10 RULES FOR A BLESSED DAY 1. TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK . . . If someone is rude, if someone is impatient, if someone is unkind, I will not respond in a like manner. 2. TODAY I WILL ASK GOD TO BLESS MY ‘ENEMY’ If I come...
Attitude
Family
FAMILY I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh, excuse me please” was my reply. He said, “Please excuse me too; wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said good-bye. But at home a...
Closed Doors
CLOSED DOORS We need to learn to praise the Lord as much for a closed door as we do an open door. The reason God closes doors is because He has not prepared anything over there for us. If he didn’t close the wrong door, we would never find...
The Carpenter
THE CARPENTER An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The...
Shake It Off
SHAKE IT OFF A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule ‘braying’ – or … whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the...