The next time you feel like God cant use you just remember:
NOAH was a drunkcard,
JACOB was a liar,
LEAH was ugly,
PETER denied CHRIST,
ABRAHAM was too old,
ISAAC was a daydreamer,
JOSEPH was abused,
GIDEON was afraid,
ELIJAH was suicidal,
JONAH ran from God,
JOB went bankrupt,
JEREMIAH was a crybaby,
DISCIPLES fell asleep while praying,
LAZARUS was dead.
Now, no more excuses. God can use you to your full potential. Surrender to the Lord and all else will follow..
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Open our Eyes
Many times, the things we complain about are the good things..
We grumble about having too much work while others don’t even have..
We complain waking up early in the morning when others don’t even have a reason to live..
We grouse about gaining weight when others don’t even have food on their tables..
Everyday, the Lords fills our lives with so much goodness..
All we need to do is open our eyes and give thanks for each of them..
We grumble about having too much work while others don’t even have..
We complain waking up early in the morning when others don’t even have a reason to live..
We grouse about gaining weight when others don’t even have food on their tables..
Everyday, the Lords fills our lives with so much goodness..
All we need to do is open our eyes and give thanks for each of them..
Monday, June 15, 2009
A Favorite Son Becomes a Slave
Isaac was very happy. His son Jacob was home. Even Esau welcomed the brother he once vowed to kill. But Jacob’s sons were not happy because Joseph, their young brother, was father’s favorite.
Joseph’s brothers became angrier when he told them his dreams, “My sheaf of grain stood tall and my brother’s sheaves bowed in honor,” Joseph said. This dream meant Joseph would be more important than his brothers.
In Joseph’s second dream, the sun, moon and stars bowed down to him. Even his father Jacob was angry at him for putting himself above his parents and brothers.
One day Jacob sent Joseph to the field where his brothers tended their flocks. His brothers saw him coming. “Let’s kill this dreamer, “they muttered. Joseph did not know the danger before him.
Reuben, the oldest brother disagreed. “We must not shed blood,” he said. “See, here’s a pit. Let him die there!” Reuben planned to rescue Joseph at night-fall.
When Joseph arrived, his brothers grabbed him, and took off the colored coat Jacob had specially made for his favorite son. Then they threw him into the awful pit.
While Reuben was absent, a caravan of camels drew near on their way to distant Egypt. “Let’s sell Joseph,” cried Judah, his brother. The deal was made. They sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver.
Tearful and afraid, Joseph watched helplessly as the lurching camel led him away from his family and homeland.
“Is this Joseph’s coat? It’s bloody. We found it in the desert.” The cruel brothers allowed Jacob to believe a wild animal had killed his favorite son. Jacob tore his clothes and mourned. Nobody could comfort him.
In Egypt, Joseph must have been afraid and lonely. Maybe he longed for home. But he could not escape. He was a slave in the house of Potiphar, an important Egyptian. Potiphar saw that Joseph always worked hard and could be trusted.
“All you do turns out well,” Potiphar told Joseph one day. “God is with you. I want you to be my chief servant, in charge of all my business and master of all my other servants.”
God gave Potiphar good harvest and many riches because of Joseph. Now an important man, Joseph still trusted and served God faithfully. But trouble came to Joseph.
Potiphar’s wife was a wicked woman. She asked Joseph to take the place of her husband. Joseph refused. He would not sin against God by wronging Potiphar.
When the woman tried to force him, he ran. But she caught and held his coat.
“Your slave attacked me, “Potiphar’s wife complained. “See, here’s his coat!” Potiphar was angry. Maybe he knew his wife was lying. But he had to do something. What would he do?
Potiphar put Joseph in prison. Although he was innocent, Joseph was innocent; Joseph was not bitter or angry. Perhaps he was learning from his hardships that no matter where he was, if he honored God, God would honor him – even in jail.
Joseph’s brothers became angrier when he told them his dreams, “My sheaf of grain stood tall and my brother’s sheaves bowed in honor,” Joseph said. This dream meant Joseph would be more important than his brothers.
In Joseph’s second dream, the sun, moon and stars bowed down to him. Even his father Jacob was angry at him for putting himself above his parents and brothers.
One day Jacob sent Joseph to the field where his brothers tended their flocks. His brothers saw him coming. “Let’s kill this dreamer, “they muttered. Joseph did not know the danger before him.
