Verses Collected & Cherished:
It takes courage to grow up and
turn out to be who you really are.
-
e.e. cummings
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That's God.....
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments,
trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a
sudden you feel
like doing something nice for someone
you care for... THAT'S GOD... He talks to you through
the Holy Spirit.
Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems
to be around for you to talk to... THAT'S GOD...
He
wants you to talk to Him.
Have you ever been thinking about somebody that
you haven't seen in a long time
and then next thing
you know you see them or receive a phone call from
them... THAT'S GOD... there is no such
thing
as "coincidence."
Have you ever received something wonderful that
you didn't even ask for, like
money in the mail,
a debt that had mysteriously been cleared,
or a coupon to a department store where you had
just
seen something you wanted, but couldn't
afford... THAT'S GOD... He knows the desires of
your
heart...
Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue
how it is going to get better, but now
you look back
on it... THAT'S GOD... He passes us through
tribulation to see a brighter day...
Do
you think that this e-mail was accidentally sent to you?
Nope! I was thinking of you! Please pass this along and
share
the Power of God... In all that we do, we should totally
give HIM thanks and our blessings will continue to multiply.
"Kind
words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes
are truly endless.
Be Blessed
When
Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could You
please get that for me
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The 7 Second Prayer
Just repeat this phrase and see how God moves!!
Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless
me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen.
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"At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper,
look at the obituaries
page and if I'm not there I carry on
as usual."
~ Patrick
Moore
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A
young teen volunteered to baby-sit one night so
his mom could have an evening out to do some Christmas
shopping...
At
bedtime he sent the munchkins upstairs to bed and
settled down to watch football. One child kept creeping
down
the stairs but the young man kept sending him back.
About 8:30 p.m., the doorbell
rang, it was the next-door
neighbour Mrs. Johnson, asking whether her son Timmy was
there.
The
young man brusquely replied, "No".
Just then a little head appeared over the banister
and a
voice shouted, "I'm here Mom but he won't let me come home!"
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A little old lady, who lived on the second
floor of a boarding
house, broke her leg.
As the doctor put
a cast on it, he warned her not to climb any
stairs. Several months later, the doctor took off the cast.
"So,
Doc, can I climb stairs now?" asked the little old lady.
"Yes," he replied.
"Thank
goodness!" she said. "I'm sick and tired of shimmying up
and down that darned drainpipe!"
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Go Little Johnny!!!!
Little
Johnny & Bush
President Bush is visiting an elementary school and
drops in on the 4th grade class. The class is
in the
middle of a discussion related to words and their
meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would
like
to lead the class in the discussion of the word
tragedy."
So Bush asks the class for an example of a "tragedy."
My
best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the
street and a car comes along and runs him over, that
would be a
tragedy."
No," says Bush, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school
bus
carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing
everyone involved, that would be a tragedy."
I'm afraid not,"
explains the President. "That's
what we would call a GREAT LOSS." The room goes
silent. No other children volunteer.
President Bush
searches "Isn't there someone here who can give me an
example of a tragedy?"
Finally, way
in the back of the room, Lil' Johnny
raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air
Force One, carrying you
& Mrs. Bush, was struck by a
missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a
tragedy."
And can
you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?"
Well," said Lil' Johnny, "because it wouldn't be an
accident, and
it sure
as hell wouldn't be a great loss."
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FROM CHRISTINE, SMARTWOMEN
GROUP.
THE MOST
The most destructive habit..............................Worry
The
greatest Joy.............................................Giving
The greatest loss......................Loss of self-respect
The
most satisfying work....................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....................Selfishness
The
most endangered species........Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource....................Our youth
The
greatest "shot in the arm"...........Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome......................Fear
The
most effective sleeping pill.........Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease................Excuses
The most
powerful force in life..........................Love
The most dangerous pariah......................A gossiper
The
world's most incredible computer.......The brain
The worst thing to be without......................... Hope
The
deadliest weapon.............................The tongue
The two most power-filled words................."I Can"
The
greatest asset.........................................Faith
The most worthless emotion......................Self-pity
The
most beautiful attire................................SMILE!
The most prized possession....................... Integrity
The
most contagious spirit....................Enthusiasm
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Joke Mixes - Various Topics
An York County Sheriff pulled a car over on route 17 just outside
of Williamsburg, Virginia.
When the Sheriff asked the driver why he was speeding,
the driver answered that he was a magician and a juggler and he was on his way to Busch Gardens to do a show that night and
didn't want to be late.
The Sheriff told the driver he was fascinated by juggling,
and if the driver would do a little juggling for him that he wouldn't give him a ticket.
The
guy told the Sheriff that he had sent all of his equipment on ahead and didn't have anything to juggle. The Sheriff told him
that he had some flares in the trunk of his squad car and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler stated that he could,
so the Sheriff got three flares, lit them and handed them to the juggler.
While
the man was doing his juggling act, a car pulled in behind the squad car, a drunk got out and watched the performance briefly,
he then went over to the squad car, opened the rear door and got in.
The Sheriff
observed him doing this and went over to his squad car, opened the door and asked the drunk what he thought he was doing.
The
drunk replied, "Might as well take me on down to the jail, Chief... there's no way in hell I can pass that kinda test."
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Nothing is so embarrassing as
watching someone do something
that you said couldn't be done.
- Sam
Ewing
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He who thinks most of heaven
will do most for earth.
- Anonymous
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If God brings you to it, He
will bring you through it.
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I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies
it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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>FROM GOD
>A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly
his room filled
>with light, and
God appeared. The Lord told the man he had
work for him to
>do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin.
The
Lord explained
>that the man was to push against the rock with all his
might. So, this the
>man
did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun
up to sun down,
>his shoulders set squarely against the cold,
massive
surface of the
>unmoving rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night
the man returned
>to
his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day
had been spent
>in vain.
>
>Since the man was
showing discouragement, the Adversary
(Satan) decided to
>enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary
mind:
"You have been
>pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't
moved." Thus, he
>gave
the man the impression that the task was impossible
and that he was a
>failure. These thoughts discouraged and
disheartened the
man. Satan said,
>"Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time,
giving just the
>minimum
effort; and that will be good enough."
>
>That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to
make it
a matter of
>prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
"Lord," he said, "I
>have labored long
and hard in your service, putting all my
strength to do
>that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I
have not even budged
>that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I
failing?
>
>The Lord
responded compassionately, "My friend, when I
asked you to serve
>Me and you accepted, I told you that your task
was to push
against the rock
>with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once
did I mention to
>you
that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push.
And now you
>come to Me with your strength spent, thinking
that you
have failed. But,
>is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong
and muscled,
>your
back sinewy and brown; your hands are callused from
constant pressure,
>your legs have become massive and hard.
Through opposition
you have grown
>much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used
to have. True,
>you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be
obedient and to
>push and to exercise your faith
and trust in My wisdom.
That you have
>done.
>
>Now I, my friend, will move the rock."
>
>At
times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our
own intellect to
>decipher what He wants, when actually
what God wants is
just a simple
>obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the
faith that moves
>mountains,
but know that it is still God who moves the
mountains.
> When everything seems to go wrong ... just
> P.U.S.H.!
>
When the job gets you down ... just
> P.U.S.H.!
> When people don't react the way you think they should ..
>just
P.U.S.H.!
> When your money is "gone" and the bills are due ... just
>P.U.S.H!
> When people just don't
understand you ... just P.U.S.H.!
>
> P= Pray
> U= Until
> S= Something
> H= Happens
>
>Pass
this on to all the loved ones and friends who may
need it; they may
>get it just in time. Truly, great friends
are hard to
find, difficult to
>leave, and impossible to forget!
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