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AND For Facebook Users: Please Like Me here... http://tinyurl.com/cma6all AND Please Share This email with All Your Friends And Family! ^~^ May God SUPER BLESS You As You Do! THANK YOU! -<>- * NOTE: An easy way to adjust the size of print in email or any page is to hold down the Ctrl tab while moving the scroll button on the mouse. You can also use the keyboard to change the font size in your web browser or emails. Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the + key for larger text or the - key for smaller text! ================ >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) . . . . ,-,--. __| //``-, \ \_`\ )\a-a-? \ \ \_`(_=_/_-`__ \__, , \| | _ _,' ___7 ) | (_)(_`__(_,---' | ( _( ) | / /_| |________| __/__/__|__|_________) _________(__,_|)/ (__)|/____\(_______________ mic I am very pleased to announced we have 2 new sponsors! Welcome to the world of Ideal Home, established 1920. They’ve spent the past 99 years helping and inspiring homeowners and renters alike to get the most out of their property – whatever its size or style. They’re proud to take a democratic approach to home design. Ideal Home is not the Style Police making judgements about style, taste or budgets - They simply showcase the very best ideas, best new products, best houses, so anyone can put together their own unique mix. They think creating a home should be fun and exciting, and that’s how they want you to feel. Be sure to give them a few minutes and check them out here: Ideal Home: How to make a DIY pallet wine rack https://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/diy-pallet-wine-rack-253469 Our 2nd new sponsor is Omaha Outdoors. Omaha Outdoors LLC is a family-owned retail firearm dealer located in Rosenberg, Texas, founded on the mission to deliver high-quality firearms, gun parts, and accessories, as well as the hunting and shooting gear you need, all at a fair price. 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First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were OK. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround- sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! We had the good fortune to grow up as kids in America, before the government regulated so much of our lives "for our own good." Give thanks, for such an age will never occur again. -- author unknown -<>- An activist is not a person who says the river is dirty. An activist is the person who cleans up the river. -- Ross Perot >MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE by Diane Velikis I remember receiving the call around 11:30pm. With caller ID I knew it couldn't be good news from my mother. "Diane, your sister has been life-flighted to Scranton. There's been an accident. I received a call from the hospital. Right now she's being operated on. That's all I know." "I'm on my way, mom." The drive was 45 minutes, and we had no idea what caused the injury. Was it a car accident? No information was released. Waiting patiently for hours in the waiting room, a brain surgeon came out and gave us the grim news. Her prognosis was she was brain dead, with little hope of survival. A passing motorist saw her lying on the road and called 911. I remembered seeing her lying there in a coma, with life support allowing her chest to rise with each breath. I remembered watching my watching mother reaching for her daughter's hand, and sobbing at the sight of her swollen bandaged head. Joni died at age 45, an unsung hero who donated her organs in spite of the cruel and calculated attempts of a cover-up from a hit-and-run driver. My sister was a giver, even in her death. Eventually police were able to gather forensic evidence which led the man to turn himself in weeks later. Naturally any blood alcohol could not be traced. Before the actual sentencing we received word from a married gentleman with one child who received my sister's heart. The transplant went well and Joni's heart had immediate function. He was very thankful for the opportunity to still have time to spend with his family. Her bone marrow and tissue along with her kidneys were able to help countless others. It was up to me to face the judge, and the man who left her on the road to die. I remember my final words to the court were something like this: "I conclude your honor with an imploring plea from my family that you will consider the maximum penalty on behalf of my sister and our family. It cost my sister her all -- we believe it should cost him his all." Being the oldest child I don't know what was more heartbreaking. Losing my sister, or watching the devastating effects it was having on my parents. The judge told me what the state sentencing guidelines required him to hand down. I had already done my homework and was prepared for the slap on his wrist. He faced a one year prison sentence for the murder of my sister! The