Subject: A Simple Message
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Mar 09 2003 - 09:29:09 EST
"A Simple Message"
There once was a man who had nothing for his
family to eat. He had an old shotgun and three
bullets. So, he decided that he would go out
and kill something for dinner.
As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit and
he shot at the rabbit and missed it. Then he saw
a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and
missed it. As he went further, he saw a wild turkey
in the tree and he had only one bullet, but a voice
came to him and said "pray first, aim high and
stay focused."
However, at the same time, he saw deer which
was a better kill. He brought the gun down and
aimed at the deer. But, then he saw a rattle snake
between his legs about to bite him, so he naturally
brought the gun down further to shoot the rattle snake.
Still, the voice said again to him, "I said 'pray, aim
high and stay focused."
So, the man decided to listen to the voice. He prayed,
then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the
wild turkey. The bullet bounced off the turkey and
killed the deer. The handle fell off the gun and hit the
snake in the head and killed it. And, when the gun had
gone off, it knocked him into a pond. When he stood
to look around, he had fish in all his pockets, a dead
deer and a turkey to eat. The snake (Satan) was dead
simply because the man listened to G~d.
Moral of the story: Pray first before you do anything,
aim and shoot high in your goals, and stay focused
on G~d.
Pass this on in order that someone else might be
blessed. Never let others discourage you concerning
your past. The past is exactly that - " the past."
Live every day one day at a time and remember that
only G~d knows our future and that he will not put
you through any more than you can bear.
Do not look to man for your blessings but look to the
Lord. He can open doors for you that only He is able
to do. Doors that you will not slip through but doors
that only He has prepared in advance for you in your
favor. Wait, be still and patient: keep G~d first and
everything else will follow.
FROM ONE FRIEND TO ANOTHER
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