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The following is an incident about an engine failure in a giant ship. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to ...bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars. "What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill." The man sent a bill that read:...

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If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you. If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream – and not make dreams your master; If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat these two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are ...

It's hard to understand" by Bob Perks It's hard to understand sometimes, but easy enough to see. I try to make sense of things and fail to comprehend the magnitude, width and depth of all that is mine. Still with all of that clearly in front of me, I find myself whining still, because I don't have this or that. It wouldn't take much to see those around me lacking even the stuff that I enjoy and I am nowhere near a wealthy man by the world's standards. I have a simple house, a car, food, a wife and family who love me. I couldn't boast of a yacht, six figure income, tailored suits, shoes made in Italy, or more bathrooms than bedrooms in my home. Some of you may think that's not much. Still others may read that and say, I rent a small apartment with one bedroom that sleeps six. I can't afford to buy my child a toy boat to play with and my income is below the poverty line. As for clothes and shoes I thank God for the Salvation Army and my church. ...

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first work; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent. Revelation 2:4-5. Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor. (Ephesians 5:1-2). This is an admonishment for all of us to ‘walk in love’ as ‘Christ hath loved us’. Even as God orders our ways, we wish to say that our zeal for God is dwindling. I stand to be corrected but that passion ‘to always assemble’ and fellowship with God is quenching out. What might be the cause? Are we not doing something right as a family? Is there disorderliness in the house or have we forgotten all about what used to be our pride and joy. We should never lose sight of the fact that we are in WO...

A choice can be defined as an act of choosing, the right or ability to choose, a range from which to choose or something chosen. Choosing has a link with decision making. Before you opt for something, it is assumed that what you have decided on is the best you can lay hands on. Unfortunately, we forget that choice making deals with our will power. We forget who we are and therefore blindly take decisions without consultation or conviction. Humanity has been trained in a way to look away from one’s faults in the zeal of seeing to the well being of others. How pathetic? Let’s ask ourselves what we make of people who mess up when they are presented with real chances to make a head way? Yet we look at others with judgmental eyes forgetting are in this together. We blame Adam and Eve for eating of the Tree of Good and of Evil yet what do we do when we just have to tell a simple truth, we justifiably tell a lie and think we are smart and think we are better off than others… well this is a fo...

by Roger Carr Do you want to put a smile on someone's face? Maybe make their day a little bit brighter? It doesn't have to take much time or money on your part. In fact, many things can be done as a part of your normal routine and cost little or nothing. You won't know how many people are encouraged by your kindness because smiles are contagious. Try out one or more of these 7 ways today to put smiles on their faces. 1. Write an encouraging note to others that have encouraged you or that need encouragement. Handwritten notes that are given to encourage, not just for thanking someone for a gift, are rare. That makes handwritten notes even more special. Start a new practice of sitting down and writing an encouraging note on a regular basis. You just might start an epidemic! 2. Take a friend out to lunch or invite her to your home for a meal. You will get to know each other even better than you do right now. If you feel like being more adventurous, throw a party for several of...

Ruth went to her mail box and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She read the letter: Dear Ruth: I`m going to be in your neighborhood Saturday afternoon and I'd like to stop by for a visit. Love Always, Jesus Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table... 'Why would the Lord want to visit me? I'm nobody special. I don't have anything to offer.' With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty kitchen cabinets. 'Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to run down to the store and buy something for dinner.' She reached for her purse and counted out its contents. Five dollars and forty cents. Well, I can get some bread and cold cuts, at least.' She threw on her coat and hurried out the door. A loaf of French bread, a half-pound of sliced turkey, and a carto...

Right now at this very minute----------- someone is very proud of you someone is thinking of you someone cares about you someone misses you someone wants to talk to you someone wants to be with you someone hopes you aren't in trouble someone provided someone wants to hold your hand someone hopes everything turns out all right someone wants you to be happy someone wants you to find them someone is celebrating your successes someone wants to give you a gift someone think you ARE a gift someone hopes you are not too cold, or too hot someone wants to hug you someone loves you someone wants to lavish you with small gifts someone admires your strength someone is thinking of you and smiling someone wants to be your shoulder to cry on someone wants to go out with you and have a lot of fun someone thinks the world of you someone wants to protect you someone would do anything for you someone wants to be forgiven someone is grateful for your forgiveness someone wants to laugh with y...