reporters who followed me out of the courtroom asked if I was satisfied. My statement was, "I believed the judge did all he could do because of state legislation. I don't believe the sentence was enough, but I know he did the best he could." I had been researching night after night. Something was wrong with Pennsylvania hit-and-run laws. There was a loop hole that was allowing people to get away with murder! When I stumbled across the hit-and-run laws of all 50 states, my crusade began. Armed with information and statistics, I was prepared to wage war, and phoned WILK talk show host Sue Henry and was soon invited as a guest speaker the day after my sister's killer was sentenced. A few days later the local news headlines read: "CRUSADE to change PA. Hit-and-run law gets lawmakers' attention. Sister's death moves Velikis to close loophole." Periodic contact and updates continued. We are still waiting for a bill to be passed. The the ball is in motion. It still needs to be presented before the house, but God used me and my sister as a vessel. Finally, now I have peace. The two things we did have in common were writing, and I know had it been me lying on the road that day, she'd have been trying to do something -- anything -- to make this world a better place. -- Diane Velikis __________________________________________________ Diane is a Pennsylvania licensed realtor and has worked diligently to have Pennsylvania's hit-and-run laws changed. She caught the ear of her state representative, Phyllis Mundy, who wrote up a bill. In introducing the bill, State Rep. Mundy stated, "A drunk driver who hits someone and takes off, and is later tried and convicted on a hit-and-run charge, receives a lesser punishment than he would had he stayed at the scene to render assistance or simply faced up to what he did. This loophole makes no sense from a legal standpoint, and it certainly makes no sense to victims and their families." =========================================================== >-->From Daily Encounter: , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >Mysterious Ways of God "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct [make straight] your paths."1 Patricia Saint John wrote about Mary, an English nurse who at the time was working in a mission clinic in an Arab country. "One morning she and her assistant, Fatima, needed to travel eight miles to another village. They caught a bus that was going in their direction. But after a few miles, the bus driver passed their stop and kept on driving. The bus driver ignored the women's pleas to return to the road that led to their village. Mary became upset, but Fatima remained calm, recalling their morning prayers asking for God's guidance. "Finally, the bus stopped at the foot of a hill, many miles from Mary's and Fatima's homes. At this stop, there was an old woman with a baby in her arms. She walked up to Mary and presented the baby to her. The poor child had a severe eye infection and needed immediate medical attention to save her eyes. "Mary asked the old woman how she knew to find help here so far from the main village. The old woman replied that a man had come to her in a dream and told her that the English nurse would be waiting at the end of this road the next day. Mary and Fatima had made no plans to come anywhere near this village. They couldn't have anticipated that a rude bus driver would leave them many miles from their designated stop. Yet God had told this desperate woman where to find them. Mary treated the baby's eyes; within days the infection was gone. Later, Mary and Fatima had the opportunity to give their Christian testimony to many people in that village because of their meeting with the old woman and the baby."2 Sometimes we may not understand why God allows obstacles in our lives. We may even confuse those obstacles with unanswered prayers. However, God is always in control and always answers our prayers. His answer may not play out how we had envisioned, but if we trust Him, we can be sure that all things will work for our good and according to His plan. Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you that when I trust in you with all my heart and continually commit my life and way to you, you do direct my path. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus Christ's name, amen." 1. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV). 