength in others; deposit hope in others. Be an encourager and help unlock their dreams. Remember, what you make happen for others, God will make happen for you. You'll have the strength, hope and courage you need to see every dream in your heart come to pass! <br />
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<em>Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves</em> (Romans 12:10, NIV).</div>- Joel OsteenDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-81443890891590065242011-05-11T15:37:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:40:03.312-07:00A Zest for Living<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f6YAWlAQA18/TcsTad5_2cI/AAAAAAAABlk/sF4wfh6Ow0Q/s1600/randy-pausch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f6YAWlAQA18/TcsTad5_2cI/AAAAAAAABlk/sF4wfh6Ow0Q/s400/randy-pausch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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This is amazing, he died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book ‘The last lecture” before then, one of the bestsellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind…<br />
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In a letter to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan , and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful "guide to a better life" for his wife and children to follow.<br />
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<b>POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE</b><br />
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Personality:<br />
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.<br />
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment<br />
3. Don't over do; keep your limits<br />
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does<br />
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip<br />
6. Dream more while you are awake<br />
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..<br />
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.<br />
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.<br />
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present<br />
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you<br />
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.<br />
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.<br />
13. Smile and laugh more<br />
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.<br />
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15. Call your family often<br />
16. Each day give something good to others<br />
17. Forgive everyone for everything<br />
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6<br />
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day<br />
20. What other people think of you is none of your business<br />
21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.<br />
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<b>Life:</b><br />
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.<br />
23. GOD heals everything<br />
24. Do the right things<br />
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change<br />
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up<br />
27. The best is yet to come<br />
28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful<br />
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it<br />
30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.<br />
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While you practice all of the above, share this knowledge with the people you love, people you school with,<br />
people you play with, people you work with and people you live with.<br />
Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but also that of those around you.<br />
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"In Prosperity Our Friends Know Us.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7CobNWUXb1M" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-38447574636909535482011-04-06T06:25:00.001-07:002011-04-06T06:27:18.198-07:00God knows bestOur Father knows what's best for us,<br />
So why should we complain ...<br />
We always want the sunshine,<br />
But he knows there must be rain.<br />
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We love the sound of laughter <br />
And the merriment of cheer;<br />
But our hearts would lose their tenderness <br />
If we never shed a tear.<br />
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Our Father tests us often <br />
With suffering and with sorrow;<br />
He tests us, not to punish us,<br />
But to help us meet tomorrow.<br />
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For growing trees are strengthened <br />
When they withstand the storm;<br />
And the sharp cut of the chisel <br />
Gives the marble grace and form.<br />
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God never hurts us needlessly,<br />
And he never wastes our pain;<br />
For every loss He sends to us <br />
Is followed by rich gain.<br />
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And when we count the blessings <br />
That God has so freely sent;<br />
We will find no cause for murmuring <br />
And no time to lament.<br />
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For Our Father loves His children,<br />
And to Him all things are plain;<br />
So he never sends us pleasure<br />
When the soul's deep need is pain.<br />
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So whenever we are troubled,<br />
And when everything goes wrong,<br />
It is just God working in us <br />
To make our spirits strong.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-2385299280907019392011-03-21T11:57:00.000-07:002011-03-21T11:58:01.931-07:00Donnie McClurkin -We Fall Down<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FNbrJCp8B7A/TYefhyt9p5I/AAAAAAAABR8/7DFCF5bEt8o/s1600/album-donnie-mcclurkin-again.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FNbrJCp8B7A/TYefhyt9p5I/AAAAAAAABR8/7DFCF5bEt8o/s400/album-donnie-mcclurkin-again.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.<br />
Love them anyway.<br />
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If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.<br />
Do good anyway.<br />
