thats really encouraging sha , thank you very much
On 21/05/2009, Karambakuwa Elisha <[email protected]> wrote:
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> * The Daily Encourager*
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> *The Perfect Mistake*
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> May 19, 2009
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> *The Perfect Mistake*
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> My mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was
> building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to orphanages in
> China. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his
> glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions,
> he realized what had happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket
> unnoticed and fallen in one of the crates, which he had nailed shut.
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> His brand new glasses were heading for China! The Great Depression was at
> it's height and Grandpa had six children. He had spent $50 for those glasses
> that very morning. He was upset by the thought of having to buy another
> pair. "It's not fair," he told God as he drove home in frustration. "I've
> been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now
> this."
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> Months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United
> States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him in China, so
> he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. The
> missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness in supporting
> the orphanage. "But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses
> you sent last year. You see, the Communists had just swept through the
> orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.
> Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.
> Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so
> my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your crates
> arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses
> lying on top."
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> The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, still
> gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued, "Folks, when I tried on the
> glasses, it was as though they had been custom made just for me! I want to
> thank you for being a part of that." The people listened, happy for the
> miraculous glasses. But the missionary surely must have confused their
> church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their list of
> items to be sent overseas. But sitting quietly in the back, with tears
> streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter
> had used him in an extraordinary way.
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> There are times we want to blame God instead of thanking Him! Perhaps it is
> something we ought to try more often, "Thank you God for not allowing my car
> to start this morning." He may have been saving your life from a car
> accident. May God bless your day today. Look for the perfect mistakes.
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> *"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
> God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28)*
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