2. Patricia Saint John in Finding God Between a Rock and a Hard Place, compiled by Lil Copan and Elisa Fryling (Wheaton, IL.: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1999), pp. 106-110. Cited on http://www.sermons.com/. <:))))>< , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >A View from the Heart "When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, 'Surely the Lord's anointed [for king] stands here before the Lord.' But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'"1 Today's society, at least here in America, places tremendous emphasis on physical appearance -- for both men and women. If, for example, two men of equal qualifications apply for the same job, the tallest man is most likely to be appointed. Carlos Romulo, a Foreign Secretary of the Philippines, is only 1.626 meters (approximately 5'4"). He was very self-conscious about his height until he visited Tussaud's Wax Museum in London and discovered that he was 50 millimeters (2 inches) taller than Napoleon Bonaparte (who became known as "the little corporal"). He promptly discarded his elevated shoes. William Wilberforce was another small man. He was known for his eloquence and, in 1780 at the age of twenty-one, entered the British Parliament. Six years later he joined Thomas Clarkson and began his fight against slavery even though the bill to end the slave trade didn't become law until 1807--twenty-one years later. More than any other person, Wilberforce helped end the British slave trade. Often in life many of the great achievements have been accomplished by those who have had a serious setback, a major limitation or handicap, or a significant failure of one kind or another, but have overcome their defect and risen above their circumstances to achieve the worthwhile goals they had set for themselves. With God's help you and I can do the same. It's not our outward appearances that God looks on. He sees our heart and wants us to use the gifts we have been given--not the gifts that others have. Suggested prayer: "Dear God, I'm available for you to use. Help me to see and believe in myself as you do and set to work to fulfill my God-given life purpose. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus Christ's name, amen." 1. 1 Samuel 16:6-7 (NIV). <:))))>< When copying or forwarding include the following: "Daily Encounter by Richard (Dick) Innes (c) 2016 ACTS International. =========================================================== >-->From Archives InspiredBuffalo: * '''`````''' * * * ..i' q. * .poj; \*. . oKPO THk .k {HHk` THH, dH, ;YJH. YHHk {HHk :lHHk jHHH} THHk `NJHH, .HHHl' THHk, lHHHHk jHHHHP THHHi:, `GHHHHH,. .'HHHHH `THHHHHHi\WHHHHHkoo....ooooojHHHHHHF `*THHHH`THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHl "BLACK STONE" `*THHHYHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHI `*THHYHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH} Art by `*THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH} Sanfu `THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHP `THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH| >Lord, Lord, Why did You make me Black? Why did You make someone The world wants to hold back? Black is the color of dirty clothes; The color of grimy hands and feet. Black is the color of darkness; The color of tire-beaten streets. Why did You give me thick lips, A broad nose and kinky hair? Why did You make me someone Who receives the hatred stare? Black is the color of the bruised eye When someone gets hurt. Black is the color of darkness, Black is the color of dirt. How come my bone structure's so thick; My hips and cheeks are high? How come my eyes are brown And not the color of the daylight sky? Why do people think I'm useless? How come I feel so used? Why do some people see my skin And think I should be abused? Lord, I just don't understand. What is it about my skin? Why do some people want to hate me And not know the person within? Black is what people are "listed", When others want to keep them away. Black is the color of shadows cast. Black is the end of the day. Lord, You know, my own people mistreat me And I know this just isn't right. They don't like my hair or the way I look. They say I'm too dark or too light. Lord, don't You think it's time For You to make a change? Why don't You re-do creation And make everyone the same? GOD ANSWERED Why did I make you Black? Why did I make you Black? Get off your knees and look around. Tell Me, what do you see? I didn't make you in the image of darkness, I made you in the Likeness of ME! I made you the color of coal From which beautiful diamonds are formed. I made you the color of oil, The Black Gold that keeps people warm. I made you from the rich, dark earth That can grow the food you need. Your color's the same as the panther's Known for (HER) beauty and speed. Your color's the same as the Black stallion, A majestic animal is he. I didn't make you in the Image of darkness. I made you in likeness of ME! All the colors of a Heavenly Rainbow Can be found throughout every nation; And when all of those colors were blended well, YOU BECAME MY GREATEST CREATION. Your hair is the texture of lamb's wool. Such a humble, little creature is he. I am the Shepherd who watches them. I am the One who will watch over thee. You are the color of midnight sky. I put the stars' glitter in your eyes. There is a smile hidden behind your pain. That's why your cheeks are so high. You are the color of dark clouds formed When I send My strongest weather. I made your lips full so when you kiss The one that you love, they will remember. Your stature is strong; your bone structure, thick To withstand the burdens of time. The reflection you see in the mirror... The image looking back at you is MINE. Inspired by the book of Genesis 1:26a and 27a&c And God said, Let us make man in Our image, after Our Likeness ... So God created man in His own image ... Male and female created He them. RuNett Nia Ebo Copyright © 1994 --- ...The 'image of God' is spirit - See this teaching... Body Soul Spirit http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Word/BODY_SOUL_SPIRIT.htm -<>- __.