An aged lady left Buffalo by boat for Cleveland to visit a daughter living there.
Soon a dreadful storm arose and many of the passengers, fearing death, gathered for prayer.
Only the aged lady seemed unconcerned about the tempest as she sat with her hands folded and prayed.
After the storm had subsided, some of the passengers were eager to know the secret of her calmness. They gathered around her and asked her the reason.
Well, my dear friends,” she replied, “it is like this. I have two daughters. One died and went home,m to heaven. The other lives in Cleveland.
When the storm arose, I wondered which of them I might visit first, the one in Cleveland or3 the one in heaven, and I just left it to the Lord; for I would be glad to see either.”
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It is like the TV character Steve Urkel who would tear up anything and everything. Afterwards he would say ” Did I do that?”
Seemingly he acted like he didn’t know that he had done anything wrong. He was in the dark about everything that his actions had done. He seemed innocent in any destruction he had caused.
People say hurtful things and act as if they had no idea that could be destructive to the relationship. They would act like what did I do, I only said so and so?
There is a little saying that we used to say when we were kids. It went something like sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Well, I’m here to say that words can be very hurtful. I would almost rather have the sticks and stones.
Words are like arrows shot from a bow and arrow once they leave the bow, the arrows can never return. Once you let your words proceed out of your mouth you can never grab them back.
Words are powerful especially to children who are so impressionable. We can’t wait for them to walk and talk and then we tell them to sit down and shut up!
We tell them they are dumb, clumsy and other statements of incompetence. We can program them with negative programming in the first few years of their lives that will take years of reprogramming for them to be productive in life!
Millions of children go to bed hungry tonight for lack of food and nourishment. Millions more will go to bed hungry tonight for lack of encouragement.
Words are powerful and life-changing. Words can build people up to accomplish great things, or tear them down and render them almost useless and helpless.
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A little boy living in the country had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday.
Saturday morning came. He asked his father for some money. His dad reached in his overalls and pulled out a dollar bill-the most money the boy had ever seen at one time. Off the little wide-eyed fellow went.
As he approached the town, he saw people lining the streets. Peering through the line at one point, he got his first glimpse of the parade. There were animals in cages and marching bands.
Finally, a clown was seen bringing up the rear of the parade. The little boy was so excited that when the clown passed, he reached in his pocket and handed him the precious dollar bill. Thinking he had seen the circus when he had only seen the parade, the little boy turned around and went home.
The tragedy of most of our lives isn’t that we aspire too high and fail. It’s rather that we settle for too little. We could have a greater influence, and yet, because of fear or ignorance, shame, or inertia, we take the precious dollar of our lives and settle for the parade instead of the real thing.
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don’t find fault with the man who limps or stumbles along the road, Unless you have worn the shoes he wears Or struggled beneath his load. There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt, Though hidden way from view, Or the burden he bears, placed on your back, Might cause you to stumble, too. Don’t sneer at the man who’s down today, Unless you have felt the blow That caused his fall, or felt the same That only the fallen can know.
You may be strong, but still the blows That were his, if dealt to you In the self-same way the self-same time, Might cause you to stagger, too. Don’t be too harsh with the man who makes mistakes Or pelt him with words or stones, Unless you are sure, yea, doubly sure, That you have no mistakes of your own.
For you know perhaps, if the tempter’s voice could whisper as soft to you As it did to him when he went astray, T’would cause you to falter, too.
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2/7– The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice
Story:
Paul Harvey tells the story of a young rookie lawyer who was sitting in his new office waiting for his first client. When he heard the outer door open, he quickly tried to sound very busy. As the man entered the office, the young lawyer picked up the telephone and said, “Bill, I’m flying to New York on the Mitchell Brothers thing; it looks like it’s going to be a biggie. Also, we’ll need to bring Carl in from Houston on the Cimarron Case. By the way, Al Cunningham and Pete Finch want to come in with me as partners. Bill, you’ll have to excuse me, somebody just came in…”
He hung up and turned to the man who had just entered and said, “How may I help you?”
The man said, “I’m here to hook up the phone!”
We do not have to exaggerate our supposed talents or abilities to be acceptable to Jesus.
He loves us anyhow.
Scripture:
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Humor:
A group of expectant fathers were in a waiting room, while their wives were in the process of delivering babies. A nurse came in and announced to one man that his wife had just given birth to twins. “That’s quite a coincidence” he responded, “I play for the Minnesota Twins!” A few minutes later another nurse came in and announced to another man that he was the father of triplets. “That’s amazing,” he exclaimed, “I work for the 3M company.” At that point, a third man slipped off his chair and laid down on the floor. Somebody asked him if he was feeling ill. “No,” he responded, “I happen to work for the 7-up company.”
If you can’t find five minutes, can you spare just two or three?
Aiming Your Cannon
An officer on the battlefield aimed his cannon toward what he thought was the distant enemy.
Just before he fired, the commander, looking through his field glasses, shouted, “Your aim seems perfect, but stop! They are not the enemy; they are our own people.”
Did you ever think that when you aim criticism at God’s people so thoughtlessly, you are actually aiming your cannon at the Lord of your brethren?
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An officer on the battlefield aimed his cannon toward what he thought was the distant enemy.
Just before he fired, the commander, looking through his field glasses, shouted, “Your aim seems perfect, but stop! They are not the enemy; they are our own people.”
Did you ever think that when you aim criticism at God’s people so thoughtlessly, you are actually aiming your cannon at the Lord of your brethren?
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You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pan that writes your life story must be held in their own hand!
Story:
During the war years, wounded soldiers were transported to a medical unit for treatment. They were categorized into three groups: no hope, medical help, and dead.
A nurse followed a doctor from bed to bed attaching the appropriate notation on each. On one particular young man, the doctor gave the diagnosis as “no hope.” As the nurse walked away, she heard a whimper—“Name is Lou.”
Her heart melted and compassion flooded her emotions for this young man. She did the unthinkable. Glancing to see if she would be detected, she changed his tag. He recovered and later married.
In the name of our Lord, that is what we are to be about as believers, changing tags from no hope to hope in Christ. Who needs a tag change?
Scripture:
Romans 5:1-5
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Humor:
MICROSOFT CUSTOMER SERVICE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Tech Support: ‘I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop.’
Customer: ‘OK.’
Tech Support: ‘Did you get a pop-up menu?’
Customer: ‘No.’
Tech Support: ‘OK . Right-Click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?’
Customer: ‘No.’
Tech Support: ‘OK, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this Point?’
Customer: ‘Sure. You told me to write ‘click’ and I wrote ‘click’.’
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