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If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.<br />
Succeed anyway.<br />
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The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.<br />
Do good anyway.<br />
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Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.<br />
Be honest and frank anyway.<br />
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The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with<br />
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the smallest mind.<br />
Think big anyway.<br />
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What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.<br />
Build anyway.<br />
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People really need help but may attack if you help them.<br />
Help people anyway.<br />
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Give the world the best you have and you might get kicked in the teeth.<br />
Give the world the best you've got anyway.<br />
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"Because at the end of the day, it is between you and God.<br />
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It was never between you and them anyway" :)<br />
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Author : Mother Teresa<br />
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Stay blessed and have a great week.<br />
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Cheers!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-30480410042716518112011-02-14T14:17:00.000-08:002011-02-14T14:18:56.520-08:00Stay On Course<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1DRikvTwGtk/TVmqS3mJzUI/AAAAAAAABBw/tzQytqKovdM/s1600/Are%2BYou%2BOnCourse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 122px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1DRikvTwGtk/TVmqS3mJzUI/AAAAAAAABBw/tzQytqKovdM/s400/Are%2BYou%2BOnCourse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573673254986042690" /></a><br /><br /><br />You've been planning for the perfect vacation for six months, and now the day is finally here. The tickets are in your pocket, your bags are packed, and you're driving to the airport. On the way, you pass a favorite restaurant and think about how much you like their food. You turn the car around, go back to the restaurant, walk in, sit down and enjoy a delicious meal. The only trouble is, by the time you finish eating you've missed your flight and you don't get to take that vacation of a lifetime.<br /><br />Would this ever happen? Of course not. When you're on your way to something you've been working for, planning, and anxiously awaiting, you'd never let a petty distraction throw you off track. Or would you?<br /><br />Unfortunately, it happens every day. Too often, we let the distractions of the moment deny us our most treasured goals. The next time you're tempted by a distraction, keep in mind where you're already headed and how very much you desire to get there.<br /><br />Ask yourself if you would prefer to have the distraction or the goal you've set for yourself. Rather than hopping from one empty distraction to another, focus your effort and attention toward those things which will bring true and lasting fulfillment. By Ralph MarstonDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-82401323963580638092011-02-07T14:11:00.000-08:002011-02-07T14:15:59.693-08:00The Beggar's Rags<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TVBvF8CrGeI/AAAAAAAAA9I/IjSIUX4FqVQ/s1600/lion-lamb-big.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TVBvF8CrGeI/AAAAAAAAA9I/IjSIUX4FqVQ/s400/lion-lamb-big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571074886864673250" /></a><br /><br /><br />A beggar lived near the king's palace. One day he saw a proclamation posted outside the palace gate. The king was giving a great dinner. Anyone dressed in royal garments was invited to the party.<br /><br />The beggar went on his way. He looked at the rags he was wearing and sighed. Surely only kings and their families wore royal robes, he thought. Slowly an idea crept into his mind. The audacity of it made him tremble. Would he dare? He made his way back to the palace. He approached the guard at the gate. "Please, sir, I would like to speak to the king."<br /><br />"Wait here," the guard replied. In a few minutes, he was back. "His majesty will see you," he said, and led the beggar in.<br /><br />"You wish to see me?" asked the king.<br /><br />"Yes, your majesty. I want so much to attend the banquet, but I have no royal robes to wear. Please, sir, if I may be so bold, may I have one of your old garments so that I, too, may come to the banquet?" The beggar shook so hard that he could not see the faint smile that was on the king's face.<br /><br />"You have been wise in coming to me," the king said. He called to his son, the young prince. "Take this man to your room and array him in some of your clothes."<br /><br />The prince did as he was told and soon the beggar was standing before a mirror, clothed in garments that he had never dared hope for. "You are now eligible to attend the king's banquet tomorrow night," said the prince. "But even more important, you will never need any other clothes. These garments<br />will last forever."<br /><br />The beggar dropped to his knees. "Oh, thank you," he cried. But as he started to leave, he looked back at his pile of dirty rags on the floor. He hesitated. What if the prince was wrong? What if he would need his old clothes again. Quickly he gathered them up.<br /><br />The banquet was far greater than he had ever imagined, but he could not enjoy himself as he should. He had made a small bundle of his old rags and it kept falling off his lap. The food was passed quickly and the beggar missed some of the greatest delicacies.<br /><br />Time proved that the prince was right. The clothes lasted forever. Still the poor beggar grew fonder and fonder of his old rags. As time passed people seemed to forget the royal robes he was wearing. They saw only the little bundle of filthy rags that he clung to wherever he went. They even spoke of him as the old man with the rags.