-, __.-, __.-, (_.--' (_.--' (_.--' _ _ _ (_`--, (_`--, (_`--, ahk '-' '-' '-' >Shake it Off! Failure, rejection, and guilt are some of the side effects of living life in a sin sick world and we are all going to experience them at some time or another. Its not a matter of if, but of when. We need to know how to deal with them. Instead of getting shook up, we need to shake off. We need to know that our security is not based on our worldly success or rejection, and that failure is never final with God. When we confess our guilt to God or to others we may have wronged and ask for forgiveness with godly sorrow and repentance there is absolutely no reason in the world for us to hold on to guilt. If we do not learn to shake off failure, rejection, or guilt we are doomed to the crippling effects of living as losers instead of as the winner’s Christ has made us to be when we receive by grace through faith the salvation and righteousness He died to earn for us. When we learn, by the grace of God, to shake off the failures, rejections, and guilts of our yesterdays and focus on moving on to the bright future God has prepared for all those who love Him and are called according to His purposes, we can be sure that God can and will create a new heart and renew a right spirit within us as He did for David and the disciples. God will not only restore the joy of our salvation when we shake off our sins through daily confession and repentance, He will provide the all sufficient grace to see us through any other failures, rejections or sins that might beset us. What peace and joy there is in learning how to “shake it off.” --- ...It goes for other rejections as well... Matthew 10:14 [14] And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. -<>- -._ _.--'"`'--._ _.--'"`'--._ _.--'"`'--._ _ dariusz szenfeld '-:`.'|`|"':-. '-:`.'|`|"':-. '-:`.'|`|"':-. '.` : '. '. '. | | | |'. '. | | | |'. '. | | | |'. '.: '. '. : '. '.| | | | '. '.| | | | '. '.| | | | '. '. : '. `. ' '. `.:_ | :_.' '. `.:_ | :_.' '. `.:_ | :_.' '. `.' `. `-..,..-' `-..,..-' `-..,..-' ` ` >God and Science God is sitting in Heaven when a scientist says to Him, "Lord, we don't need you anymore. Science has finally figured out a way to create life out of nothing. In other words, we can now do what you did in the beginning'." "Oh, is that so? Tell me..." replies God. "Well," says the scientist, "we can take dirt and extract cells and extract DNA from it and breathe life into it, thus creating man." "Well, that's interesting, Show Me." So the scientist bends down to the earth and starts to get the soil. "Oh no, no, no..." interrupts God, ( I love this ) "Get your own dirt." -<>- _______ /______/"=, [ | "=, "=,, [-----+----"=,* ) (_---_____---_)/ (O) (O) Emiliano >"Charged Up" It was a Saturday afternoon, Mark kissed me and the kids good-by, and was out the door. He was on his way to Church to meet with his friend, and band member Mike, to practice for an upcoming concert. Minutes after he went out the door, he was back inside. He said that the station wagon wouldn't start. The battery was dead, no lights, no radio, nothing. At first I couldn't understand what could have happened. I was the last to drive it a few days earlier. As I thought back, I had a faint memory of my two young boys playing with the over-head reading lights. I must not have paid enough attention, and left them on. Mark pulled the van around and hooked up the jumper cables. I tried turning over the engine in the station wagon, all I got was clicking noises. "Try again", Mark said, ...more clicking noises. We let it charge awhile, revving up the van a little. I tried it again, this time along with the clicking, was the sound of the radio. More waiting while it charged, then another try, it came very close to starting, another try, and thank God, it started! I like to think that I am full of spiritual power all the time, but sometimes I feel like that drained battery, and what I need is a direct link to the power source (God); Jesus being sort of like my jumper cables, and the Holy Spirit being the power. I remember my dad telling me that you have to start a sitting car once in a while or the battery would go bad. When