WWJD club

[HeReignsInMe]

Great advice for the day! I know I'm going to need it, and could really use some prayers that seek God's will and do what is right-- not being swayed by my personal opinions and emotions in dealing with some neighborly issues today.

Will pray for you as well.

Blessings,

Melissa

 

[cristianna]

Thank you HeReignsInMe.

 

[spiritwinds]

You are welcome, Cristianna. Have a blessed day.

 

[HeReignsInMe]

Thank you HeReignsInMe.

You're welcome!

 

[wolfman544]

Okay!

I have good news to report. I did call Bro. Calvin this morning; I waited until about 10 a.m. because he's not a morning person, lol.

I apologized sincerely and he accepted my apology graciously. I'll be meeting him there at the shelter to help with the class next Monday.

Also, my heart, which was very burdened down with sin yesterday (I sinned against my brother) is light and free today

There are more details to this story....but perhaps I will write it down in my blog someday.

God bless you all! I am never too old to learn something new everyday. Jesus has fresh manna for us daily.

I love this WWJD club!

good on ya
that's great to hear

Good morning friends. I hope each of you has a blessed day in the Lord. Remember to be thoughtful, compassionate, and patient with those who are around you. Give to someone who is in need, and be at peace with everyone.

Wonderful advice my friend.

Great advice for the day! I know I'm going to need it, and could really use some prayers that seek God's will and do what is right-- not being swayed by my personal opinions and emotions in dealing with some neighborly issues today.

Will be keeping you in prayer

 

[cristianna]

Thank you wolfman.

 

[PaladinWithGun2]

Fellowship is like light: you don't know how alone you can be until it's gone. Good thing there's so much light here. God Bless all here.

 

[cristianna]

Fellowship is like light: you don't know how alone you can be until it's gone. Good thing there's so much light here. God Bless all here.

WOW! Excellent words!

Happy Friday everyone!


I'm calling my neighbor today. I'm tired of this emailing back and forth that seems to be doing nothing but hurting each other. My intent was to not cause any harm, but apparently I have. I pray, PRAY, P-R-A-Y God leads the conversation and my words to erase the hurt feelings and smooth out the road of friendship.

 

[spiritwinds]

 

[spiritwinds]

May each of you have a blessed day in the Lord and continue to be a blessing to others. Remember to count your blessings and to give thanks to our Great Father for each of them.

 

[wolfman544]

Fellowship is like light: you don't know how alone you can be until it's gone. Good thing there's so much light here. God Bless all here.

that is very true my friend

WOW! Excellent words!

Happy Friday everyone!


I'm calling my neighbor today. I'm tired of this emailing back and forth that seems to be doing nothing but hurting each other. My intent was to not cause any harm, but apparently I have. I pray, PRAY, P-R-A-Y God leads the conversation and my words to erase the hurt feelings and smooth out the road of friendship.

I will keep you in prayer and your neighbor

Good Morning

May each of you have a blessed day in the Lord and continue to be a blessing to others. Remember to count your blessings and to give thanks to our Great Father for each of them.

thank you for all the encouraging words

 

[4Everloved]

Hi. Blessings to all of you!

I found this story at another site this morning. The story touched me, and I wanted to share it here with you all. You will see what I mean when you read it.

___________

"EXCUSE Me, ARE YOU JESUS?"
-Author Unknown.

As you read this think about what you would do!

A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales
convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they
would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their
rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen
inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples.
Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they
all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly missed boarding.

ALL BUT ONE !!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with
his feelings, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl
whose apple stand had been overturned.

He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told
one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home
destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned
to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.

He was glad he did.

The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears
running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time
helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled
about her, no one stopping and no one to care for her plight.

The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples,
put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he
did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and
bruised; these he set aside in another basket.

When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl,
"Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?"
She nodded through her tears. He continued on with, "I hope we
didn't spoil your day too badly."

As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl
called out to him, "Mister...." He paused and turned to look back
into those blind eyes. She continued, "Are you Jesus?"

He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made
his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and
bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?" Do people mistake
you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not? To be so much like
Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact
with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.

If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would.
Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to
church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day.

You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been
bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you
and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.

