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| | From:  tinak2 (Original Message) | Sent: 7/31/2008 2:57 PM |
 Lord Walk With Me: My Jesus My Friend, walk with me today. Hand In Hand, guide me to learn and to know what is good. Arm in Arm, help me to grow in my Faith and in Love 4 others. Side By Side, stay by me to protect me and show me Your Ways. Heart To Heart, help me to pray & to be all that You want me to be. Thank You, Jesus for the special love you have for me. ~Amen ~Author Unknown~ |
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| | | From: tinak2 | Sent: 10/27/2008 6:54 PM |
I received this in an email this morning  This is a beautiful story!
A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg , TN.
One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to
enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they
noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table to
table, visiting with the guests. The professor leaned over and whispered
;to his wife, 'I hope he doesn't come over here.' But sure enough, the man
did come over to their table.
'Where are you folks from?' he asked in a friendly voice.
' Oklahoma' they answered.
'Great to have you here in Tennessee ' the stranger said. 'What do you do
for a living?'
'I teach at a seminary' he replied.
'Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you? Well, I've got a really
great story for you.' And with that, the gentleman pulled up a chair and
sat down at the table with the couple.
The professor groaned and thought to himself 'Great . Just what I need...another preacher story!'
The man started 'See that mountain over there? (pointing out the
restaurant window). Not far from the base of that mountain, there was a
boy born to an unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up, because every
place he went, he was always asked the same question 'Hey boy, Who's your
daddy?' Whether he was at school, in the grocery store or drug store,
people would ask the same question 'Who's your daddy?'
He would hide at recess and lunchtime from other students.. He would avoid
going into stores because that question hurt him so bad. When he was
about 12 years old, a new preacher came to his church. He would always go
in late and slip out early to avoid hearing the question,
'Who's your daddy?'
But one day the new preacher said the benediction so fast that he got
caught and had to walk out with the crowd.
Just about the time he got to the back door, the new preacher, not knowing
anything about him, put his hand on his shoulder and asked him, 'Son,
who's your daddy?'
The whole church got deathly quiet.. He could feel every eye in the church
looking at him. Now everyone would finally know the answer to the
question, 'Who's your daddy?'
'This new preacher, though, sensed the situation around him and using
discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give, said the following to
that scared little boy.. 'Wait a minute! I know who you are! I see the
family resemblance now. You are a child of God'
With that he patted the boy on his shoulder and said, 'Boy, you've got a
great inheritance. Go and claim it.'
'With that, the boy smiled for the first time in a long time and walked
out the door a changed person. He was never the same again. Whenever
anybody asked him, 'Who's your Daddy?' he'd just tell them, 'I'm a Child
of God.''
The distinguished gentleman got up from the table and said, 'Isn't that a
great story?'
The professor responded that it really was a great story!
As the man turned to leave, he said, 'You know, if that new preacher
hadn't told me that I was one of God's children, I probably never would
have amounted to anything!' And he walked away.
The seminary professor and his wife were stunned. He called the waitress
over &asked her, 'Do you know who that man was -- the one who just left
that was sitting at our table?'
The waitress grinned and said, 'Of course. Everybody here knows him.
That's Ben Hooper. He's the former governor of Tennessee !'
Someone in your life today needs a reminder that they're one of God's
children!
'The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of God stands
forever.' ~~Isaiah
YOU'RE ONE OF GOD'S CHILDREN!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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| | | From: tinak2 | Sent: 10/30/2008 3:58 PM |
“If you want rest come to Christ in Gethsemane, to Christ on Calvary, to Christ risen, to Christ ascended. If you want rest, O weary souls, ye can find it nowhere until ye come and lay your burdens down at his dear pierced feet, and find life in looking alone to him.�?/P> Charles Spurgeon |
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Good story and good comment from Spurgeon. Thank you! |
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| | | From: tinak2 | Sent: 10/31/2008 3:39 PM |
Can You See God Speak?
Have you ever listened to God
Speak through�?BR>
The sound of the falling snow
The sound of raindrops
As they cleanse the earth
The thunder as it roars
Through the clouds
The lightening as it
Illuminates the sky
The wind as it whispers
Your name
The stars twinkling in the still
Of the night
The constellations praising
The Father in worship
The sunset as it slowly settles
For the night
The sunrise winking to
Welcome a new day
The flowers blooming with fragrance
The grass growing to reach the Heavens
The clouds fluffing to provide
Moments of shade
The whispers in our dreams
The cry of a newborn baby
The song of a bird on
A quiet spring day
The humming of a bee in flight
The crackling of a campfire
The leaves harmonizing
As they cover the ground
The earth swelling after the rain
The pansies smiling
The willows weeping
The sun hugging the sky
The rainbow leaning to envelope
His promise
The ice sparkling like
Jewels of royalty
The rivers cleansing
The ocean swelling
The fog caressing
Have you ever heard the sounds
Of God as He speaks?
| There is so much more than the voices of our loved ones or the sermons of our preachers. God speaks to us any way He can, through everything He can.
There is no mistaking the many ways He entices us through the elements He created or through the sounds of nature. He caresses our bodies; He whispers in our ears, He fills our senses with heavenly perfumes, He provides visions of heaven and this is all provided to simply get our attention.
So many times we miss it, so many times we are too busy to notice, so many times we are too tired to listen. So many times we hear the Voice but ignore the Call. But that does not stop our loving God from trying again and again to lead us into His embrace.
Can you hear God speak to you?
I cannot wait to hear what He has to say to me next.
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Brenda Bates
In His Path
Email Brenda
This writing may be used in its entirety, with credits in tact,
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| | | From: tinak2 | Sent: 11/7/2008 3:22 PM |
Thank You, God,
for a
Hundred Things
Thank you, God, for a hundred things --
For the flower that blooms, for the bird that sings,
For the sun that shines,
And the rain that drops,
For ice cream and raisins and lollipops.
Thank you, God, for the gift of time --
For the clocks that tick, and the bells that chime,
For days gone by,
And future cheers,
And seasons, and moments, for hours and years.
Thanks for the people who give life pizzazz --
For folks who play sports, those who act and play jazz,
For friends and for families,
For folks of all races,
For hands that give help and for bright smiling faces.
Thanks for the planet you give as our home --
For the sky with its clouds, for the oceans' white foam,
For the creatures and critters,
The lakes, falls and fountains,
For hills and for valleys, for canyons and mountains.
Thank you, God, for the gift of your Son --
For the love Jesus shared, for the battle He won
Over death, for the promise
That He would be near
To lead and to guide and to hold us so dear.
Thank you, God, for a hundred things --
For autumn and pumpkins, for dragonfly wings,
For Thanksgiving dinners,
For sea sides and shore,
For a hundred things, and a thousand things more. author unknown
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