we get away from our power source for a long period of time, our power can slowly drain. And if we're not careful, Satan will find ways of draining that power even faster (like that light that was left on drained the station wagon battery). So if you've been at a spiritual stand still for a long time, or Satan has found a way to speed up your draining process, give yourself a chance, don't try the ignition and give up! Hook up, charge up, be patient, and let God's power grow! ~ Connie Cameron -<>- ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 8 .d88 8 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooood8888 8 8888888888888888888888888P" 8888 oooooooooooooooo 8 8888888888888888888888P" 8888 8 8 8 8888888888888888888P" 8888 8 d8 8 8888888888888888P" 8888 8 d88 8 8888888888888P" 8888 8 d888 8 8888888888P" 8888 8 d8888 8 8888888P" 8888 8 d88888 8 8888P" 8888 8 d888888 8 8888oooooooooooooooooooooocgmm8888 8 d8888888 8 .od88888888888888888888888888888888 8 d88888888 8888888888888888888888888888888888888 8 d888888888 8 d8888888888 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 8 d88888888888 d ...oood8b 8 d888888888888 d ...oood888888888888b 8 d8888888888888 d ...oood88888888888888888888888b 8d88888888888888 dood8888888888888888888888888888888888b >Lost Files by Ellie Braun-Haley Heartsick and in a state of shock, I sat at my desk unwilling to believe I had just lost more than a year's worth of research. The research, a compilation of personal true stories, was slated for my second book on angels and heavenly intervention. That day I had intended on making a back-up copy of my files and was distracted by phone calls. Thinking I was all done I placed old files into the trash on my computer and emptied it. Within seconds I realized what my distraction had just cost me. I had inadvertently deleted all the files. My stomach felt ghastly and fighting tears, I called out to my husband, "Shawn, if I empty the trash on my computer, is everything really gone?" I know he heard the distress in my voice because he was up the stairs in seconds, "What's happened?" he asked. I tried to explain what I'd been doing but somehow had gotten mixed up and deleted all the files, rather than just the old copy. Then I sat there in a state of shock. The lost "angel file", was a collection of stories from writers in a number of different countries and by losing the file I lost not only the material but all the contact names and addresses. With the file gone, there was no way to back track and ever locate those same stories. I was devastated, not believing that with one simple click, I had committed such a costly blunder. Now no one would ever read the story about an angel's visit to a young, lost 11 year old boy, and no one would read about the wondrous works of angels as they lifted a car to save the occupants from an accident. I sat there thinking about the many stories, those that demonstrated the power of prayer, and those that showed God's miracles in our lives and others that reminded us that death is not forever. I remembered how a tragedy was averted when one writer spoke of hearing the words, "GO CHECK THE BABY NOW." I recalled the words of a little boy to his mother, words that gave her a cherished night with her son the night before his death. I sat there with the beauty of the stories rushing through my mind and I felt heartsick that now I could not share the beauty of these hope-filled stories with readers My husband sat at the computer searching for the missing files. We have a program especially designed for locating any file within the system. Shawn provided the program with the name "angels" and the response indicated that "0" (zero ) files existed. He checked through systems but nowhere in the system was a file hiding called "angels". In fact nowhere could the word "angels" be found. It was as if the entire file had never existed. He turned and looked at me, "I'm sorry honey, there's nothing there." I looked at him, fighting tears and speechless. I silently pleaded with God for help. Shawn gathered me into his arms. "I'm sorry honey, the file is gone. There's nothing." When he left the room, I sat in front of my computer, numb with shock. Unwilling to let go of hope that somehow this stuff would show up I went through the same steps that Shawn had just performed but the response still came back, "Zero files found." I continued sending out my distress signal to the only power I knew who could make things better and for the third time I used the search program to find the deleted files. Unbelievably the Finder suddenly gave me a positive response. I held my breath and stopped moving. I just sat there looking at the screen and the the name of the file that my program had discovered. It was "Angels On Earth". Daring to hope that my prayers had indeed been answered, I shouted for Shawn. I was paranoid about touching anything. Shawn