Who will you believe? If the Pharisee were given the chance to pick disciples for Jesus, imagine what would have happened. Temple of Jerusalem Council or Pharisees and Sadducees Jerusalem Jesus Christ c/o Anywhere Judea, Dear Sir, PROPOSAL OF ADVICE It is in your own interest that we write you this letter. We have conducted a detailed human resource analysis of your choice of disciples and want to duly advice you. Upon research and interview we believe Simon Peter, John and James Zebedee, Mathew,...

It couldn’t be done Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it. Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that; At least no one ever has done it"; But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew he'd begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands to prophesy failure; There are thousands to point out to you, one by one, The dangers that wait to assail you. But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, Just take off your coat and go to it; Just start to ...

DO UNTO OTHERS. (Mat 6:12 CEV) Forgive us for doing wrong, as we forgive others. Man is a social being. We were made for relationships. Our souls can only thrive in healthy connection with others around us. Man is also possessive. We love authority and power. We love independence and will resist vehemently any action that seeks to restrict or restrain us and rob us of our freedom. This seemingly conflicting desires in man creates a world where relationships become very delicate and difficult to manage or handle. On one side, man wants companionship and the pleasure of dependence on a trusted and loved one, on the other hand, he wants independence and the freedom to do as he pleases. The ultimate aim of peaceful co-existence is to find a balance. I call these opposing sides the ME and YOU concepts. The ME concept seeks its own good and satisfaction. It delights in personal progress and advancement. The ME factor looks for situations and conditions that brings self satisfaction and litt...

THE DIVIDING LINE (Mat 25:44 CEV) Then the people will ask, "Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?" WE CAN no longer serve our Lord as they did in the days of His flesh, when they ministered to Him of their substance. But He has left behind His representatives, and whatever we do for them He takes as to Himself. Therefore we are debtors to all men; to every unit of the human family we must pay back a proportion of our infinite debt to the Son of Man from. Mat_1:14). The dividing line hereafter will not be a Credal one--not "How much do you believe?" Nor even a Devotional one--"How much did you pray?" But a Practical one--"What did you do?" The Apostle James shows that our faith is evidenced by our works (Jam_2:14-20). It is not enough to say "Lord, Lord!" We must show the same spirit as our Master in love for our fellows, or we shall be rejected at the last. The Lo...

WHAT DID YOU SAY? Many times our lives inevitably get intertwined with other people for the good or sometimes otherwise. As social beings it is absolutely impossible for us to live in isolation. As we go about our daily activities we are bound to interact at particular levels of association with our roommates, course mates, peers and others we might not have met before or even at times would never meet again. Our speech and actions are therefore very critical in these instances. A person can only be associated with integrity if he or she says what he means and mean what he says. The words we say whether we think about them or not, actually describe or portray a picture of our personality and image to those around us. The Bible talks a great deal about the tongue and how poisonous and deadly it is. In proverbs 10: 19-21, the writer makes an elaborate emphasis on the consequences of the words that comes out of the mouth of a wise man and a simple or foolish man. When G od was creating t...

WHAT DO YOU HAVE? And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, a rod. Exodus 4:2 RV God does not make any junk! I saw this very interesting statement on a car bumper sticker and it got me thinking. If God makes no junk, then obviously everyone God made, is making or will make had got something and just like everything God gives, if you do not accept it, He will not force it on you. So the question is what have you got? As long as that question remains unanswered in your life, you will lack any meaningful focus or vision. Unfortunately many people are under the notion that they got nothing and even if they do, it is insignificant or too small to make any meaningful impact. Well if you are one of those people, I’ve got news for you, you are wrong! Absolutely wrong! Do you think the omnipotent, omnipresent God will create an image of himself and make it useless or insignificant? God made man as stewards of his creation and just like any responsible master, he equip...

