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- MINUTE VACATIONS [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/dailyfoodforthought/t/49148809e4e1fcb4
- THE CLIFF HANGER [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/dailyfoodforthought/t/5817d79f455b96d5
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Topic: MINUTE VACATIONS
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/dailyfoodforthought/t/49148809e4e1fcb4
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From: FOODFORTHOUGHT <dailyfoodforthought@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 24 02:31AM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/dailyfoodforthought/msg/ed67df13f3a94016
"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." Jeremiah 31:25
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 1
Chronicles 16:34, Psalm 106:1, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 118:1, Psalm 136:1,
Jeremiah 33:11
Minute Vacations
It is good to take time to 'stop and smell the roses'. It is good to
take vacations, where you can chill, and relax, and begin to notice
God's handiwork all around you. It is refreshing; you can breathe it
into your soul.
But sometimes we can't take vacation. We can't get away from our
routine. Sometimes when our feet hit the floor in the morning, that's
it! The only spare time you might have would be maybe the shower or in
the car! So you have to take minute vacations.
Minute vacations. Take a look out your window at the beautiful sky.
Glance at the flowers growing wild by the roadside. Look up to the
cloud patterns. See the brilliant shine on a tree with fresh
raindrops, the vivid variety of color in fruits and vegetables-
ordinary, every-day things. Take a deep breath, and realize, God is so
good, thank you Lord! Just begin to thank Him. It's amazing what can
happen simply by doing a seemingly insignificant thing like this.
It is good to take minute vacations, Especially when it is out of
doors. There is something healing about being outside, even for a
brief moment. And thank the Lord; it's habit-forming! An attitude of
gratitude will take you far, definitely promote change – a lightness
in your step and a smile in your heart.
Thank you Lord for helping us be aware of endless Minute Vacations
that you provide each day for us, amen.
inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
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Topic: THE CLIFF HANGER
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/dailyfoodforthought/t/5817d79f455b96d5
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From: FOODFORTHOUGHT <dailyfoodforthought@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 23 03:29PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/dailyfoodforthought/msg/ae24d834a9a54263
THE CLIFF HANGER
Author Unknown
August 23, 2011
A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day when he
accidentally got too close to the edge and fell. On the way down he
grabbed a branch, which temporarily stopped his fall. He looked down
and, to his horror, saw that the canyon fell straight down for more
than a thousand feet. He couldn't hang onto the branch forever, and
there was no way for him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff.
So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would
hear him and lower a rope or something. HELP! HELP! Is anyone up
there? "HELP!" He yelled for a long time, but no one heard him. He was
about to give up when he heard a voice.
"Jack, Jack. Can you hear me?"
"Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!"
"I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?"
"Yes, but who are you, and where are you?
"I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere."
"The Lord? You mean, GOD?"
"That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise if, you'll get me down from here, I'll
stop sinning. I'll be a really good person. I'll serve You for the
rest of my life."
Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's get you off from there; then we can
talk." "Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully."
"I'll do anything, Lord. Just tell me what to do."
"Okay. Let go of the branch."
"What?"
"I said, let go of the branch." Just trust Me. Let go."
There was a long silence. Finally Jack yelled, "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE
ELSE UP THERE?"
Have you ever felt like Jack? We say that we want to know the will of
God, but when we find out what it is, we can't handle it. Sounds too
scary--too difficult. We decide to look elsewhere. When He says, "Let
go of the things that stand between you and Me, and trust Me with your
life," it sounds pretty scary. But when we let go, we find freedom and
safety in His hands."
Thank you. Have a Blessed Day . . . and remember that Jesus Loves You
and so do I--and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it,
except to pass it on . . . and GOD BLESS YOU!
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has
prepared for those who love him." (1 Corinthians 2:9)
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