Everyone else has a web site these days, so I figured, why not me, too? A LOVE STORY
One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the sunrise.
Ah the beauty of God's creation is beyond description.
As I watched, I praised God for His beautiful work.
As I sat there, I felt the Lord's presence with me.
He asked me, "Do you love me?"
I answered, "Of course, God! You are my Lord and Saviour!"
Then He asked, "If you were physically handicapped, would you still
love me?"
I was perplexed. I looked down upon my arms, legs and the
rest of my body and wondered how many things I wouldn't be able to
do, the things that I took for granted.
And I answered, "It would be tough Lord, but I would still love
You."
Then the Lord said, "If you were blind, would you still love my
creation?"
How could I love something without being able to see it?
Then I thought of all the blind people in the world and how many of
them still loved God and His creation.
So I answered, "It's hard to think of it, but I would still love
you."
The Lord then asked me, "If you were deaf, would you still listen to
my word?"
How could I listen to anything being deaf? Then I understood.
Listening to God's Word is not merely using our ears, but our
hearts.
I answered, "It would be tough, but I would still listen to Your
word."
The Lord then asked, "If you were mute, would you still praise My
Name."
How could I praise without a voice? Then it occurred to me: God
wants us to sing from our very heart and soul. It never matters what
we sound like. And praising God is not always with a song, but
when we are persecuted, we give God praise with our words of thanks.
So I answered, "Though I could not physically sing, I would still
praise Your Name."
And the Lord asked, "Do you really love Me?"
With courage and a strong conviction, I answered boldly, "Yes Lord!
I love You because You are the one and true God!"
I thought I had answered well, but God asked, "THEN WHY DO YOU SIN?"
I answered, "Because I am only human, I am not perfect"
"THEN WHY IN TIME OF PEACE DO YOU STRAY THE FURTHEST? WHY ONLY IN
TIMES OF TROUBLE DO YOU PRAY THE EARNEST?"
No answers. Only tears.
The Lord continued: "Why only sing at fellowships and retreats? Why
seek Me only in times of worship? Why ask things so selfishly? Why
ask things so unfaithfully?"
The tears continues to roll down my cheeks.
"Why are you ashamed of Me? Why are you not spreading the good
news? Why in times of persecution, you cry to others when I offer My
shoulder to cry on? Why make excuses when I give you opportunities
to serve in My Name?"
I tried to answer, but there was no answer to give.
"You are blessed with life. I made you not to throw this gift away.
I have blessed you with talents to serve Me, but you continue to
turn away. I have revealed My Word to you, but you do not gain in
knowledge. I have spoken to you but your ears were closed. I have
shown My blessings to you, but your eyes were turned away. I have
sent you servants, but you sat idly by as they were pushed away. I have
heard your prayers and I have answered them all."
"DO YOU TRULY LOVE ME?"
I could not answer, How could I? I was embarrassed beyond belief.
I had no excuse. What could I say to this?
When my heart had cried out and the tears had flowed, I said,
"Please forgive me Lord. I am unworthy to be Your child."
The Lord answered, "That is My Grace, My child."
I asked, "Then why do you continue to forgive me? Why do You love
me so?"
The Lord answered, "Because you are My creation. You are my child.
I will never abandon you. When you cry, I will have compassion and
cry with you. When you shout with joy, I will laugh with you. When
you are down, I will encourage you. When you fall, I will raise you up.
When you are tired, I will carry you. I will be with you till the
end of days, and I will love you forever."
Never had I cried so hard before. How could I have been so cold?
How could I have hurt God as I had done? I asked God, "How much do
You love me?"
The Lord stretched out His arms, and I saw His nail-pierced hands.
I bowed down at the feet of Christ, my Saviour. And for the first
time,
I truly prayed.
A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER
I asked God to take away my pain.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is
learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to
me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.
I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
If you love God, send this to ten people and back to the person that
sent it.
THIS DAY IS YOURS DON'T THROW IT AWAY.
"To the world you might be one person. But, to one person you just
might be the world."
this a very touching story ......have very blessed day my friends and GOD BLESS us all ......
WHERE WAS HE WHEN I NEEDED HIM?
Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the Surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: "How is my little boy? Is he going to be O.K.? When can I see him?" The Surgeon said, "I'm sorry, we did all we could." Sally said, "Why do little children get cancer, doesn't GOD care anymore? GOD, where were you when my son needed you?" The Surgeon said, "One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes to let you spend time with your son's remains before it's transported to the university". Sally asked that the nurse stay with her while she said good-bye to her son. Sally ran her fingers through his thick red curly hair. The nurse said, "Would you like a lock of his hair?" Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of his hair and put it in a
plastic bag and handed it to Sally. Sally said, "It was Jimmy's idea to give his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else, and that is what he wanted. I said, No at first, but Jimmy said, "Mom I won't be using it after I die, maybe it will help some other little boy to be able to spend one more day with his mother".
