(Author Unknown)
This is one of the best explanations on the nature of God that I have ever seen...
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects.
When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: 'I don't believe that God exists.'
'Why do you say that?' asked the customer.
'Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things.'
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.
Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair
and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barbershop again and he said to the barber:
'You know what? Barbers do not exist.'
'How can you say that?' asked the surprised barber. 'I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!'
'No!' the customer exclaimed. 'Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside.'
'Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me.'
'Exactly!' affirmed the customer. 'That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Children Learn What They Live
If a child lives with criticism he learns to condenm.
If a child lives with hostility he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance he learns to be patient.
If a chid lives with encouragement he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness he learns justice.
If a child lives with security he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship he learns to find love in the world.
Author: Dorothy Law Nolte,
Children Learn What They Live
This and That for 10/18 - 10/24
Quotes For The Week:
"We have His promie; all who believe on Him as their Lord and Savior are made whole and are freed from the bonds of captivity"
" No matter what our past may have held, and no matter how many ture days we have. He stands beside us and loves us."
quotes by Gary Smalley and John Trent
In Search Of The Blessing.
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The Charlie Schulz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the
'Peanuts' comic strip.
You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them.
Just read straight through, and you'll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and
actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish..
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4.. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!!
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most
credentials..
the most money...or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most
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BOOK REVIEW
Praying God's Will for My Son
Author: Lee Roberts
Lee Roberts has a series of books on Praying God's Will....
---For My Son
---For My Daughter
---For My Husband
---For My Wife
---For My Grandchild
---For My Life
---For My Marriage
---For My Pastor
Whether you are praying for particular needs, strengh, patience, faith --- you will find the perfect prayers inside. With hundreds of prayers grouped according to specific needs and based entirely on Scripture, you will always have within your reach a rich resource of personal, inspirational prayers.
Journaling pages for recording intentions and documenting answers to prayers follow each section.
It is a book of prayers taken directly from God's word and applied to the daily needs and desire of what or who you are praying for.
I have been utilizing the Praying God's Will For My Son to daily and systematically pray for my sons.
Patty B.
"We have His promie; all who believe on Him as their Lord and Savior are made whole and are freed from the bonds of captivity"
" No matter what our past may have held, and no matter how many ture days we have. He stands beside us and loves us."
quotes by Gary Smalley and John Trent
In Search Of The Blessing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Charlie Schulz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the
'Peanuts' comic strip.
You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them.
Just read straight through, and you'll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and
actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish..
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4.. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!!
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most
credentials..
the most money...or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOOK REVIEW
Praying God's Will for My Son
Author: Lee Roberts
Lee Roberts has a series of books on Praying God's Will....
---For My Son
---For My Daughter
---For My Husband
---For My Wife
---For My Grandchild
---For My Life
---For My Marriage
---For My Pastor
Whether you are praying for particular needs, strengh, patience, faith --- you will find the perfect prayers inside. With hundreds of prayers grouped according to specific needs and based entirely on Scripture, you will always have within your reach a rich resource of personal, inspirational prayers.
Journaling pages for recording intentions and documenting answers to prayers follow each section.
It is a book of prayers taken directly from God's word and applied to the daily needs and desire of what or who you are praying for.
I have been utilizing the Praying God's Will For My Son to daily and systematically pray for my sons.
Patty B.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Butterfly Wings
Recently while my husband and I were visiting his family in Missouri, we visited the Butterfly House a part of the Missouri Botanical Garden. It was there that I learned about the journey of the butterfly and how it gives birth from the cocoon. The new butterfly must squeeze through an incredible small hole at the end of the cocoon. During this process the fluids from the body are pushed into the wings, causing the wings to be able to have the strength it needs flap and this allows for the butterfly to be able to fly. You can not rush this process – it has to happen all on its own. And if the hole is prematurely cut open the fluid will not flow into the wings, leaving the butterfly with a swollen body and wings that do not have the strength to flap. The story below gives light to this.
Like the butterfly we must endure the pressures, struggles, and heartaches in life in order to develop into a person of strength. As painful as our struggles can be, if we allow it, they can be an opportunity for us to become a stronger person. If we go through life with no struggles, we will not grow as a person and we will be crippled, like the butterfly in the story below. We all face struggles and heartaches in our life and it is the growth out of the pain we face that allows us to develop into a stronger person. We all wish this were not true – but I know, looking back on my life, the struggles and heartaches I have faced have truly made me a stronger person, a better person. And like the butterfly, the process can often be slow and painful in the moment. I also know I will continue to face struggles and pain in the future, but if I allow God in on this process I will get through them, like I have in the past and will in the future – for He is my rock.
Like the butterfly we must endure the pressures, struggles, and heartaches in life in order to develop into a person of strength. As painful as our struggles can be, if we allow it, they can be an opportunity for us to become a stronger person. If we go through life with no struggles, we will not grow as a person and we will be crippled, like the butterfly in the story below. We all face struggles and heartaches in our life and it is the growth out of the pain we face that allows us to develop into a stronger person. We all wish this were not true – but I know, looking back on my life, the struggles and heartaches I have faced have truly made me a stronger person, a better person. And like the butterfly, the process can often be slow and painful in the moment. I also know I will continue to face struggles and pain in the future, but if I allow God in on this process I will get through them, like I have in the past and will in the future – for He is my rock.
“The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Written by Patty B. ♥
The Story of the Butterfly
(Author Unknown)
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch it, expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body, Neither happened! In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around. It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand: The restricting cocoon and the struggle required by the butterfly to get through the opening was a way of forcing the fluid from the body into the wings so that it would be ready for flight once that was achieved.
Psalm 18:2 (NIV)
Written by Patty B. ♥
(Author Unknown)
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch it, expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body, Neither happened! In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around. It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand: The restricting cocoon and the struggle required by the butterfly to get through the opening was a way of forcing the fluid from the body into the wings so that it would be ready for flight once that was achieved.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
A Little of This And A Little of That
Quote For The Week
"I never failed. This was just a process that had two thousand steps to it."
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A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR
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BOOK REVIEW
The Transparent Life
30 Proven Ways to Live Your Best
Author: Naomi Judd
"Let these 30 proven, practical choices inspire you to uncover your best you."
"With unwavering optimism and characteristic inner strength, Naomi stepped out of the spotlight to explore paths that have led to new successful endeavors. Today, she is completely cured of the Hepatitis C virus and uses the strength of her own experiences as spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation. In 1991, Naomi created the houshold name and personal time to raise invaluable awareness of the deadly Hepatitis C virus as well as research funds for the American Liver Foundation.
Though her creativity continues to flow through music and writing, today Naomi also expresses her energy on humanitarian activities, social issues and personal growth education. Her natural ability to act as a translator between academic communities and everyday people makes her a truly unique figure.
Shared by Patty B.♥
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