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God's Blogs is a
delightfully short
read that you're
going to love. It's a
wonderful gift for
any occasion.
Lanny Donoho
shares the Lord's
humor with several
topics including:
Go to your room
Anger
Dads
Laughter
Bubbles
Money
And many more....
delightfully short
read that you're
going to love. It's a
wonderful gift for
any occasion.
Lanny Donoho
shares the Lord's
humor with several
topics including:
Go to your room
Anger
Dads
Laughter
Bubbles
Money
And many more....
Please Listen
When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advice, you have not done what I asked.
When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings.
When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problem, you have failed me,
strange as that may seem.
Listen! All I ask is that you listen. Don't talk or do - just hear me. Advice is cheap; 20 cents will get you both Dear
Abby and Billy Graham in the same newspaper.
And I can do for myself; I am not helpless. Maybe discouraged and faltering, but not helpless.
When you do something for me that I can and need to do for myself, you contribute to my fear and inadequacy.
But when you accept as a simple fact that I feel what I feel, no matter how irrational, then I can stop trying to convince
you and get about this business of understanding what's behind this irrational feeling.
And when that's clear, the answers are obvious and I don't need advice. Irrational feelings make sense when we
understand what's behind them.
Perhaps that's why prayer works - because God seldom speaks in an audible voice, and He doesn't force His way.
God listens and lets you work it out with His caring assistance.
So please listen, and just hear me. And if you want to talk, wait a minute for your turn - and I will listen to you. ·
When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advice, you have not done what I asked.
When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings.
When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problem, you have failed me,
strange as that may seem.
Listen! All I ask is that you listen. Don't talk or do - just hear me. Advice is cheap; 20 cents will get you both Dear
Abby and Billy Graham in the same newspaper.
And I can do for myself; I am not helpless. Maybe discouraged and faltering, but not helpless.
When you do something for me that I can and need to do for myself, you contribute to my fear and inadequacy.
But when you accept as a simple fact that I feel what I feel, no matter how irrational, then I can stop trying to convince
you and get about this business of understanding what's behind this irrational feeling.
And when that's clear, the answers are obvious and I don't need advice. Irrational feelings make sense when we
understand what's behind them.
Perhaps that's why prayer works - because God seldom speaks in an audible voice, and He doesn't force His way.
God listens and lets you work it out with His caring assistance.
So please listen, and just hear me. And if you want to talk, wait a minute for your turn - and I will listen to you. ·
| Was I chosen by God to be saved? ❖ Ephesians 1:11-14 – In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession – to the praise of His glory. Ephesians 1:4b-5 – In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will. Scripture Reference Guide The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. 977 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23463 www.CBN.com by Pat Robertson |
WHAT'S IN YOUR SPONGE?
There are five sponges laying on your kitchen counter top. Each member of
your family has been cleaning up different areas of your home, but all
the sponges look the same. You are curious as to what was cleaned in
your home, but you can't tell by looking...they all look the same....so
what do you do?
You squeeze each sponge to see what comes out. As you squeeze the first
sponge, you see that cola comes out, and so you decide that someone
cleaned the kitchen with that one. Upon squeezing the second sponge, you
find tub and tile cleaner - that one was used to clean the bathroom.
Next, in the third sponge, you find motor oil -- hubby was cleaning the
garage!
In the fourth sponge, baby powder puffs out when it is squeezed -- yep,
the baby's nursery was done with that one!
And finally, in the last one, is floor wax -- that was the one you used
on the hall floor!
As you lay the last one down, you look again at their similarity - and
they all look the same until they're squeezed.
Christians are the same way. As life squeezes us, different things come
out - anger from one, a need for revenge from another, tears from one,
remorse from yet another - also greed, untruth, lust - and finally, from
one saint, pours forth the love of Christ.
Just like the sponge, we can only squeeze out what is put in - stay in
the Word daily, and be in continuous prayer, so that when life puts the
squeeze on you (and it WILL), Jesus, and Jesus ALONE will shine forth
from you!
Have a blessed, squeaky clean day!
There are five sponges laying on your kitchen counter top. Each member of
your family has been cleaning up different areas of your home, but all
the sponges look the same. You are curious as to what was cleaned in
your home, but you can't tell by looking...they all look the same....so
what do you do?
You squeeze each sponge to see what comes out. As you squeeze the first
sponge, you see that cola comes out, and so you decide that someone
cleaned the kitchen with that one. Upon squeezing the second sponge, you
find tub and tile cleaner - that one was used to clean the bathroom.
Next, in the third sponge, you find motor oil -- hubby was cleaning the
garage!
In the fourth sponge, baby powder puffs out when it is squeezed -- yep,
the baby's nursery was done with that one!
And finally, in the last one, is floor wax -- that was the one you used
on the hall floor!
As you lay the last one down, you look again at their similarity - and
they all look the same until they're squeezed.
Christians are the same way. As life squeezes us, different things come
out - anger from one, a need for revenge from another, tears from one,
remorse from yet another - also greed, untruth, lust - and finally, from
one saint, pours forth the love of Christ.
Just like the sponge, we can only squeeze out what is put in - stay in
the Word daily, and be in continuous prayer, so that when life puts the
squeeze on you (and it WILL), Jesus, and Jesus ALONE will shine forth
from you!
Have a blessed, squeaky clean day!
