thanks for this word, it speaks so well to me right now. --- paul bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing > fulfilled is a tree of life. - Proverbs 13:12 > > Life is filled with disappointments. Many of God's > greatest servants experienced deep disappointment in > their journeys of faithfulness to God. Joseph, after > spending years as a slave and in jail for crimes > that he did not commit, revealed deep disappointment > when he was forgotten another two years in prison. > John the Baptist, when awaiting execution, doubted > whether Jesus was, in fact, the Christ because he > was sitting there awaiting his death. Elijah, losing > all hope and despondent to the point of death, asked > God to take his life in the desert; and Peter, who > left his fishing business and invested three years > of his life only to watch his Savior crucified, > wondered whether the purpose of those three years > could be justified. > > When life doesn't add up, it leaves the heart sick. > When we have done all we know to do and the formula > has not worked, it leaves us questioning. These are > times that try the very souls of men. There is no > human sense to be made of it. We are left with a > choice: to cling or not to cling. There are times > when holding on to our Master's robe is all that we > can do. It is all that He wants us to do. > > The heights by great men reached and kept > > Were not obtained by sudden flight; > > But they, while their companions slept, > > Were toiling upward in the night. > > Standing on what too long we bore, > > With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, > > We may discern-unseen before- > > A path to higher destinies! > > ~Longfellow > > There is only one answer to life's disappointments. > Like the psalmist, we must "Find rest, O my soul, in > God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my > rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not > be shaken" (Ps. 62:5-6). > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it." Matthew 11:12 Do you want to be a worldchanger? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldchangers2010/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldchangers2010/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldchangers2010/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/
