Thank you, Claudia. That was wonderful and very true! Elizabeth
--- On Mon, 1/5/09, Claudia Werner <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Claudia Werner <[email protected]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] OT:] Listen Up [Tuesday, January 6, 2009] > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 8:34 PM > I wanted to share this with all of you. > > * * * * * * * > > Today's Daily Encounter > > Listen Up > > "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted > among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."1 > > > > I have read how, in days of yesteryear, people used > ice-houses in order to preserve their food. I heard > how one man lost his pocket watch while working in > one of these ice-houses. He searched diligently for it > raking through all the sawdust on the floor--but > without success. Fellow workers also failed to find > it. > > > A boy who wanted to know what all the fuss was about > went into the ice-house, closed the door, and before > long he emerged with the watch. > > > "How did you do it?" the men asked. > > > "I closed the door," the boy replied, "lay > down with > my ear in the sawdust on the floor, and kept very > still. Soon I heard the watch ticking."2 > > > Many people ask, "Does God speak to people > today?" > And how would I know if God spoke to me? > > > Actually God speaks to us in a myriad of ways. But > unless we stand still long enough and listen with our > heart, we may never hear him. God may not speak in an > audible voice but he "speaks" very specifically > through his Word, the Bible. But we need to read and > study it to get his message. And God "shouts" > to us > through creation. As his Word, the Bible, says, "The > heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim > the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth > speech; night after night they display knowledge. > There is no speech or language where their voice is > not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, > their words to the ends of the world."3 > > > God also speaks to us through various circumstances. > Unfortunately, some of us don’t stop and listen until > a crisis hits us and causes us to slow down and take > stock of our life. > > > Basically, however, in life we see what we want to > see, we hear what we want to hear, and we pay > attention to what we want to pay attention. Hearing > God’s voice is a choice. If we truly want to hear it, > we will. > > > > Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you that you have > revealed yourself clearly to all of mankind especially > through your Word, the Bible, and through your > creation. Please help me to slow down and listen with > my heart to what you are saying to me. Help me to not > only hear, but also to obey. Thank you for hearing > and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus’ name, > amen." > > > 1. Psalm 46:10 (NIV). > > 2. Story taken from "Directions" by James > Hamilton. > > 3. Psalm 91:1-4 (NIV). > > * * * * * * * > > Daily Encounter is published at no charge by > ACTS International, a non-profit organization, > and made possible through the donations of > interested friends. Donations can be sent at: > http://www.actscom.com > > ACTS International > P.O. Box 73545 > San Clemente, California 92673-0119 > U.S.A. > > Phone: 949-940-9050 > http://www.actsweb.org > > Copyright (c) 2008 by ACTS International. > > When copying or forwarding include the following: > "Daily Encounter by Richard (Dick) Innes (c) 2008 > ACTS International. ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
