Message From Richard
Greetings my brothers and sisters and welcome to our latest edition of Gods Faith Book's weekly newsletter.
I want to take this moment to wish you all a Very Happy and wonderfully Blessed New Year. We have been growing and expanding our site to accommodate the needs of all of members. I am now asking for your help and guidance. Many members have inquired about setting up a Christian dating site as part of our venue. We have several hundred members that we know of that are single and are looking for a safe dating site that will cater to Christians and Christian principles. We are now investigating the possibility of setting up a section of our site that will cater to Singles interested in meeting other single Christians. I need your feedback and comments regarding this new venture. Let's get this discussion going and bring all your questions and comments for everybody to share.
Remember, that this site does not belong to one person, it belongs to all of you. Without YOU, there is no US. Always Dare To Dream.
"Thank You Lord for this day, and for all you have done for us. Lord forgive us our sins, and help us with forgiveness of others. Lord please heal our bodies, minds and hearts, so that we are free and healthy in body, mind and Spirit. Lord may you guide , protect and provide for our family needs. In Jesus name we pray. Amen"
WE ARE IN JESUS HAND SO DON'T WORRY HE IS ALWAYS WITH US.
GOD'S GRACE IS WHAT ENABLES YOU TO BELIEVE IN HIM. SO THANK HIM EACH DAY FOR REVEALING HIMSELF TO YOU!
DON'T KEEP GODS FAITH BOOK A SECRET--SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
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Remembering The Time by Jean V. Dickson
"I remember back to when we still lived in Saskatchewan. Your Aunt Hazel was only 15 but even then she loved to cause trouble. I remember the time ...."
Aunt Hazel - could they tell stories about the disreputable Aunt Hazel. Whenever they talked of Hazel, mom would shake her head, her forehead lined with disapproval.
Aunt Hazel wasn't the only member of our family with a propensity for naughtiness. If I had been born 50 years before, Uncle Henry would have been telling stories about me. But I wasn't, so it was up to my father to fill the role.
Getting a story out of my father was harder than finding a dry spot under a waterfall. Except for when it came to telling this story about me. "When you were little, we were building this house. One weekend, I got up early in the morning, had my breakfast and then headed out to where I had left my tools. When they weren't there, I figured a certain little monkey had taken them."
He would peer at me over the top of his bifocals and continue, "I never would have guessed you had buried them - right there, out in the back yard, under the fir trees."
But that's not the only story that could have provided listening entertainment for the family circle. Uncle Henry could have said of another one of my exploits, "Spur of the moment - you never did think ahead, Jean."
It was seeing that garter snake that put the awful idea in my head. At three, I wasn't scared of snakes. But at 42, my mother was petrified of them. So when I saw that snake I saw the means to get back at my mother for some imagined wrong. Giggling with glee, I picked up that snake, and carried it to our front door. Holding the snake in the one hand, I opened the mail slot with the other. Slowly I forced the snake through the opening and into our front hall. I hugged myself with delight, relishing my mother's shriek of fear. Unfortunately I didn't think about what would happen afterwards.
You would think I had learned my lesson by the time I hit my teen years. But at 14, I was just as bad as ever. My sister and I were vacationing in the Hawaiian Islands. Gail had visited the islands three years before and was passionate about infecting me with her appreciation for them.
"Oh, Jean, you'll love the seven sacred pools."
I turned towards her with a look that said exactly what I thought. You see I had met a cute teenage boy the day before. I wanted to spend this day with him.
But my sister insisted on sharing this special place with me. Disregarding the oppressive humidity and heat, Gail bundled me into the car. An hour into one 180 degree curve after another, the sight of that peaceful flock of sheep at the side of the road was just too much for me. I started shouting, "Baaaaaa, Baaaaa" every time my sister honked the horn, just before heading into another one-lane blind curve. After 4 corners, my sister turned to me and roared, "Shut up! You're a bad girl."
Did I listen to her? Yes - and no. Because I didn't stop misbehaving - but I did catch on to that phrase. And instead of yelling, "Baaa," for the next two hours I shouted, "I'm a baaaad girl, a baaaad girl."
If Uncle Henry had heard this story, he would have stated, "You always were a bad girl...but I never thought you would have admitted it yourself."
Now I realize that I'm giving you the impression that everything I did was bad. But that isn't the case. I did do a lot of good things - for instance....
Now, just give me a few minutes - perhaps I can think of something....
That, ladies and gentlemen, is my point. We love to remember the bad things. We laugh at how Uncle John can't hold down a job. Or how Susie is late for everything - even her own wedding.
Michael Michalko tells a true story about a company that commissioned a consulting firm to determine why one department was creative and another wasn't. After a year of intensive study, the consultants discovered that the only difference was that the creative team saw themselves as creative - while the low performers believed they weren't.
The moral of the story is that: what you believe about yourself - becomes reality. And our family stories are the soil from which these beliefs grow.
I was fortunate, because even though my actions were often less than sterling, the only naughty episode my mother and father reminded me of was burying my dad's tools. All their other stories were of achievement and success. As a result, I grew up believing I was smart, artistic, and able to conquer the largest challenge. Aunt Hazel wasn't quite as fortunate.
We all have stories that we tell in our family circles. I urge you to let your stories be positive. Grow your family's character by dwelling on strengths, not weaknesses.
Who knows what would have happened to the disreputable Aunt Hazel if 50 years before some of our family stories had started, "Hazel, now she sure is one clever woman. I remember the time..."
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Group Profile - Singles Living for Christ
Hello singles! This group is going to be all for you and it will be interactive and updated regularly. We are here to encourage each other, lift one another up, and remind each other that it is OK to be single. Whether or not you stay single or God provides you with that special someone, we are here to talk about being single and living for Christ - all its trials and joys. We are here to share testimonies and encourage each other. Please join us and share your testimonies regarding singleness and encourage each other!
Just an addition, this is NOT a place to find a date or to act as a internet dating website. Please do not use it for this purpose. Also, practice purity and holiness as we are called to as Christians. God bless you, singles!!
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Weekly Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus, our sinful nature not only has no reverence or respect for You and Your church, it is repulsed by all good. We must continue our struggles against these sinful impulses and thoughts, and put the old Adam to death. Inflame our hearts through the wonders of Your love, the great blessedness of Your kingdom, that others may be infected with Your love. May all that we do be out of love for You and Your church - and for no other reason. So may we enhance, rather than detract from, the glory of Your kingdom. Amen.
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