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The Earth, God's Gift, Our HomeGod has created a truly beautiful world for us to live in. It's so hard to understand why people would want to destroy such a beautiful creation! God has given us the wonderful gift of life on this glorious planet...what can you do to repay Him?? Give Him your life - it's that simple, give up your all and follow Him. That is all He wants. Go outside sometime and listen to the wind, if you listen close enough you'll hear God calling out your name. Look up to the skies and if you look hard enough you'll see God's face shining through everything. God is in you and me...all you have to do is find Him. |
The StormBy John Davis
When I was walking home I shielded my body from the thumping rain. It came
down in blankets and didn’t want to stop. After a bad day I didn’t care. I
was mad. When I got home I immediately threw my things down in front of the
house threw my arms in the air and began to yell, Can’t you do any better?!?
Can’t ruin my day anymore so bring on this damn storm! Let’s see what you
got God!
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Give it your best shot! I got inside threw my things on the couch
and stomped to my room.
I changed into warmer clothes and dried off. I sat
in front of the TV in my room and cried. About an hour passed and I ceased
to notice a storm. I walked out the front door letting the screen door slam
behind me. What I saw made me do a double-take. God didn’t intensify the
storm but instead calmed it.
The clouds were breaking up and rainbows
flooded the sky.
The water dripped off the leaves gently splashing on the
ground.
The most brilliant sunset I ever saw was before me. I had yelled at
God. I told Him I wanted to see what he’s got. I didn’t understand. It didn’t
make any sense. I expected to open the door and see terror; instead I saw
peace. Why? Then it made sense. I told Him I wanted to see what He’s got
and He showed me. Looking at the sunset it glowed with such gleam I expected
to see God standing right in front of it.
The Trouble TreeAuthor Unknown I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: (a flat tire made him lose an hour of work & his electric drill quit) his ancient one-ton truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier. Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again. "Funny thing is," he smiled", when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before." |
The Stream
Author Unknown
Just down the road from my house there is a stream that normally flows freely through the woods. One day, I noticed that the flowing had slowed to a trickle. As I turned to look down the stream, I discovered the cause of the problem. At a bend in the water's path, a soggy old rag was caught on the rocks. Behind the rag were several other bits of trash, each one catching on the previous blockage. What began as a slight hindrance had become a major one because the very first one had not been removed. It was at that moment that I started thinking about a similar situation that was going on in my life. Normally in my relationship with God, there is a peace and an accompanying freedom. At this time however, there was a hindrance, and the flow of His life in me was not as free as it normally is. Even so I knew, because of the promises in His Word, that He had not left me ... God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5) I fished the trash out of the stream and immediately the steady flow returned. Then, there in the woods, I took care of some business with God: confessing and letting go of resentments that had been too long unattended, as well as a lack of trusting Him. I removed the debris inwardly and walked back to the house with my peace restored and the stream within moving freely again. Jesus referred to this stream as a well of living water within us that springs up to eternal life. (John 4:14) If you have never experienced this inner flow of peace and fellowship with God, it can be yours today by placing your faith and trust in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Ask His Spirit to cleanse and fill you. And if like me, the stream within has become clogged with debris, remember the following: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) "Spring up oh well within my soul, spring up oh well and make me whole. Spring up oh well and give to me that life abundantly." |
God, Are You Real?Author Unknown The child whispered, "God, speak to me" And a meadowlark sang. But the child did not hear.
So the child yelled, "God, speak to me!" And the thunder rolled across the sky.
But the child did not listen.
The child looked around and said, "God let me see you" and a star shone brightly. But the child did not notice. And the child shouted, "God show me a miracle!" And a life was born. But the child did not know. So the child cried out in despair, "Touch me God, and let me know you are here!" Whereupon God reached down And touched the child. But the child brushed the butterfly away And walked away unknowingly. |
Through children's eyesAuthor 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 fluff, 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 clothes 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!! |
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