Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Able to Forget?
One of the most precious gift God has given us is the ability to remember. There are plenty of hurts and disappointments in life that we should forget. But good memories become a treasure chest of priceless reminders of relationship shared and joys experienced.
Be like Paul in the Bible. His ability to remember his friends in Philippi brought him great comfort as he awaited trial in Rome, prompting him to joyfully pray for them. You could never have convinced him that comfort was found in being able to forget, because he rejoiced in being able to remember.
God gave us cherished memories. Cling to them when sorrows come. Never let today's burden erase yesterday's blessing.
Where is the heart that does not keep
Within its inmost store
Some fond remembrane hidden deep
Of days that are no more?
Phil 1:3
I thank my God everytime I remember you.
Give us the eyes of love
So we'll always see
The goodness in each other,
Secure us, Lord, in Thee.
Labels: Our Daily Bread
♥ - 12:28 AM
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Tell you a story.
A man was invited to the home of some friends for dinner. The food was superb except for the apple pie. Even so, he found something good to say about the pie.
Several weeks later, the man visited the friends again for dinner. This time, they had a cheery pie that was absolutely delicious. But the visitor didn't say one word about it. This bothered the hostess, so she finally blurted out," The last time you were here, I served you a pie that I was ashamed of, yet you were complimentary. Tonight I've served what I think is the best pie I've ever made, and you haven't said a word. Why?"
The man smiled and replied," The cheery pie tonight was fantastic, and the apple pie you served last time was not as good as this one. So you see, the apple pie needed more praise!"
Our relationships with people are like that - some need more encouragement than others. No matter how imperfect a person may seems or how poorly he performs, we should always try to find something to commend. All around us are discouraged people, perhaps even in our homes, who need "a good word" from us to cheer them up.
[I felt a little guilty after reading this. I could have been more encouragous alot of times (in school especially) but I failed to be. Nvm, I shall improve. Let's all look for ways to give those who needed some encouragement. (instead of all the gossip)]
Random..
A tiny grape that I admired for like 5 minutes before I ate it. You can see I even took a few photos of it. This is just one of the photos. WAHAA -.-
And a word that was lightly spoken,
Yet not in vain, for it stilled the pain
Of a heart that was nearly broken
Labels: Our Daily Bread
♥ - 1:50 PM
