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Aug 26,2004
No Way Out
From "Guideposts and The Guideposts Treasury of Faith"
By Mrs. Theo Hill
Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
It was a cold midwinter day in South Carolina, but I was busy--and warm--inside the house I had lived in alone for the past 15 years. I needed some wrapping paper, so I pulled down the folding stairs and started climbing to the attic. I was 81 at the time, and the moment the frigid attic air hit me, I knew I should have put on a coat. Oh well, I'd hurry.
To keep the warm air downstairs, I shut the door to the attic storage room behind me. I heard a click. I knew immediately that I was locked in. The door had no knob, I'd taken it off to replace one downstairs. And there was no one else in the house.
The cold penetrated my bones. I wrapped myself in a blanket to stop my shaking and looked out the attic window. No neighbours in sight. Anyway, the window was stuck shut from years of disuse. An hour passed ... then another. "Dear Lord, please send my children to help me." I knew this prayer was unrealistic. None of my four children was due to visit.
At my feet sat a yellowed and dusty pile of my son Billy's school papers. On top of them lay an old pencil. I picked it up, thinking of the hours it had spent in Billy's hand.
Once again I prayed for help. Immediately, as clear as any words I've ever heard, a question came to me, "What is that in thy hand?"
I looked at the pencil, my glance falling not on the leaded end, but on the metal end that had once held an eraser. It was now flattened, no doubt by my Billy's biting down as he sought to unlock a math problem.
I went to the door and inserted the end of the pencil into the keyhole. The lock turned. The door opened.
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God Will Make A Way
God will make a way where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength
For each new day
He will make a way
He will make a way
Thank You Lord that You are ever present. Help each of us come to You and trust You to provide. In the name of Jesus Christ.
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Aug 26,2004
No Way Out
From "Guideposts and The Guideposts Treasury of Faith"
By Mrs. Theo Hill
Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
It was a cold midwinter day in South Carolina, but I was busy--and warm--inside the house I had lived in alone for the past 15 years. I needed some wrapping paper, so I pulled down the folding stairs and started climbing to the attic. I was 81 at the time, and the moment the frigid attic air hit me, I knew I should have put on a coat. Oh well, I'd hurry.
To keep the warm air downstairs, I shut the door to the attic storage room behind me. I heard a click. I knew immediately that I was locked in. The door had no knob, I'd taken it off to replace one downstairs. And there was no one else in the house.
The cold penetrated my bones. I wrapped myself in a blanket to stop my shaking and looked out the attic window. No neighbours in sight. Anyway, the window was stuck shut from years of disuse. An hour passed ... then another. "Dear Lord, please send my children to help me." I knew this prayer was unrealistic. None of my four children was due to visit.
At my feet sat a yellowed and dusty pile of my son Billy's school papers. On top of them lay an old pencil. I picked it up, thinking of the hours it had spent in Billy's hand.
Once again I prayed for help. Immediately, as clear as any words I've ever heard, a question came to me, "What is that in thy hand?"
I looked at the pencil, my glance falling not on the leaded end, but on the metal end that had once held an eraser. It was now flattened, no doubt by my Billy's biting down as he sought to unlock a math problem.
I went to the door and inserted the end of the pencil into the keyhole. The lock turned. The door opened.
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God Will Make A Way
God will make a way where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength
For each new day
He will make a way
He will make a way
Thank You Lord that You are ever present. Help each of us come to You and trust You to provide. In the name of Jesus Christ.
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