<br /><br />One day as he lay dying, the king visited him. The beggar saw the sad look on the king's face when he looked at the small bundle of rags by the bed. Suddenly the beggar remembered the prince's words and he realized that his bundle of rags had cost him a lifetime of true royalty. He wept bitterly at his folly. And the king wept with him.<br /><br />We have been invited into a royal family - the family of God. To feast at God's dinner table, all we have to do is shed our old rags and put on the "new clothes" of faith which is provided by God's Son, Jesus Christ. But we cannot hold onto our old rags. When we put our faith in Christ, we must let go of the sin in our life, and our old ways of living. Those things must be discarded if we are to experience true royalty and abundant life in Christ.<br /><br />Stay BlessedDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-12678876764367990132011-02-03T12:38:00.000-08:002011-02-03T12:39:46.129-08:00In a lighter mood- Money Goes To Church<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TUsSjRqnyLI/AAAAAAAAA6w/N6OcS1BW7_w/s1600/aftereden.jpg.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 306px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TUsSjRqnyLI/AAAAAAAAA6w/N6OcS1BW7_w/s400/aftereden.jpg.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569565761420642482" /></a><br /><br /><br />A well-worn one dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank<br />to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation.<br /><br />The twenty dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the county. "I've had a pretty good life," the<br />twenty proclaimed. "Why I've been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, the finest restaurants in New York,<br />performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the Caribbean."<br /><br /><br />"Wow!" said the one dollar bill. "You've really had an exciting life!"<br /><br />"So tell me," says the twenty, "where have you been throughout your lifetime?"<br /><br />The one dollar bill replies, "Oh, I've been to the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Lutheran<br />Church ...."<br /><br /><br />The twenty dollar bill interrupts, "What's a church?"<br />Author is UnknownDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-49610381496487983312011-01-31T12:50:00.000-08:002011-01-31T12:52:05.809-08:00God Why Did this Happen to Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TUcg5AW0xoI/AAAAAAAAA6E/U09A3V5cNUw/s1600/63744965_1019400944.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TUcg5AW0xoI/AAAAAAAAA6E/U09A3V5cNUw/s400/63744965_1019400944.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568455627987273346" /></a><br /><br />You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.-Genesis 50:20<br />Have you ever asked this question? Of all the questions that a person could ask of God, this is probably the most common one and also the one whose answer is not ever straightforward.<br /><br />The title here implies that something bad has occurred. No one seems to ask God why they were given a blessing but always want to know what is going on when things are going more or less not according to plan.<br /><br />Take a look in the mirror and examine our eyes. They are said to be the windows to the soul. The situations we have experienced through our eyes leave a profound impact on our lives – a pedestrian hit by a speeding car; a store owner shot in a robbery, a child abused by their caregivers. Or, the person you are seeing could be yourself experiencing something harsh in your life.<br /><br />There is one thing that you need to know beyond a shadow of a doubt: when you follow God, He works out all things for your good. This doesn’t mean that everything that happens to you will start off that way, but it will end up benefiting you. And, God is a god of love and peace, not hatred and chaos. When bad or unfavorable things happen and affect us, He is affected too.<br /><br />God has a plan for each of our lives. The only way to know it and fulfill it is to follow him. Many people have troubles because they are not taking the path that leads to who God wants us to be.<br /><br />Each person has a race to run in this life. It is not solely about what we accumulate along the way, who we fall in love with or how many friends we have that determines the course and purpose of our lives. It is our willingness to follow the Master wherever He leads.<br /><br />As you may have already suspected, God’s thoughts and God’s ways are higher than our ways. We don’t always know why things happen but whatever has gone on in your life, God can turn it into something good not only for you but also for someone else.<br />Let’s look at Joseph in the Bible for a moment. He had a gift from God. Through the jealousy of his brothers, he was sold into slavery and his father told that he was dead. Yes this was wrong and Joseph had to suffer for it, but God never left him.<br />During that experience, he ended up in Potiphar’s house and in another sticky situation. His wife accuses Joseph of rape because he rejected her advanced. That lands him in prison for two years! During this time, he interprets a dream for the pharaoh and lands a job as his Number 1.<br /><br />There are two lessons here: Joseph was treated unfairly but he didn’t stop loving and following God. Through that, God was able to turn his situation into something good and prosper him at the same time. And, what God does for one, he will do for all.<br /><br />Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.Seek his will in all you do,and he will show you which path to take.- Proverbs 3:5-6<br /><br />( Article by Robert Moment)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-13827323129886284832010-12-22T09:13:00.000-08:002010-12-22T09:15:22.820-08:00God bless you in the years ahead.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TRIyAocbiCI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/J9_sitRhdjE/s1600/micky.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TRIyAocbiCI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/J9_sitRhdjE/s400/micky.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553556276939294754" /></a><br /><br /><br />I am just taking this opportunity to thank everyone , I mean EVERYONE , who made 2010 a fabulous year.. <br />Hoping 2011 will be even better. <br /> <br />· For those that have supported me and made me smile all through ..I salute you!