Friday, January 23, 2009
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emails i collected long time ago...
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Subject: Fw: WHAT GOD CAN DO!
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> WHAT GOD CAN DO!
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> A poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked
into
a
> grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble
manner
> and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries! .
> She softly explained that her husband was unable to work, they
had
> seven children and they needed food.
>
> John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that
she
leave
> his store. Visualizing the
> family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just
as
> soon as I can." John told her he
> could not give her credit, as she did not have a charge account at
his
> store.
>
> Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the
> conversation between the two. The
> customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good
for
> whatever she needed for her family.
>
> The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a
grocery
> list?" Louise replied, "Yes sir."
> "O.K." he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and
whatever
your
> grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries."
>
> Louise, hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached
into
her
> purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it.
She
then
> laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still
bowed.
>
> The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when
the
> scales went down and! stayed down.
> The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer
and
> said begrudgingly, "I cant believe it."
> The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries
on
the
> other side of the scales. The scale did not balance. So he continued
to
put
> more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more.
The
> grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of
paper
> from the sc! ales and looked at it with greater amazement.
>
> It was not a grocery list. It was a prayer which said:
> "Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your
hands".
>
> The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood
in
> stunned silence. Louise thanked him and left the store.
>
> The customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said,
"It
was
> worth every penny of it."
> Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs.
> POWER OF PRAYER : When you receive this, say a prayer.
>
> That’s all you have to do. Just stop, whatever you are doing...
right
> now. Then please send this to all your friends and relatives.
>
> Don’t break this, please. Prayer is one of the best free gifts we
> receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards.
> Remember the five simple rules to be happy:)
> 1. Free your heart from hatred.
> 2. Free your mind from worries.
> 3. Live simply.
> 4. Give more.
> 5. Expect less.
>
> No one can go back and make a brand new start.
> Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
> God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,
sun
> without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for
the
> tears, and light for the way.
>
> Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you down a bit
but you
> enjoy the smooth road afterwards.
>
> Don’t stay on the bumps too long. Move on!
> When you feel down because you didn’t get what you want, just sit
tight
> and be happy, because God has thought of something better to give
you.
When
> something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it means. There’s
a
> purpose to life’s events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry
too
> hard.
> You cant make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who
can
be
> loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth. Its
better to
> lose your pride to the one you love, than to lose the one you love
because
> of pride. We spend too much time looking for the right person to love
or
> finding fault with those we already love, when instead we should be
> perfecting the love we give.
>
> Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can
take his
> place. Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows older.
Pass it
on
> to your dear friends . . I just did
>
aaron chua thanked jesus at2:32 AM
