Cybersalt News

Hey look - it's me again!  Where have I been?  All I can say is that I really am a pastor (as much as some of you may wonder) and sometimes church happens.  Hopefully my absence hasn't caused too many of you to stop loving me and if it has today is a great day for us to make up!

Speaking of Valentine's Day, I know lots about February 14th has more to do with making out than making up, but I really am trying to make your "today" better.  I hope I'm at least doing better than the guy in the picture at:
www.cybersalt.org/funny-pictures/valentines-back

Maybe my cause would be helped if I put James Snyder's story of how he met his wife (can you believe he originally thought he had a role in it) on the Cybersalt site at:
www.cybersalt.org/gods-penman/it-all-began-with-a-love-note 

If that doesn't help the day go better, perhaps my message from last Sunday will.  It contains some important principles that can help you have greater success in your romantic relationships.  You can listen to "Happy Valentine's Day, Samson and Delilah" at:
www.westsidefamily.org/messages/happy-valentine-s-day-samson-and-delilah

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing.

Valentine's Day

After she woke up, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine's day.  What do you think it means?"

"You'll know tonight." he said.

That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife.

Delighted, she opened it to find a book entitled "The Meaning of Dreams".

One-liner #0822

“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
- G.K. Chesterton

Matching Belt and Bag

"Buying your wife a matching belt and bag for Valentines Day is NOT a good idea if they fit the vacuum cleaner."

Quote #1272

"Life is full of commitments: Even when you are born there is a string attached."

Tell the Secret

A woman named Vicki once knew a young person at church named Betty. Betty always seemed effervescent and happy, although Vicki knew she had faced struggles in her life. Her long-awaited marriage had quickly ended in divorce. She had struggled to get a grip on her single life. She hadn't chosen it, but she decided she would live it with utmost enjoyment and satisfaction. Betty was active in Sunday school, in the choir, as a leader of the junior high girls' group, and in the church renewal movement. Vicki enjoyed knowing Betty. Betty's whole face seemed to smile.

One day Vicki asked Betty, "How is it that you are always so happy, you have so much energy, and you never seem to get down?"

With her eyes smiling, Betty said, "I know the Secret!"

"What secret is that, what are you talking about?" Vicki asked.

Betty replied, "I'll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the Secret with others."

Vicki agreed, "Okay, now what is it?"

The Secret is this: "I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to make me happy and meet my needs. When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches. I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do. HE has never let me down. Since I learned that Secret I am happy."

Vicki's first thought was, That's too simple! But upon reflecting over her own life she recalled how she thought a bigger house would make her happy - but it didn't! She thought a better-paying job would make her happy - but it hadn't. When did she realize her greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren, playing games, eating pizza or reading a story, a simple gift from God.

Betty knew the secret, Vicki learned the secret, and now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy. Only GOD in His wisdom can do that. Trust HIM!

And now I pass the Secret on to you!