JUST DO IT! I will walk the skies, I will swim the oceans, I will climb the mountains, descend the valleys and ravines. I will cast my net far and wide, set out into the golden sunset. I am made for the top, there is nothing to hold me back. I will be the best, the first, the foremost, the standard. I will standout, be outstanding. I will reach out and touch the hearts of all I meet. I will create dreams of infinite possibilities. I will bless all I encounter, make better the path I thread. I will build bridges, fill gorges and make straight crooked paths. I will fly so high, shine so bright, laugh so hard, feel so much, run so fast and love so deep. I will write so much, sing so loud, dance so hard, live so well and care so much. I can see better now, The limitless possibilities, the freedom of the skies, the mysteries of the sea, the beauty of space. The myriad of colors, the blend of beauty, the symphony of sound. I can feel deeper too, The sadness of loss, the foolishness of pride...

THE LORDS’ PETITION. The lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in demand. He caused me to incline horizontally on photosynthesized flora. He directs me besides the stationary aqua. He reimburses my soul. He leads me in the passage of moral uprightness for the alphabetic construction of his divine dignity. Yea though I perambulate in the glen of the umbrage of mortality, I shall not be perturbed by any appalling catastrophe. For thou art with me, thy wand and thy crook they minimize my melancholy, thou organizes a table before me in the presence of my foes. You anoint my skull with oil, my chalice overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall precede after me all the earth rotations of my life. And I shall eternalize my habitation in the metropolis of divinity. Amen. DEESAM

MARKET IN THE CHURCH! And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money–changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers. (Mat 21:12-13 RV) These words continue to sound in the church but this time, instead of the people heeding and changing their ways for real ministry to occur, it appears we are deaf to the warnings of God. My father’s house has been turned into a den of thieves. The newest trend in the church is “anointing for sale”. Just as it was in Jerusalem 2000 years ago, it is happening in the house of God in our times too. In those days, doves, sheep, coins and other objects were sold in the temple to worshippers who had come to worship and sacrifice. These days, there are handkerchiefs, bottles of olive oil (sometimes vegetable cooking oil), water, porridge and other ite...

HOLD ON! How many times have you asked yourself if you could make it in this life? How many times have you wondered if things will really work out for you? I’m not sure you can easily recall the number of times. Quite often than not, we face uncertainties and difficulties in this life and we tend to lose focus and determination. In addition to loosing focus, we compromise on our standards and often times loose our vision and thus lose out on a brighter future. Unfortunately what we do not realize is that, our futures largely depend on us and we do have control over what happens to us. I am aware that as mortals there certain things we cannot control and thus we need God, to handle those things for us. The rest is by our own actions and inactions. If we make plans and pursue our dreams, we are sure to face failures and roadblocks, but what we need to realize is that, there is always a lesson to be learnt. If we go through difficult times and trials we are being prepared for roles we mus...

FOR YOU. When the leaves begin to fall When no one seems to stand tall When you are down on the floor With no hope at all When you start asking questions With no one to give directions Hope Then you will see the light Shining so bright Chasing away the fright Making everything alright It is only then you will realize That your dreams will only materialize If you learn to accept And embrace the concept That you are destined Highly esteemed By the king of glory And he says don’t worry Cos he already knows your story He is the author and finisher The beginning and the end Your broken heart, he will mend A helping hand, he will lend So hold on and be strong He will never do you wrong He will give you a new song Your life will be long This is amazing grace His loving arms that embrace And takes away disgrace You see, there is this race And it is such a craze But trust in His promises That what he says, he will do His love, ...

GIVE ME TO DRINK. It was a sunny day, and the woman trudged wearily under the sweltering heat of the midday sun. She was coming from the countryside carrying her pot to fetch water from Jacob’s well. She wouldn’t come in the late afternoon or morning because then she will have to listen to the lewd and snotty remarks of the other women and their children. Yes, she knew she wasn’t the most liked individual in Samaria but although there were a lot of people in the town with checkered pasts, they chose to pick on her every time. Perhaps if she came to the well in the afternoon, then nobody will be there to bother her. As she waddled wearily under the blazing sun towards the well, she was surprised to see a man sitting by the well. By the nature of his apparel and the manner of his appearance, one could easily see he was a Jew. What does a Jew want at this well? She thought. As she came closer, she could see the man was very tired and worn out. Well I would just fetch the water and be on m...