~pt 2~DONKEY TRACKS"
~~
from: The White
Donkey Society
~TRAILS of LIVING~
HOW
BIG IS YOUR FRYING PAN?
Are you setting your sights too low?
I
heard of a woman who fished all morning and never caught anything.
But a man
in the next boat was reeling in a fish every time she
glanced over. Then, to
make matters worse, he kept the small ones and threw the large ones back into
the water!
She couldn't stand it any longer. She called over to him, "How
come
you're throwing the big ones back?"
He answered by holding up a
little frying pan.
We may think that is silly but, in our minds, don't we all
hold up
frying pans? Every time we throw away a big idea, a magnificent dream
or an exciting possibility, are we measuring it against a small frying pan? We
talk about making more money or becoming more successful, but I believe
that this concept works in other, and sometimes more important areas, as
well. We can love more than we ever dreamed possible! We can be happier and live
more fully than we ever thought
we could! What we can do or become is limited
more by the size of the
frying pan in our minds than by actual
circumstances.
Author Brian Tracy reminds us that "you are not what you
think you
are, but what you think, you are." Think big. Dream big. Pray
big...
and look for big results. It all begins with changing the size of
your
thinking.
What would happen if you threw away the frying pan you have
been using to measure the size of your dreams, and replaced it with a larger
one?
What would happen if you decided that it may really be possible
to
have a better relationship with the one you love, or that you
actually
can be happier and more fulfilled than you are now? What
would
happen if you decided never to settle for anything less than what
you
truly want? What if, from now on, you threw the little fish back
and
kept the big ones?
And what if you decided to begin today?
- Steve
Goodie
~TRAILS
of LIFE~
"Love
Adds The Chocolateâ
A house is a house is a house--until love comes through the door,
that is. And love intuitively goes around sprinkling that special
brand of angel dust that
transforms a house into a very special home for very special people: your
family.
Money, of course, can build a charming house, but only
love can
furnish it with a feeling of home.
Duty can pack
an adequate sack lunch, but love may decide to tuck
a little love note
inside.
Money can provide a television set, but love controls
it and
cares enough to say no and take the guff that comes with it.
Obligation sends the children to bed on time, but love tucks
the
covers in around their necks and passes out kisses and hugs (even to
teenagers!).
Obligation can cook a meal, but love
embellishes the table with a
potted ivy trailing around slender candles.
Duty writes many letters, but love tucks a joke or a picture or
a
fresh stick of gum inside.
Compulsion keeps a sparkling
house. But love and prayer stand a
better chance of producing a happy
family.
Duty gets offended quickly if it isn't appreciated. But
love
learns to laugh a lot and to work for the sheer joy of doing it.
Obligation can pour a glass of milk, but quite often love will
add a little chocolate.
--James S. Hewett
~TRAILS of SCRIPTURE~
âIntruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed
up by his fleshly mindâ Colossians 2:18b , KJV
3000 BC
----- Wheel Invented
0800 ---------- Gun Powder Invented
1752 ----------
Electricity Invented
1885 ---------- Combustion Engine Invented
1903
---------- Airplanes Invented
1910 ---------- Talking Motion Pictures
Invented
1928 ---------- Penicillin Invented
1930 ---------- Computers
Invented
1946 ---------- Microwave Oven Invented
1957 ----------
Satellites Invented
1967 ---------- Hand Held Calculator Invented
1979
---------- Cellular Phones Invented
1981 ---------- Space Ships Invented
1990 ---------- World Wide Web Invented
2000 ---------- Light traveling
300 times faster than speed of light measured
Interesting list of events
in human history spanning about 5,000 years!
As time marches on man achieves
more and more. And the more man achieves the more âpuffed upâ he becomes and
appears the less he trusts in what God has to say.
An article form the
Denver Post,
5/30/00, p. 2A,
"Raising the speed of light," states: âThen an American researcher decided to
see what would happen to the speed of light in a special chamber. He built a
clear chamber filled with cesium gas. When a pulse of light was sent through it,
the light went through the chamber at 300 times the speed of light. This is so
fast that the main pulse of light exited the chamber before it went in!â
It
is clear to me that as man continues on his journey through life the creation
story is relevant and current. An all powerful and knowledgeable creator would
have no problem making such a pulse of light while we âpuffed upâ humans take
5,000 years to find it! And then when we find it we toot our horn and say, âLOOK
WHAT WE FOUND?â
Copyright (c) 2005 - Pastor Bill - Christian Cyber
Ministries -
~TRAILS of
PRAYER~
Dear Lord, "I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men; I was
given weakness, that I might feel the need of God!" ... Oh Lord, we each
need to be humbled at times, for it is easy, especially for those in positions
of power, to have an excessive estimate of their own self-worth. ... Forgive me,
Lord, in my own circumstance, if I get carried away and develop an exaggerated
opinion of my authority. Help me, Lord, to keep a proper understanding of WHO
YOU ARE, and who I am. ... Remind all who are in positions of leadership,
whether in government, business, teaching or parenting, that we each have a duty
to lead responsibly, and to set a good example for others to follow. ... Oh
Lord, help me in reading this prayer to acknowledge Your sovereignty, Your
superior knowledge, Your love and concern for me, and my need to seek Your
guidance each day. In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
~TRAILS of a RIDER of
GRACE~
Today is my
birthday. We thank the
Lord for all the many blessings that I have received these 64 years.
Everyone of you are a blessing to me. I thank God for everyone of you that
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support.
In the Agape Love of Jesus Christ, Jimmy
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