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Stories to Consider
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Worries |
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Duct Tape or a Nail? |
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Love Them Anyway |
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Letter to Singles |
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Slavegirl Set
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Spiritual Life Summary |
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True Family |
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“GOOD
MORNING.
THIS IS
GOD.
I WILL BE
HANDLING ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS TODAY.
I DO NOT
NEED YOUR HELP.
PLEASE LEAVE
YOUR PROBLEMS IN MY HANDS. HAVE A GOOD DAY.” |
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Duct Tape or a Nail?
A man dies and
goes to heaven. Of course, St. Peter meets him at the
Pearly Gates.
St. Peter says, "Here's how it works: You need 100 points
to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things
you've done, and I give you a certain number of points for
each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach
100 points, you get in."
"Okay," the man
says, "I was married to the same woman for 50 years and
never cheated on her, even in my heart."
"That's
wonderful," says St. Peter, "that's worth three points!"
"Three points?"
he says. "Well, I attended church all my life and
supported its ministry with my tithe and service."
"Terrific!" says
St.Peter. "That's certainly worth a point."
"One point!?!!"
"I started a soup
kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for homeless
veterans."
"Fantastic, that's good for two more points," he says.
"Two points!?!!"
Exasperated, the man cries,
"At this rate the only way I'll get into heaven is by the
grace of God!"
"Bingo, 100
points! Come on in!"
We often try to
fix problems with WD-40 and duct tape. God did it with a
nail. |
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LOVE THEM ANYWAY
People are often
unreasonable and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind,
people may accuse you of ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are honest,
people may cheat you.
Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness,
people may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today
may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end,
it is between you and God.
It never was between you and them anyway. |
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My dear child…
Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone -
to have a deep soul relationship with another, to be loved
thoroughly and exclusively.
But I say, "No. Not yet. Not until you are satisfied,
fulfilled and content with living...living loved by Me
alone." I love you, my child, and until you discover that
only in Me is your satisfaction to be found, you will not
be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have
planned for you.
Until you are united with Me - exclusive of anyone or
anything else, exclusive of any other desire and longings
- you can never be united with another. I want you to stop
planning, stop wishing, and allow Me to give you the most
thrilling plan existing - one that you can't imagine. I
want you to have the BEST. Please allow Me to bring it to
you. Keep learning and listening to the things I tell you.
For now, you must wait.
Don't be anxious. Don't worry. Don't look around at the
things others have, or at the things you think you want.
When you look away, you may miss what I want to show you.
Lean into Me, lean on Me, place your trust and hope in Me,
let Me be enough for you. And then… when you're ready…
I'll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than
anyone would ever dream!
You see, even now I am preparing another for you, working
to have both of you ready at the same time. Until both of
you are satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I have
prepared for you, neither of you will be able to fully
experience or appreciate the love that exemplifies your
relationship with Me...and this is perfect love. And dear
one, I want you to have this most wonderful love. I want
you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship
with Me - to enjoy materially and concretely the
everlasting union of beauty and perfection and love that I
offer you with Myself.
Know that I love you utterly. I am God almighty. I truly
want only the very best for you. Do you believe Me?
Believe and be satisfied.
I love you,
Your Heavenly Father |
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Our
Redemption through Christ is much like this
story.
There is a story about a man who went down to the slave
block to buy a slave girl. As she looked at the white man
bidding on her, she figured he was another white man going
to buy her and then abuse her.
He won the bid, and as he was walking away with his
property, he said, “Young lady, you are free.”
She said, “What does that mean?”
“It means you are free.”
“Does that mean,” she said, “that I can say whatever I
want to say?”
The gentleman said, “ Yes, my dear, you can say whatever
you want to say.”
“Does that mean,” she said, “that I can be whatever I want
to be?”
He said, “Yes, you can be whatever you want to be.”
“Does that mean that I can go wherever I want to go?”
He said, “Yes, you can go wherever you want to go.”
The girl, with tears streaming down her face, said, :Then
I will go with you.” |
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Really isn't Christian
life just coming to a full realization of the riches we
have in Christ Jesus?
We get them all at the moment of salvation....but we are
ever after gaining in the knowledge of what that actually
means and all
the many ramifications of it.
(Mat 6:33, Joh 8:32, Phil 3:13-14, 4:13) |
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TRUE FAMILY
“They were continually devoting themselves to the
apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of
bread and to prayer.
Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and
signs were taking place through the apostles.
And all those who had believed were together and had all
things in common;
and they began selling their property and possessions and
were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.
Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and
breaking bread from house to house,
they were taking their meals together with gladness and
sincerity of heart,
praising God and having favor with all the people.
And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those
who were being saved.”
Acts 2:42-47 |
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Robert R. McLaughlin, and Colonel R.B.Thieme Jr., for their legacy
of Bible doctrine. The foundation of Jesus Christ has been
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