Sally said, "My Jimmy had a heart of Gold, always thinking of someone else and always wanting to help others if he could". Sally walked out of the Children's Hospital for the last time now after spending most of the last 6 months there. She sat the bag with Jimmy's things in it on the seat beside of her in the car. The drive home was hard and it was even harder to go into an empty house. She took the bag to Jimmy's room and started placing the model cars and things back in his room exactly where he always kept them. She laid down across his bed and cried herself to sleep holding his pillow. Sally woke up about midnight and laying beside of her on the bed, was a letter folded up. She opened the letter, it said:
Dear Mom,
I know you're going to miss me, but don't think that I will ever forget you or stop loving you because I'm not around to say I LOVE YOU. I'll think of you every day mom and I'll love you even more each day. Some day we will see each other again. If you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, he can have my room and my old stuff to play with. If you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things as us boys do, so you will have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like. Don't be sad when you think about me, this is really a great place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything here. The angels are so friendly, and I love to watch them fly. Jesus doesn't look like any of the pictures I saw of Him, but I knew it was Him as soon as I saw Him. Jesus took me to see GOD! And guess what Mom? I got to sit on GOD'S knee and talk to Him like I was somebody important. I told GOD that I wanted to write you a letter and tell you good-bye and everything, but I knew that wasn't allowed. God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter with. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel that is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him about.
"Where was He when I needed him?" God said, "THE SAME PLACE WHEN JESUS WAS ON THE CROSS. I WAS JUST RIGHT THERE, AS I AM ALWAYS WITH ALL MY CHILDREN." Oh, by the way Mom, nobody else can see what is written on this paper but you. To everyone else, it looks like a blank piece of paper. I have to give God His pen back now, He has some more names to write in the Book Of Life. Tonight get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great. I almost forgot to let you know - Now I don't hurt anymore, the cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me suffer the pain either, so He sent The Angel of Mercy to get me. The Angel said I was Special Delivery! Signed with love from: God & Jesus & Me
REMEMBER MY FRIENDS, WHATEVER MAY HAPPEN ....... I KNOW WE ALL HAVE QUESTIONS BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US ..........IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT GOD SAID "I AM HERE" ........ GOD BLESS US ALL!
I woke up this morningand knew that today,the sun would not be shining
and the clouds would be gray,
As I stepped outside, rain fell upon my head. My car wouldn't start so I
walked to work instead.I forgot all of my work I took homefrom the office,
The coffee machine didn't workand the boss was screaming,
I dropped my head in disgustand ask the Lord forone request.
"Lord, why is it thatthings won't go my way?"He gently replied,
"Dear child it is because you didn't thank me yesterday. I woke you up and
enabled you to see the sun again.
I gave you shelter, protected your family, and even let you make a new
friend. I blessed you far greater than I ever had before.
But you were to busy to thank me once more. You didn't feel sick because I
maintained your health.
You had money in your pocket because I maintained your wealth. You had
shoes on your feet and clothes to wear, too.
You had plenty of food to eat, and what did you do? You ignored me and went
about your tasks.
But when you wanted something you never hesitated to ask. I was there when
you needed me and that wasn't too long ago.
But when things started going your way, it was me you did not know. As if
that weren't enough, I provided your favorite luxuries.
This was something I didn't have to do-they weren't even necessities.
And when it was time to get on yourknees and show your gratitude,
You decided that after such a fulfilling day, you weren't in the mood. So I
decided to give you just a little test.
To show you how it would feel to stop being blessed." I began to realize
what the Lord was saying.
And when I got home, I fell to my knees and started praying. He said, "My
child , you have learned and you know I do forgive.
But remember this day as long as you shall live.
I love filling your life with joy,and your pain I'll alleviate it
But just a simple thank you would show how much you appreciate it."
Jesus at The Window.
There was a little boy visiting his
grandparents on their farm. And he was given a
slingshot to play in the woods. He practiced in the
woods, but he could never hit the target. And
getting a little discouraged; he headed back to
dinner.
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet
duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot
fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it.
He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the
dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister
watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said thing.
After lunch that day Grandma said, "Sally, let's
wash the dishes." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny
told me he wanted to help in the kitchen." Then she
whispered to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny did
the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children
wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, "I'm sorry
but I need Sally to help make supper." But Sally
just smiled? and said, "Well that's all right
because Johnny told me he wanted to help." She
whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went
fishing and Johnny stayed to help.
After several days of Johnny doing both his
chores and Sally's, he finally couldn't stand it any
longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he
had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a
hug, and said, Sweetheart, I know. You see I was
standing at the window and I saw the whole thing.
But because I love you, I forgave you. I was just
wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave
of you."
Moral of The Story: Whatever is in your past,
whatever you have done that the enemy keeps throwing
in your face (lying, debt, fear, hatred, anger,
unforgiveness, bitterness, etc.), you need to know
that Jesus Christ was standing at the window and He
saw the whole thing. He wants you to know that He
loves you and that you are forgiven. He's just
wondering how long you will let the enemy make a
slave of you. The great thing about God is that He
not only forgives you, but He forgets. Go ahead and
make the difference in someone's life today.
Share this with a family member or friend.
Remember that Jesus is at the window...
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