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THE FENCE
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There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
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Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his
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Jul 10 2011
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
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A woman was walking along the beach when she stumbled upon a
Genie’s lamp.
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She picked it up, rubbed it & a Genie appeared. The amazed woman
asked if she was entitled to three wishes.
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The Genie said “No. Due to inflation, constant downsizing, low
wages in third world countries & fierce global competition, I can
only grant you one wish. So what’ll it be?”
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The woman didn’t hesitate. She said “I want peace in the Middle
East. See this map? I want these countries to stop fighting with
each other.”
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The Genie looked at the map & exclaimed “Gadzooks, lady! These
countries have been at war for thousands of years. I’m good, but
not THAT good! I don’t think it can be done. Make another wish.”
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The woman thought for a minute and said, “Well, I’ve never been
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Jun 21 2011
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
Tags: age, belief, blessings, bliss, care, caring, change, cheerfulness, children, companion, couple, courage, dad, difference, duty, faith, family, father, Father's Day, focus, friends, guidance, happiness, health, home, House, husband, inspiration, job, joy, kindness, life, listening, love, man, moment, money, mountain, partner, peace, perspective, pleasure, prayer, scripture, smiles, spouse, strength, task, time, understanding, value, wife, wisdom, wishes, woman, work
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UP Beat or Beat Up
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My husband, Edward has always been one to give the shirt off his
back, literally, or to give his last bit of change.
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He never asks for anything in return and he is a very hard
worker and provides well for his family. Recently, I had knee
surgery and gall bladder surgery, and he worked and took care of
me and still had time for our three kids, all less than 11 years
of age.
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It just seems that nothing ever goes his way and now we have
been kicked out of our home of six years so our landlord can
move her friends in. We have to find another place to live soon
…and I know we will.
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I just feel so bad that no matter how hard Edward tries,
he never gets anything or anywhere.
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I spend a lot of time trying to understand how someone like him
stays so upbeat.
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I have prayed for guidance, and I have prayed for silly things
like for him to be chosen for something of value. I realize we
are blessed with three happy, healthy children and fairly good
health ourselves, but now my prayers are just that he may
receive a pat on the back or something just to give him a little
boost to go on trudging through what seems to be a meager
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Jun 19 2011
Posted: under "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
Tags: achievements, actions, anxiety, attention, belief, benefits, blessings, bliss, boss, change, character, child, comfort, courage, depression, development, direction, employee, employer, faith, family, friends, God, guidance, guide, happiness, health, inspiration, jail, job, journey, joy, law, learning, lessons, life, man, manager, Mathematics, moment, money, motivation, others, parents, patient, perfection, protection, psalm, relationship, road, rules, scripture, stress, success, task, test, touch, travel, trust, value, woman, work
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5 Ways God Uses Problems
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The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you – depending on how you respond to them.
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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:
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1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
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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?
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Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways. (Read Proverbs 20:30)
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2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
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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?
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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. (Read James 1:2-3)
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3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
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…health, money, a relationship… by losing it.
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It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to Your laws. (Read Psalm 119:71-72)
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4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
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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
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May 02 2011
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
Tags: advice, age, bishop, Christ, day, elderly, eyes, flowers, God, grown ups, guidance, inspiration, Jesus, life, lifestyle, lifetime, Lord, man, minister, moment, mountain, pastor, path, perception, pope, preacher, priest, respect, reverend, rose, roses, secret, seniors, sermon, tips, trust, vision, wisdom, youth
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God’s Rosebud
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A new minister
was walking with an older,
more seasoned minister
in the garden one day.
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Feeling a bit insecure
about what God
had for him to do,
he was asking the older preacher
for some advice.
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The older preacher
walked up to a rosebush
and handed the young preacher
a rosebud and told him
to open it
without tearing off any petals.
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The young preacher
looked in disbelief
at the older preacher
and was trying to figure out
what a rosebud
could possibly have to do
with his wanting to know
the will of God
for his life and ministry.
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But because of his great respect
for the older preacher,
he proceeded to try to unfold the rose,
while keeping every petal intact.
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It wasn’t long
before he realized
how impossible
this was to do.
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Noticing the younger preacher’s
inability to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it,
the older preacher began
to recite the following poem…
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May 21 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: advice, anxiety, Bible, care, Christian, depression, direction, forgiveness, God, gratitude, guidance, guide, heart, hope, inspiration, instruction, journey, joy, life, listening, Lord, love, map, path, peace, promise, psalm, purpose, road, scripture, strength, stress, thankfulness, time, travel, trust, understanding
The Bible gives timeless advice and direction on how to live a godly life
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My granddaughter has a Nintendo DS. My grandson had a PlayStation, but he broke the screen. Now he wants to play with her Nintendo DS all the time. I have warned both of them against this. They don’t share well. If something happens to her Nintendo DS, she’s going to be upset and he’s going to have to pay for it. Despite my warnings, she continues to let him play with it.
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This morning she was looking for her Nintendo, and discovered that her brother had taken it to school which, of course, is not allowed by me or the school. So, the tears started falling because now she’s afraid it’s going to get taken away.
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I warned them that no good would come of this, but they didn’t listen. Now, he’s broken two rules—mine and the school’s—and she is in tears.
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Isn’t this scenario similar to our Christian walk? The Bible provides us with a roadmap to life. The Book of Psalms and Proverbs, in particular, are filled with timeless warnings, instruction and guidelines for living fruitful, fulfilling and godly lives. But we don’t listen, or we bend the rules to make them more accommodating. Then, when we don’t heed the instructions or warnings in the Bible, we cry foul and wonder what went wrong.
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After a morning of my granddaughter’s tears and turmoil, I found myself searching Scripture to get me back to my place of peace, and I found what I needed. Psalm 85:8 reads, “I will listen to what God the Lord will say; He promises peace to His Read More
Apr 07 2010