Inspiration

Imagine yourself walking along The High street of life and each of the shop fronts has something to entice you in:

The Materialism shop offers you all the creature comforts you could ever want, but they must be returned, left right where they are when you come to the end of the street.

There are many different kinds of relationship shops that you may hop in and out of, but they may also throw you out at a moments notice and each one may leave it’s own individual scar.

Then there are the religious shops which will cause you to appear to have found an element of respectability but will tie you up in knots with the contractual complexities.

And then there is a rather straight and narrow shop and it does not appear to have nearly as many customers as the others, but it keeps all it’s promises and will attend to your every need even though what is on offer remains simple and has never changed with the latest fashions. It will supply all that is required for you to pass on from the High Street of Life to the Road of Eternal life.

Each shop is a voice calling to you. Which will you listen to?

- Neil Winterton(UK)

I asked God to take away my habit.

God said, "No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up."

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.

God said, "No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary."

I asked God to grant me patience."

God said, "No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned."

I asked God to give me happiness.

God said, "No. I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you."

I asked God to spare me pain.

God said, "No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me."

I asked God to make my spirit grow.

God said, "No. You must grow on your own! , but I will prune you to make you fruitful."

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.

God said, "No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things."

I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.

God said, "Ahhhh, finally you have the idea."

Four-year-old Little Johnny asked, "Mummy, where do babies come from?

"The stork, dear." replied Johnny's Mom.

"Mummy, who keeps bad people from robbing our house?" Asked Little Johnny.

Johnny's mother answer, "The police, dear."

"Mummy, if our house was on fire, who would save us?"

"The fire department, dear."

"Mummy, where does food come from?"

"Farmers, dear."

"Mummy?"

"Yes, dear?"

"What do we need Daddy for?"

During a temporary shutdown of operations at a large plant, trained police dogs were hired to protect the building from vandalism. A company executive who was unaware of the new regime arrived at the plant early one morning.

As he was walking down the corridor to his office, he came face to face with one of the dogs, accompanied by his trainer.

The dog reacted to the presence of the stranger by baring his teeth and uttering a menacing growl. The executive froze to the spot. The trainer shouted in an authoritative tone the command: "Sit!"

The unnerved executive promptly sat down on the floor.