returned, sat at the computer and within moments we were staring at this huge file. All the stories were there. Everything that I had deleted had been returned. Awed and overwhelmed, I stood beside him, tears just flooding my eyes. An immense feeling of gratitude and relief washed over me and gratefully I sent up my silent words of "thank you." "I guess we just didn't scroll all the way up the first time," Shawn offered as an explanation. "Sweetheart, you saw it was gone. You saw the Find program tell us more than once that the file did not exist." Shawn I prayed for help and got it." Shawn just smiled at me. "I'm glad it's recovered honey," he said. Well there are some things that we just don't argue about but personally, I think I just got mail from God. 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Well into Oregon the train came upon broken tracks due to ice. The passengers were taken off the train and loaded onto buses at about 8:30 p.m. Via phone calls to the train company, I monitored my 77-year-old mother's progress, and was upset to learn of the delays. The phone calls were frustrating, to say the least. I finally learned that the passengers on the bus had arrived in Eugene around 11:20 p.m. I wondered what she would do when she arrived in Eugene in the middle of the night. I was sure she would be wrung out after her 23-hour trip, and wondered how she would get her car. Mom had left her car in a parking lot next to the train station. She had told us that when she departed, "a nice young man took her keys and locked her car". Even if she was able to get her car, she still had an hour's drive home. When I was finally able to contact her, she said the "nice young man" was standing at the train station waiting for her when the bus arrived at 11:20 p.m.! He had been monitoring the situation and knew she would not be able to get her car. He opened the parking lot, carried her bags to her car, and told her to follow him to a motel, then made sure she got checked in. I still can't believe someone did this. This man has a family and it was the middle of the night, yet he met my mother to make sure she got her car and got to a motel safely. I asked mom who he was and where he worked. I called him and thanked him on behalf of our whole family. He acted like it wasn't a big deal, and was so nice. Well, his wonderful deeds were a very big deal to my mom and all of her very grateful children. =======HeroicStories======= >-->From LaughAndLift: "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark: the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." - Plato ,. (\(\) ,_ ; o > {`-. / (_) `={\`-._____/` | `-{ / -=`\ | .="`={ -= = _/ /`"-. (M==M=M==M=M==M==M==M==M) \=N=N==N=N==N=N==N=NN=/ \M==M=M==M=M==M===M=/ \N=N==N=N==N=NN=N=/ jgs \M==M==M=M==M==M/ `-------------' >I Just Want My Chicken (Adapted by Louis Lapides, from Still More Hot Illustrations, pg. 177) One fine evening Chad walked into a fast food chicken place and bought a nine-piece bucket of chicken. He took his meal to the park for a romantic picnic under the moonlight with Karla, his woman. Upon reaching into the container of chicken, however, Chad received a surprise. Instead of chicken he discovered what was apparently the restaurant's night deposit-nine thousand dollars. The young man brought the bucket back and asked for his chicken in exchange for the money. Expensive chicken! The manager, in awe of the man's honesty, asked for his name and told him he wanted to call the newspaper and the local news station. Chad would become a local hero, an example of integrity and morality that would inspire others! The hungry man shrugged it off. "My date's waiting, I just want my chicken. No publicity, please!" The manager's amazement over Chad's humility almost overwhelmed him. He begged again to be allowed to tell the story on the news. At this, Chad became angry with the manager and demanded his chicken. "I don't get it," the manager responded. "You are an honest man in a dishonest world! This is a perfect opportunity to show there are people still willing to take a stand for what is right. Please, give me your name and also the name of the woman in the car. Is that your wife?" "That's the problem," said Chad. "My wife is at home. The woman in the car is my girlfriend. Now let me have my chicken so I can get out of here." It is easy to look first-rate to people who don't know us. We can keep the high visibility of our misdeeds in check. Since we all want to look good to others, this ambition can provide a strong motive for self-discipline. But when it comes to the low visibility of our thought life, we are not as careful. After all, who is going to see what occurs in our hearts? So we settle for looking good on the outside but concealing a private world made up of thoughts we would not want anyone to uncover. Yet our fiercest battles lie in this low visibility