Reuben, the oldest brother disagreed. “We must not shed blood,” he said. “See, here’s a pit. Let him die there!” Reuben planned to rescue Joseph at night-fall.
When Joseph arrived, his brothers grabbed him, and took off the colored coat Jacob had specially made for his favorite son. Then they threw him into the awful pit.
While Reuben was absent, a caravan of camels drew near on their way to distant Egypt. “Let’s sell Joseph,” cried Judah, his brother. The deal was made. They sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver.
Tearful and afraid, Joseph watched helplessly as the lurching camel led him away from his family and homeland.
“Is this Joseph’s coat? It’s bloody. We found it in the desert.” The cruel brothers allowed Jacob to believe a wild animal had killed his favorite son. Jacob tore his clothes and mourned. Nobody could comfort him.
In Egypt, Joseph must have been afraid and lonely. Maybe he longed for home. But he could not escape. He was a slave in the house of Potiphar, an important Egyptian. Potiphar saw that Joseph always worked hard and could be trusted.
“All you do turns out well,” Potiphar told Joseph one day. “God is with you. I want you to be my chief servant, in charge of all my business and master of all my other servants.”
God gave Potiphar good harvest and many riches because of Joseph. Now an important man, Joseph still trusted and served God faithfully. But trouble came to Joseph.
Potiphar’s wife was a wicked woman. She asked Joseph to take the place of her husband. Joseph refused. He would not sin against God by wronging Potiphar.
When the woman tried to force him, he ran. But she caught and held his coat.
“Your slave attacked me, “Potiphar’s wife complained. “See, here’s his coat!” Potiphar was angry. Maybe he knew his wife was lying. But he had to do something. What would he do?
Potiphar put Joseph in prison. Although he was innocent, Joseph was innocent; Joseph was not bitter or angry. Perhaps he was learning from his hardships that no matter where he was, if he honored God, God would honor him – even in jail.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Law of the Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right infront of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really very friendly. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the Hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK"
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.
Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the one's who don't.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
Have a blessed, garbage - free day!
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really very friendly. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the Hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK"
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.
Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the one's who don't.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
Have a blessed, garbage - free day!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
The Child Smile
One rainy day, a mother went to pick up her boy from school..
Thinking that the boy will fear the lightning..
On the way, she found her child smiling at the sky for every lightning..
She asked him why he smiled..
The little boy said,
“God is taking my photo, so I have to look good” that’s why I smiled..
So smile when problems threaten you and don’t fear anything..
God is always with you..
Thinking that the boy will fear the lightning..
On the way, she found her child smiling at the sky for every lightning..
She asked him why he smiled..
The little boy said,
“God is taking my photo, so I have to look good” that’s why I smiled..
So smile when problems threaten you and don’t fear anything..
God is always with you..
Monday, June 1, 2009
ANAGRAMS: (by Nike2x)
An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once.
What happens if we rearrange the letters of the following words?
Let’s see.
DORMITORY
- Dirty Room
DESPERATION
- A rope ends it
THE EYES
- They see
ASTRONOMER
- Moon Starer
MOTHER-IN-LAW
- Woman Hitler
ELEVEN PLUS TWO
- Twelve plus one
ELECTION RESULTS
- Lies, lets recount
ORCHESTRA
- Carthorse
DECIMAL POINT
- I'm a dot in place
GEORGE BUSH
- He bugs gore
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- I am a weakish speller
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
- Flit on, cheering angel
ELVIS AARON PRESLEY
- Seen alive? Sorry, pal!
VIN DIESEL
- I End Lives
Amazing isn't it?
What happens if we rearrange the letters of the following words?
Let’s see.
DORMITORY
- Dirty Room
DESPERATION
- A rope ends it
THE EYES
- They see
ASTRONOMER
- Moon Starer
MOTHER-IN-LAW
- Woman Hitler
ELEVEN PLUS TWO
- Twelve plus one
ELECTION RESULTS
- Lies, lets recount
ORCHESTRA
- Carthorse
DECIMAL POINT
- I'm a dot in place
GEORGE BUSH
- He bugs gore
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- I am a weakish speller
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
- Flit on, cheering angel
ELVIS AARON PRESLEY
- Seen alive? Sorry, pal!
VIN DIESEL
- I End Lives
Amazing isn't it?
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