Please share this,,,, Sometimes we just take things for granted,
when we really need to be sharing what we know...



Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Prov 3:5-6

 

[wolfman544]

Hi. Blessings to all of you!

I found this story at another site this morning. The story touched me, and I wanted to share it here with you all. You will see what I mean when you read it.

___________

"EXCUSE Me, ARE YOU JESUS?"
-Author Unknown.

As you read this think about what you would do!

A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales
convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they
would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their
rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen
inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples.
Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they
all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly missed boarding.

ALL BUT ONE !!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with
his feelings, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl
whose apple stand had been overturned.

He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told
one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home
destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned
to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.

He was glad he did.

The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears
running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time
helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled
about her, no one stopping and no one to care for her plight.

The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples,
put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he
did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and
bruised; these he set aside in another basket.

When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl,
"Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?"
She nodded through her tears. He continued on with, "I hope we
didn't spoil your day too badly."

As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl
called out to him, "Mister...." He paused and turned to look back
into those blind eyes. She continued, "Are you Jesus?"

He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made
his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and
bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?" Do people mistake
you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not? To be so much like
Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact
with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.

If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would.
Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to
church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day.

You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been
bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you
and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.

Please share this,,,, Sometimes we just take things for granted,
when we really need to be sharing what we know...



Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Prov 3:5-6

awesome and wow.
that hits ya. I'd like to say I'd do that, but I'm not sure.

 

[Criada]

"Are you Jesus?" Do people mistake
you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not? To be so much like
Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact
with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.

If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would.
Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to
church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day.

That is incredibly powerful!
I want to be like that...

Thank you for sharing this.

 

[cristianna]

4EverLoved... that was an amazing story and quite inspiring! Thank you so much for posting it.


Thank you everyone for the prayers. I did call my neighbor this morning. Of course because we are friends, not just acquaintences, I knew she was not going to answer when the caller id said it was me. I left a message humbly apologizing. I hope this does not ruin a friendship, but it was a great lesson learned. And I will share....

DO NOT under ANY circumstances think it's okay to email a friend, neighbor or relative with a complaint no matter how large or small, no matter how well you know one another, etc. Apparently it can be taken sooooooo far out of context it's not the slightest bit funny. Phone calls with a live person's voice, tone and sincerity is the best.

At least that's the lesson I've learned from it so far. It seems so simple and non-trivial. What inspired me to email? I have no idea other than maybe since we're so friendly I was quite lax in my thinking it could be taken harshly. I regret it and would definitely do it differently if given the opportunity. But I feel so much better knowing I did the right thing by calling to apologize and make peace-- even if it was through an answering machine.


Have a great weekend everyone! I have a ton to do today... not sure when I'll be back on.

Eldaah... I'm thinking about you and praying!

And I'm praying for all of us too!

 

[spiritwinds]

That was a wonderful story, thank you for sharing it. We all need to strive to be more like our Lord Jesus.

 

[cristianna]

To all of you...

I do hope we truly realize what a blessing we are to each other through this thread. I just wanted to take a second to say it's so relieving and such a blessing to know I--and any of us-- can come here say what I've done, good or bad, and know I will not be judged. But I will be held in thoughts, prayers and given encouragement and support to rejoice or correct my actions.

Have any of you really thought about that? Like truly thought about that. It dawned on me a little bit ago just how supportive and embracing we are of each other.

Edited: LOL!!!!!! I thought that was a group hug, not prayer. Who cares... you get the idea anyway.

 

[spiritwinds]

An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice... "Let me tell you a story."

"I too, at times, have felt great hate for those who have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It's like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times. "

"It is as if there are two wolves inside me; one is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way."

"But...the other wolf... ah! The littlest thing will send him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all of the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing."

"Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."

The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather ?"

The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."

 

[spiritwinds]

Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi ~ May the Great Spirit's Blessings Always Be With You.

 

[4Everloved]

It is a wonderful place to come where we know we will be welcomed and affirmed, and not judged, as Christianna said. It never fails that I come here and read others' posts, or just look at the beautiful pictures spiritwinds posts here, that Jesus touches me.

Christianna, may God bless you in all your interactions with your neighbors and truly use you to show Jesus to them.