Hello my friends! Today Linus went to Benuza, the name of an appliance store, the one he was hoping to get a job - he went there to get a new filter for our fridge, for the water part on the stove. A man he used to work for at another appliance store that is no longer there anymore came up to him and asked if he was coming in to work - he said, no, and was told they were talking about him just recently and that he may get a call soon! That's the one I asked prayers for a long time ago, and almost gave up on! Maybe we should continue praying for this as he just loves selling appliances and that could be the answer to our prayers - he can do this with Lighthouse - May God's Will be done - Praise His Holy Name!!!I do hope I'll come back to this in the near future saying he's working for Benuza now! Heard from Darla - she and Greg are in Miami now - checking on a teaching and research job there. Feb. 6th she goes back to Fla. to Tampa for another interview! Leaving all this in the Hands of God - and asking again for your prayers - they are being heard!! Praise the Lord for all His blessings!!! Benuza has chairs, between working with customers, he'll have his own desk and chair and that will help his feet!
Choose the direction of your day and then make a point of enjoying your
choices.
Lord, help me to do what I can when I can, but also, help me to know when
doing
nothing is the better choice.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my
yoke is easy, and my burden is light." ~Matthew 11:28-30
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
In our times of meditation we can seem to hear: "Come to me, all you that
are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." Again
and again we can seem to hear God saying this to us. "Come to me" for the
solution of every problem, for the overcoming of every temptation, for the
calming of every fear, for all our needs ... physical, mental or spiritual,
but mostly "come to me" for the strength we need to live with peace of mind
and the power to be useful and effective.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that I may go to God today for those things which I need to help me
live. I pray that I may find real peace of mind.
HANDBOOK 2014
Author Unknown
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner
like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less
food that is manufactured in plants..
4.. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2012.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily.. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.
Instead invest your energy in the positive present Moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need...
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/
her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate
others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away
like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree..
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
BIG MUD PUDDLES AND YELLOW DANDELIONS
Author Unknown
When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are
going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing
white f luff you can wish on.
When I look at an old drunk and he smiles at me, I see a smelly, dirty
person who probably wants money and I look away. My kids see someone
smiling at them and they smile back.
When I hear music I love, I know I can't carry a tune and don't have
much rhythm so I sit self-consciously and listen. My kids feel the
beat and move to it. They sing out the words. If they don't know them,
they make up their own.
When I feel wind on my face, I brace myself against it. I feel it
messing up my hair and pulling me back when I walk. My kids close
their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it, until they fall to the
ground laughing.
When I pray, I say thee and thou and grant me this, give me that. My
kids say, "Hi God! Thanks for my toys and my friends. Please keep the
bad dreams away tonight. Sorry, I don't want to go to Heaven yet. I
would miss my Mommy and Daddy."
When I see a mud puddle I step around it. I see muddy shoes and dirty
carpets. My kids sit in it. They see dams to build, rivers to cross
and worms to play with.
I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from? No wonder God
loves the little children!!
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and
realize they were the big things.
I wish you BIG MUD PUDDLES and SUNNY YELLOW DANDELIONS
What Do You Do, When God Speaks to You?
(author unknown)
A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study.
The Pastor had shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice.
The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?"
After service he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they
discussed the message.
Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways.
It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home.
Sitting in his car, he just began to pray,
"God. . . If you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen. I will
do my
best to obey."
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought,
stop and buy a gallon of milk.
He shook his head and said out loud, "God is that you?"
He didn't get a reply and started on toward home.
But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk.
The young man thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the
voice of God, and how little Samuel ran to Eli.
"Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk."
It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the
milk.
He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home.
As he passed Seventh street, he again felt the urge, "Turn down that
street."
This is crazy he thought and drove on past the intersection.
Again, he felt that he should turn down seventh street.
At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh.
Half jokingly, he said out loud, "Okay, God, I will."
He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop.
He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi-commercial
area of town.
It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either.
The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the
people were already in bed.
Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house
across the street."
The young man looked at the house.
It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were
already asleep.
He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat. "Lord, this
is insane.
Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and
I
will look stupid."
Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk.
Finally, he opened the door, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the
door and I will give them the milk.
If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient.
I guess that will count for something but if they don't answer right away, I
am out of here."
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear
some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?"
Then the door opened before the young man could get away.
The man was standing there in his jeans and t-shirt. He looked like he
just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem
too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is it?"
The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought this to you."
The man took the milk and rushed down a hall way speaking loudly in Spanish.
Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen.
The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying.
The man had tears streaming down his face. The man began speaking and half
crying,
"We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of
money.
We didn't have any milk for our baby.
I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk."
His wife in the kitchen yelled out, "I ask him to send an Angel with
some...Are you an Angel?"
The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on
him
and put in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and the
tears were streaming down his face. He knew that God still answers prayers
and that God still speaks to His people.
God talks to us daily! We are to be in Obedience unto the functioning of the
Holy Spirit.
When God speaks to your heart of hearts, obey, for in your sacrifice of
obedience, God rewards you bountifully!
Praise God, for every opportunity to be used of Him, for He is Faithful to
answers prayers of those who seek Him.
Be Still
This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's always pray for one another.
The prayer:
Father,
Thank You for each and every day You have blessed us here on earth.
Thank You for Your tender mercies.
Thank You for giving us friends and family to share these Internet joys
with.
I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those I care deeply for who
are reading this right now.
Where there is joy, give them continued joy,
Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy.
Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence.
Where there is need, fulfill their needs.
Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings
In Jesus' name Amen.
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