Topic: Stuff To Think About
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I apologise if parts of this are hard to read ... I just copied it from an email. I thought it was worth sharing.
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Don't let your worries get the best of you;
Remember, Moses started out as a basket case.
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Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited
Until you try to sit in their pews.
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Many folks want to serve God,
But only as advisers.
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It is easier to preach ten sermons
Than it is to live one.
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The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose,
But mosquitoes come close.
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When you get to your wit's end,
You'll find God lives there.
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People are funny; they want the front of the bus,
Middle of the road,
And back of the church.
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Opportunity may knock once,
But temptation bangs on the front door forever.
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Quit griping about your church;
If it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
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If a church wants a better pastor,
It only needs to pray for the one it has.
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We're called to be witnesses, not lawyers or Judges.
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Some minds are like concrete
Thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
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Peace starts with a smile.
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I don't know why some people change churches;
What difference does it make which one you stay home from?
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A lot of church members singing 'Standing on the Promises'
Are just sitting on the premises.
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Be ye fishers of men. You catch 'em - He'll clean 'em.
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Stop, Drop, and Roll won't work in Hell.
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Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
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I usually shy away from talking politics (cuz I dont know enough about 'em to make sense) but some friends over at http://www.justtalkingitup.com/ shared some thoughts I wanted to pass along.
The late Dr. Adrian Rogers (1931-2005), past president of the Southern Baptist Convention and long time pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, may have been prophetic some years ago when he uttered the following.
“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”
I want to wish a very happy Thanksgiving to all my friends ... those I've known forever ..... those I've known only a little while ..... those I know in 'real life' ..... and to my especially wonderful new friends I've met through this thing we call a blog. Each of you hold a very important place in my life and in my heart.
As you go about your cooking and eating and baby-holding and back yard football games ..... dont forget to pause in all the hustle and bustle and say a prayer of thanks.
I have much to be thankful for this year .... so much I dont think I could even begin to list it all here. It would take many pages and many days to list it all.
I hope everyone can feel as blessed as I do this day. Much love to you all.
Paula
I did something .... that I thought was right .... and I still think it was something I had to do .... but it might not have been the smartest thing I ever did. So I could use some prayers that it turns out to be the right decision .... for everyone. And that everyone involved learns a BIG lesson from it, and doesnt put anyone in this position again.
Edit: Two seconds (I'm not kidding) after I posted this blog, I got this email. 
God has seen you struggling (with something),
God says it's over. A blessing is coming your way.
If you believe in God send to ten people,
please don't ignore, you are being tested..
I dont know about you - but I dont believe in coincidence.
I heard this recitation by Jimmy Dean tonight and I want to share it with you:
Drinking From My Saucer
I've never made a fortune,As I go along life's journey,
I'm reaping better than I sowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.
Ain't got a lot of riches,
Sometimes the going's rough.
But I've got a friend in Jesus,
And that makes me rich enough.
I thank God for all His Blessings on me,
And the mercy that He's bestowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.
Oh sure, I've been thru some storms,
And yes, I'm sure there were times when my,
Well, my Faith must have got a little thin,
But you know what it seemed like?
One day all at once, those dark clouds broke,
And that old sun, she started shinin' again.
So Lord, help me not to grumble and complain,
About the tough rows I have hoed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.
And if I should go on living,
If the way gets steep and rough.
I won't ask for other Blessings,
'Cause I'm already Blessed enough.
May I never be too busy,
To help another bear his load.
And I'll keep drinking from my saucer, Lord,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.
Yes, I'll keep drinkin' from my saucer, Lord,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.
My Cup Has Overflowed.
Copyright © Jimmy Dean
You ever just wonder “why bother?” I mean, you get all worked up about something, and maybe you write a letter to the editor, or you speak at a civic meeting, or you send an email, or whatever. There are multitudes of ways you can express your opinion, offer your ideas; even offer to help change things. And then when you’ve done all that, and the dust settles and nobody seems to care, or sometimes even notice or acknowledge your efforts – you’re left wondering “why even bother?”
And then you say to yourself … “oh yeah, now I remember. It’s because I care.” So, go ahead, voice your opinion, stand up for what you believe in … even if nobody else does.
Are dreams and goals the same thing? I don't think so. Not for the most part at least. While I suppose you can work really hard on a dream to make it come true, which would in turn make it a goal, my goals and dreams are two entirely different things.
I have goals. I'm working very hard toward two of those goals. These particular goals are many miles, and perhaps many years down the road. But each day I work diligently toward taking at least one - no matter how small - step toward those goals.
I will get there. Of that I am sure.
When? Of that I am NOT sure!
I have dreams ... some might call them far-fetched, or even fairy-tales .... but whatever they are, they're mine, and I'm hanging on to them. After all where would we be without dreams? Dreams are hope. At least that's the way I see it. And dreams DO come true. This I know for a fact. Many of mine have come true so far. Heck, even some I didnt have, have come true. I've got plenty more where those came from ... and I'm not giving up on them. I believe.
Goals and dreams? Do you have them? Do you think they are the same thing?
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