<br /> <br />· For those I've disagreed with, argued with and just never got along with......well, I’m Sorry!!!!!!! Let’s try again next year.<br /><br />· For those that stuck a knife in my back the past is all forgotten.... forgiveness is the best revenge (MAYBE!!!) J<br /><br />· For those that have let me down.....oh well.... I should have known better ! <br /><br />· All the true friends that I have : you ROCK!!..Awesome!<br /><br />· Congratulations to all the new mommies & fathers, newlyweds etc..., <br /><br />But all in all, you guys have made 2010 a great year; I wish you and your loved ones prosperity, good health, wealth, happiness, greener pastures, abundant blessings, <br />· And Oh!! a wonderful festive season. <br /><br />May 2011 be the year you achieve wonderful things in His guidance and strength. <br /> <br /> MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND BE BLESS YOU NOW AND ALWAYSDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-21877893715968820562010-12-02T08:39:00.001-08:002010-12-02T08:39:48.672-08:00Give Thanks<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TPfLwMwULvI/AAAAAAAAA4g/iqExB0xZBio/s1600/PrayingAndGivingThanks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TPfLwMwULvI/AAAAAAAAA4g/iqExB0xZBio/s400/PrayingAndGivingThanks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546125495048089330" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank God we made it to the last month of the year. Congratulations. The bible says in ALL things we should give thanks. I want to encourage us to be grateful for what we have and what we want. Sometimes it’s very easy to ignore what we have and grumble about those things we think we do not have.<br /><br />In this “fast” age, it is so easy to be so goal oriented that we rush through life trying to accomplish one thing or the other that we end up living in the future. We feel we would be happier and thankful when we are done with school, get a job, get married, start having children, become grandparents, etc <br /><br />In learning to develop an attitude of gratitude, I learnt that understanding the power of focus is key. What we continually hold in our mind, meditate on, increases. If we focus too much on our challenges you magnify them and they begin to grow. However you can also choose to give thanks for those challenges and believing that all things would work together for your good. God can turn that challenge into a Golden chance, that test into a Testimony, a mess into a Message, a trial into a Triumph, a victim into a Victory. Remember that God is Good all the time! <br /><br />It’s also possible to be focused on the success and achievements of others that you ignore what God is doing in your life. The truth in life is that there might always be someone better and ahead of you. Someone would always get a better grade, have a better car, a better job, someone’s family would look happier, their husband might be richer and more handsome than yours, and their wife might look more gorgeous and attractive.<br /><br />Let’s learn to focus on where we want to be while being grateful to God for where you are right now.<br /><br />For the next 31 days, I want us to spend time thinking of three things you are grateful for. Celebrate yourself and your achievements both big and small while giving thanks to God.<br /><br />Gratitude is a state of mind that should be practiced daily instead of yearly. Make everyday Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Take care and have a great month.<br /><br />Regards,Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-76350114319441843432010-11-05T15:34:00.000-07:002010-11-05T15:36:13.891-07:00How Heavy Is Your Bag?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TNSG054iGJI/AAAAAAAAA34/Jj5Yqc3p-E0/s1600/forgiveness2__1_2_8919.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TNSG054iGJI/AAAAAAAAA34/Jj5Yqc3p-E0/s400/forgiveness2__1_2_8919.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536198085394438290" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag <br />and a sack of potatoes. For every person we'd refuse to forgive <br />in our life experience, we were told to choose a potato, write <br />on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of <br />our bags, as you can imagine, were quite heavy.<br /><br />We were then told to carry this bag with us everywhere for one <br />week, putting it beside our bed at night, on the car seat when <br />driving, next to our desk at work.<br /><br />The hassle of lugging this around with us made it clear what a <br />weight we were carrying spiritually, and how we had to pay <br />attention to it all the time to not forget, and keep leaving it <br />in embarrassing places. Naturally, the condition of the potatoes <br />deteriorated to a nasty slime.<br /><br />This was a great metaphor for the price we pay for keeping our <br />pain and heavy negativity! Too often we think of forgiveness as <br />a gift to the other person, but it clearly is for ourselves as <br />much as anyone!!<br /><br />So the next time you decide you can't forgive someone, ask <br />yourself...Isn't your bag heavy enough?- Author Unknown<br /><br />Take care and have a great month.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-11574886458095919162010-10-01T08:46:00.000-07:002010-10-01T08:59:27.841-07:00God is with you!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TKYFVsovloI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/sCuJnfYyP3o/s1600/jesus_shepherd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TKYFVsovloI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/sCuJnfYyP3o/s400/jesus_shepherd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523107863333934722" /></a><br /><br /><br />Malachi 3:3 says: <br />'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.'<br /><br />This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.<br /><br />One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.<br /><br />That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver.<br /><br />As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities<br /><br />The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: 'He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.' She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined.<br /><br />The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed..<br /><br />The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?'<br /><br />He smiled at her and answered, 'Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it.'<br /><br />If today you are feeling the heat of the fire , remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.<br /><br />God is watching over you and whatever you're going through, you'll be a better person in the end<br /><br />Take care and have a great month ahead.<br /><br />Cheers!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-22520410225450011382010-08-24T16:16:00.000-07:002010-08-24T16:18:34.503-07:00Four Seasons of Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/THRTRT1KiXI/AAAAAAAAA1o/8YGdkTGV60U/s1600/10fourseasons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 254px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/THRTRT1KiXI/AAAAAAAAA1o/8YGdkTGV60U/s400/10fourseasons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509119801027103090" /></a><br /><br /><br />There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.<br /><br />The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in<br /><br />Summer and the youngest son in the fall.<br /><br />When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.<br /><br />The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.<br /><br />The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.<br /><br />The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.<br /><br />The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.<br /><br />The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.<br /><br />He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.<br /><br />If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.<br /><br />Moral:<br /><br />Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.<br /><br />Don't judge life by one difficult season.<br /><br />Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure ahead.<br /><br />There are times in life when we become discouraged because of something bad that happened that we don't fully understand. When this happens, we are to be conscious to the fact that we have not seen the full picture of what is yet to come and should not judge that situation as purely negative. All of us have been through situations that seemed bad at the time, but when we look back on it months and years later, we see how that "bad" situation helped us grow in wisdom, strength and faith. We are to trust that God is in control and will work all things out for our good in His time. We must also trust in His wisdom and remember that we're in safe Hands no matter the trial or tribulation that comes before us. (Isaiah 49:13-16) (Proverbs 3:5)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-25062049482777251052010-07-15T17:31:00.000-07:002010-07-15T17:37:02.308-07:00Glass of Milk<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TD-pqa7eXqI/AAAAAAAAA04/PYZx1SgDr3U/s1600/a-glass-of-milk-paid-in-full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 391px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TD-pqa7eXqI/AAAAAAAAA04/PYZx1SgDr3U/s400/a-glass-of-milk-paid-in-full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494296616663670434" /></a><br /><br /> <br />One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door<br />to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin<br />dime left, and he was hungry.<br /><br />He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.<br />However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened<br />the door.<br /><br />Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water! . She<br />thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of<br />milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I<br />owe you?"<br /><br />You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught<br />us never to accept pay for a kindness."<br /><br />He said ... "Then I thank you from my heart."<br /><br />As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger<br />physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He<br />had been ready to give up and quit.<br /><br />Many year's later that same young woman became critically<br />ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her<br />to the big city, where they called in specialists to study<br />her rare disease.<br /><br />Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When<br />he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light<br />filled his eyes.<br /><br />Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital<br />to her room.<br /><br />Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He<br />recognized her at once.<br /><br />He went back to the consultation room determined to do his<br />best to save her life. From that day he gave special<br />attention to her case.<br /><br />After a long struggle, the battle was won.<br />Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final<br />bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote<br />something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room.<br />She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the<br />rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and<br />something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She<br />read these words ...<br /> <br />"Paid in full with one glass of milk"<br /><br />(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.<br /><br />Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed:<br />"Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts<br />and hands."<br /><br />There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast<br />on the water comes back to you. The good deed you do today<br />may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected<br />time. If you never see the deed again at least you<br />will have made the world a better place - And, after all,<br />isn't that what life is all about?