Please Read for Inspiration Part 2

[cmc]

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.

Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

I needed a reminder. Thanks ray!

[cmc]

The Bible in 50 Words

God made, Adam bit, Noah
arked, Abraham split, Joseph
ruled, Jacob fooled, bush talked,
Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued,
people walked, sea divided,
tablets guided, promise landed,
Saul freaked, David peeked,
prophets warned, Jesus born,
God walked, love talked, anger
crucified, hope died, Love rose,
Spirit flamed, Word spread, God
remained.

Author unknown

[best]

A father tells ...


One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets
of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the
roads are wet and slick.

Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen,
spoke up from her relaxed position in her seat. "Dad, I'm
thinking of something."

This announcement usually meant she had been pondering some
fact for a while, and was now ready to expound all
that her six-year-old mind had discovered. I was eager to hear.

"What are you thinking?" I asked.

"The rain!" she began, "is like sin, and the windshield
wipers are like God wiping our sins away."

After the chill bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond.
"That's really good, Aspen."

Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this little girl take
this revelation? So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain
keeps on coming? What does that tell you?"

Aspen didn't hesitate one moment with her answer:
"We keep on sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."

I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on.



In order to see the Rainbow, you must first endure some Rain.

[stud0134]

Wow I started this thread years ago when I was really struggling with recovery and one day I found this web site and god was a huge part in my recovery. Every time I would start to struggle from day to day in my recovery I would read inspiring story's to lift me and keep me going. Well when I found this place I thought maybe I could share what works for me and I looks as if it did. This really warms my heart to see this thread is still going strong after all these years. Its been awhile since I have been here so I see there are allot of really good stories that I get to Read and I am excited about that. anyways thank you everyone who has kept this thread alive and kicking these stories saved my life and if it saved mine it can save others.

love you all
Chris George/stud0134

[cmc]

Welcome Chris! It's nice to see you back.

[rayofsunshine]

Sometimes we wonder, 'What did I do to deserve this?' or 'Why did God
have to do this to me?' Here is a wonderful explanation!

A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong: she's
failing algebra; her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend
is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she
would like a snack, and the daughter says, 'Absolutely, Mom, I love
your cake.'

'Here, have some cooking oil,' her Mother offers.

'Yuck,' says her daughter.

'How about a couple raw eggs?'

'Gross, Mom!'

'Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?'

'Mom, those are all yucky!'

To which the mother replies: 'Yes, all those things seem bad by
themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make
a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go
through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts
these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have
to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!