Daily Positive Thread for Friday

gloriajean — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 04:35:51 GMT

Hello my friends! Today Linus got a lot done in the garage - painted two doors, and two more to go - and painted them Expresso color - and we went to a second hand place and bought a nice little cupboard to fit in with the other cupboards that he got there for 100.00. This one for 25.00. The garage is looking nice. Angie and I cut beans and tomorrow I'll make a hamburger soup with them in plus other veggies. The raspberries are coming now daily, love it! It's late - we were out in the patio talking - it's so nice there! She says that the nice fresh air there helps her to sleep well! Tomorrow's another busy day!

If everyone thought alike, no one would have to do much thinking.

Lord, bless me with the strength of my convictions and the ability

to disagree when necessary without being disagreeable.

Scripture for the day:

"Through Christ you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the

dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God." ~1

Peter 1:21

Meditation for the day:

God's miracle-working power is as manifest today as it was in the past.

It still works miracles of change in lives and miracles of healing in

troubled minds. When a person trusts wholly in God and leaves to God

the choosing of the day and hour, there is God's miracle-working power

becoming manifest in that person's life. We can trust in God and have

boundless faith in God's power to make us whole again.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may feel sure that there is nothing that God cannot

accomplish in changing my life. I pray that I may have faith in God's

miracle-working power.

The poor are great people

Bl. Mother Teresa

The poor do not need our sympathy and our pity. The poor need our love and

compassion. They give us much more than we give them.

During a terrible time when millions of refugees fled to India, we asked for

help and many volunteers came and spent some months with us, just loving,

serving, giving tender love and care to our people. On their departure, they

said they had received much more than they had given.

In Calcutta, some time ago, we went out at night and picked up four or five

people from the street and took them to our Home for the Dying. One of them

was in a very bad condition and I wanted to take care of her myself. I did

for her all that my love could do. When I put her into bed, she took hold of

my hand and there was such a wonderful smile on her face. She said one word:

"Thank you" and she died.

She gave me much more than I had given her. She gave me her grateful heart

and I thought: what would I have done in her place? My answer was: I would

have tried to draw some attention to myself, I would have said: I am hungry

or I am cold or I am dying. But she, she was so great, she was so beautiful

in her giving.

Abundant Pardon

When Adam abandoned God, we did too. Is this fair? In athletics, when one

player on a team commits an infraction, there is a penalty. The whole team

suffers. Humanity is a team. When our forefather, Adam, did not play by

the rules. The whole team suffered. We all lost.

We show our membership on the losing team in many ways. We promise fidelity

in marriage and think nothing of cheating. We lie to the boss to cover

mistakes. We pilfer pens, pencils, stamps, stationary, whatever, from the

office. We are petty thieves and robbers. We tell "white" lies, only the

"good" kind.

We need to return to the Lord. There is good reason to do so. Although we

tend to be unforgiving and often vengeful, God is not like us. The way of

God is the way of pardon and forgiveness. A teenage boy who pulls the

trigger and kills his teacher suffers the penalty due for his crime.

However, there is forgiveness in God. "Let the wick ed forsake his way and

the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He

will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon"

(Isaiah 55:7).

Jesus Christ died on a cross as a sacrifice for human sin. There is

abundant pardon from God based on this sacrifice.

by Dr. Dennis J. Prutow

ANGEL TALK

Author Unknown

Just inside the Pearly Gates

Underneath a gorgeous sky

Two angels hovered near a cloud

(They don't sit like you and I!)

"I just don't understand it,"

Said angel number one,

"I've watched and studied everything

Those foolish souls have done."

The second angel gave a shrug,

"Why do you even care?

It's no concern of ours at all

What they choose to do down there."

"Maybe not," the first one said,

"But still I'd like to know

With all the blessings they've received

What makes them quarrel so?"

The second angel stretched his wings

Then smoothed a ruffled feather,

"It's just about a hopeless cause

For men to live together."

"The Master's working very hard

Has been for generations. ....

And still they fight among themselves

causing death and devastation. "

The older angel softly sighed,

"You can't change things, little one,

The Master's tried everything

He even sacrificed His Son!!"

The young angel nodded slowly,

"That's what seems so bad!

He suffered, bled and died for them!

He gave them all he had!"

"Oh, He still has more to give,"

The other looked both sad and wise,

"For I've seen Jesus when souls are lost,

And I've held Him while He cries."

"For to Him each one is precious

With a value beyond measure.....

He wants them all up here with Him

To share in Heaven's treasure."

"And sometimes, someone down on Earth

Will kneel in fervent prayer

Crying out, 'Please help me, God!

Show me that You're there!'"

"And when that happens you will hear

All the bells of Heaven ring!

As the Master's love pours down like rain

And the Heart of Jesus sings!"

DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER

Author Unknown

I've never made a fortune and it's probably too late now,

But I don't worry about that much 'cause I'm happy anyhow.

And as I go along life's way I'm reaping better than I sow,

I'm drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.

Haven't got a lot of riches and sometimes the going's tough,

But I've got loving ones around me and that makes me rich enough.

I thank God for his blessings and the mercies He's bestowed,

I'm drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.

Oh, remember times when things went wrong my faith wore somewhat

thin,

But all at once the dark clouds broke and sun peeped through again.

So Lord, help me not to gripe about the tough rows that I've hoed,

I'm drinking from my saucer cause my cup has overflowed.

If God gives me strength and courage when the way grows steep and

rough,

I'll not ask for other blessings 'cause I'm already blessed enough.

And may I never be too busy to help others bear their loads,

Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.

What Satan Fears Most

What Satan fears most

Is a man on his knees;

Not vast marching armies

With great weaponry.

He knows he can stand

Against the power of men;

To engage us in battle

Is mere sport to him.

But a man on his knees

With his head bowed in prayer

Is something quite different

To the prince of the air.

For when he sees us in prayer

To our God most high,

He knows we have seen

Through his devilish lies.

That's why Satan fears most

A man on his knees;

And we'll keep him trembling

If our prayers never cease.

Author Unknown

WINDSHIELD WIPER LESSON FROM A CHILD

Author Unknown

One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of

town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet

and slick.

Suddenly, my son Matthew spoke up from his relaxed position in the

front seat.

"Mom, I'm thinking of something."

This announcement usually meant he had been pondering some fact for a

while and was now ready to expound all that his seven-year-old mind

had discovered.

I was eager to hear. "What are you thinking?" I asked.

"The rain," he began, "is like sin and the windshield wipers are like

God, wiping our sins away."

After the chill bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond. "That's

really good, Matthew."

Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this little boy take this

revelation? So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain keeps on coming?

What does that tell you?"

Matthew didn't hesitate one moment with his answer: "We keep on

sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."

Who can drive in the rain again without thinking of this one???

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

lovestopaint — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:08:37 GMT

Ahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gloria I can taste those raspberries from here. LOL!!!

Counting my blessings.

Harlene(lovestopaint)

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