<br /> <br />Take care and stay blessed<br /><br />Regards,Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-17906462216571714142010-06-14T07:21:00.000-07:002010-06-14T07:22:33.159-07:00Why shout at each other?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TBY7JWgmL5I/AAAAAAAAAy4/9357FCiCAoE/s1600/people-shouting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/TBY7JWgmL5I/AAAAAAAAAy4/9357FCiCAoE/s400/people-shouting.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482634628217319314" /></a><br /><br /><br />A theology professor was teaching about Anger;<br /><br />He asked his students, "Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?<br /><br />The students thought for a while. One of them said, because we lose our calm, we shout for that. <br /><br />"But why shout when the other person is just next to you?" asked the professor. "Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you are angry?"<br /><br />The students gave some other answers but none satisfied the professor. <br /><br />Finally he explained, "When two people are angry at each other, their hearts psychologically distance themselves. To cover the distance, they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will shout to hear each other through that great distance.<br /><br />Then the professor asked, "What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are psychologically very close. The distance between them is very small. The professor continued, "When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they even get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all....<br /><br />So next time you shout at a loved one, know that you are creating distance between your heart and that person's heart.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-73248667369461542652010-05-20T11:37:00.000-07:002010-05-20T11:38:35.866-07:00God is working on your behalf. Keep trusting!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/S_WBmcd05sI/AAAAAAAAAxI/JqHKMTOGsSM/s1600/Baba.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/S_WBmcd05sI/AAAAAAAAAxI/JqHKMTOGsSM/s400/Baba.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473423419615012546" /></a><br /><br /><br />I came across this and it blessed me, would like to share :<br /><br />We know that God will work all things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose”(Romans 8:28).<br /><br />God has placed dreams and desires in each of our hearts. Are you believing for something that seems to be taking a long time? Are you tempted to quit? Maybe you've already given up on that dream. Today is a new day—it's time for you to get your fire back! It may be taking a long time, but God is faithful! He promises to complete the work He began in your life. Don't fall into the temptation to get complacent and think it's never going to happen. Right now, whether you see it or not, God is working behind the scenes and arranging things in your favor. When you develop an attitude of expectancy, you open the door to His miracle-working power in your life. Decide today to declare His Word and speak words of victory. Start declaring today, "My time is coming...God is working behind the scenes on my behalf…I will fulfill my destiny…I will fulfill the plan God has for my life!" As you declare and expect God to move, your faith will grow. Your hope will grow. Keep expecting and waiting for the appointed time. As you do, you'll step into the victorious destiny God has planned for you! <br /><br />Whatever happens, trust in the Lord and trust in the power of hope! My hope is in God who never changes. Nothing is impossible with Him. He is a big God, and I'm believing Him for big things. How about you?<br /><br />Take care and stay blessed.<br /><br />TosyneDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202114495842512282.post-30758835874775999742010-05-04T15:55:00.000-07:002010-05-04T15:56:44.875-07:00Building Bridges of Life<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/S-CmJ1JRPAI/AAAAAAAAAww/BkUmek_xnxA/s1600/sfb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eFyO8t3F2ZE/S-CmJ1JRPAI/AAAAAAAAAww/BkUmek_xnxA/s400/sfb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467552635442772994" /></a><br /><br /><br />Once upon a time two brothers, who lived on adjoining farms, fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a conflict. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.<br />One morning there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter’s tool box. “I’m looking for a few days’ work” he said. “Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there I could help with? Could I help you?” “Yes,” said the older brother. “I do have a job for you.”<br /><br />“Look across the creek at that farm. That’s my neighbor; in fact, it’s my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow between us and he took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us. Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I’ll do him one better.”<br /><br />“See that pile of lumber by the barn? I want you to build me a fence –an 8-foot fence — so I won’t need to see his place or his face anymore.” The carpenter said, “I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”<br /><br />The older brother had to go to town, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.<br /><br />The farmer’s eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge — a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work, handrails and all — and the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming toward them, his hand outstretched.<br /><br />“You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I’ve said and done.” The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hand.<br /><br />They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox onto his shoulder. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other projects for you,” said the older brother. “I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, but I have many more bridges to build.<br /><br />It’s so easy to get carried away building walls or fences but rather we are called to build bridges of love and care towards others. So which are you building?<br /><br />Take care and have a great week ahead.<br /><br />Regards,<br />TosinDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798037687768324029noreply@blogger.com0