arena. The answer to winning the battle for our secret life is to open ourselves to self-examination by God's loving and gentle Spirit. King David prays in Psalm 139:24, "See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (NIV). Sure, we would prefer not to hear any bad news about our secret sins. But we need to hear the "bad news" if we are to mature and be transformed by God. The willingness to hear hard truth is vital for anyone who loves wisdom. In the end, the truth may sound like bad news, but it is just what we need. --- ...Reminds me of this... If you are going to a church and it's patrons openly flaunt their sins before you and everyone else, then it would be good to go to your church leaders and ask them why they have not spoken to them about this. Where are we to learn about being pleasing to God if not in church? If the church doesn't help in correcting people, who will? 2 Tim.3: [16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: See these Fine Teachings... The God Breathed Word http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Advanced/The_God-breathed_Word.htm Righteousness http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Promises/RIGHTEOUSNESS.htm That Man May Be Perfect http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Advanced/That_Man_May_Be_Perfect.htm -<>- \ /\ 7_\ \, / {))) _/|,~, ((( / ())) )__/)))) /(\|((( | (/ /_|\\ | \ \|\(` | \ // \\ | \ ejm // \\ |_____\ == == -- -' >Scriptural References to HUMILITY (By Ron Rhodes) Be clothed with humility~~~~~~~~~~~~~Col. 3:12; 1 Pe. 5:5 & 6 Be compassionate and humble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 Pe. 3:8 Be humble and gentle~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ep. 4:2 Consider others as better~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ph. 2:3 Do not praise yourself; let others do it~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Pr. 27:2 God gives grace to the humble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Pr. 3:34; Ja. 4:6 God guides the humble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ps. 25:9 God humbles the prideful~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Is. 13:11; Da. 4:37 God prospers the humble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Job 5:11 God saves the humble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 S. 22:28 Humble will be exalted~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mt. 23:12 Humble will be filled with fresh joy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Is. 29:19 Humble will be honored~Pr. 15:33; 18:12; 29:23; Lu. 14:11; 18:14 Humble yourselves before Lord~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ja. 4:10 Humility brings healing~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 Chr. 7:14 Humility brings wisdom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Pr. 11:2 Lord supports the humble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ps. 147:6 Seek humility~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zep. 2:3 Show humility toward all men~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tit. 3:1 & 2 Walk humbly with your God~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mi. 6:8 "Yes, pride is a perpetual nagging temptation. Keep on knocking it on the head...As long as one knows one is proud one is safe from the worst form of pride." - C. S. Lewis "The best definition of humility I ever heard was this -- to think rightly of ourselves." - C. H. Spurgeon SUBSCRIBE INFO Want to receive a Christian inspirational item AND great clean humor in an email to you each day of the week? It's easy and FREE! Read all about Laugh & Lift at http://www.laughandlift.com ========================================================== . | . \ | / `. \ ' / .' `. .-*""*-. .' "*-._ /.*" "*.\ _.-*" : ; ____ """"': .. ; _.-*" \ `.__.' / "*-._ .' `-.__.-' `. bug .' / . \ `. / | \ ' | ` >-->A Laugh A laugh is just like sunshine it freshens all the day. It tips the peak of life with light, and drives the clouds away. The soul grows glad that hears it, and feels its courage strong. A laugh is just like sunshine for cheering folks along. A laugh is just like music it lingers in the heart, And where its melody is heard, the ills of life depart... Happy thoughts come crowding... it's joyful notes to greet. A laugh is just like music for making living sweet. ~ Author Unknown May God's Blessings Abound to You and Your Loved Ones ALWAYS! (¯`v´¯) `*.¸.*´ ¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•. Huggums!... :) Shangy! >Updated FUN STUFF URLS - Oh Yeah Shangy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/urls.html FUN URLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -->ShangyFunList AD RATES: $25 will get your a message (of up to 40 words) out to all web site list readers. Email me to secure dates. 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