The Story Of The Goat And The Railroad Tie

Two buddies were hiking when they came upon an old, abandoned mineshaft. Curious about its depth, they threw in a pebble and waited for the sound of it striking the bottom, but they heard nothing. They went and found a bigger rock, threw it in and waited. Still nothing.

They searched the area for something larger and came upon a railroad tie. With great difficulty, the two men carried it to the opening and threw it in. While waiting for it to hit bottom, a goat suddenly darted between them and leapt into the hole!

The guys were still standing there with astonished looks upon their faces when a man walked up to them. He asked them if they had seen a goat anywhere in the area and they said that one had just jumped into the mineshaft in front of them! The man replied, “Oh no. That couldn’t be my goat; mine was tied to a railroad tie.”

Ooops. We do make mistakes, don’t we?

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Stories:

Potatoes may be likened to people. Now, surely you’re wondering, how can that be?

Well when potatoes are harvested, they have to be spread out to sort them into sizes. This ensures maximum market dollar since larger “spuds” command a higher price.

The potato farmers in Idaho all use this method to bag their product. Spread them out, sort them and finally “bag em”.

All that is but one. He never appeared to sort his potatoes like everybody else did. But he always turned a good price by having bags with large “spuds”.

One of his neighbors finally asked his secret.

He said, “It’s simple. I just load up the wagon with potatoes and take the roughest road to town. During the trip, the little potatoes always fall to the bottom. The medium potatoes land in the middle, while the big potatoes rise to the top.”

People are like that too. Rough times sorts out the best and the worst of people.

April 1, 1999

Watchtower, life story of Pascal Stisi.

Scripture:

Psalms 103:1-5

A PSALM OF DAVID.

Bless the LORD, O my soul:

and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,

and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;

who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;

who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things

so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Humor:

“Clara: My pastor is so good he can preach on any subject for an hour.

Sarah: That’s nothing! My pastor can talk for an hour without a subject.”

Can You Spare A Minute 6/5?

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6/5–Can You Spare A minute?

A Chinese boy who wanted to learn about jade went to study with a talented old teacher. This gentle man put a piece of the precious stone into his hand and told him to hold it tight.

Then he began to talk of philosophy, men, women, the sun and almost everything under it. After an hour he took back the stone and sent the boy home.

The procedure was repeated for several weeks. The boy became frustrated. When would he be told about the jade? He was too polite, however, to question the wisdom of his venerable teacher. Then one day, when the old man put a stone into his hands, the boy cried out instinctively, ‘That’s not jade!’”  

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Trying To Get Even Will Be To Your Hurt

Some people love to get even. Clint Eastwood does it. Rambo did it. On the old television show know as AMOS AND ANDY, Amos was extremely distraught over a guy who kept poking his finger on Amos’ chest every time he spoke to him.

Either too small or too scared to challenge the fellow physically, Amos explained his game plan to Andy in saying, “I’m going to put nitroglycerin on my chest and the next time he pokes at me he will blow his finger off!”

When you try to get even—you get hurt. Relationships are built on the basis of love—which keeps no record of wrongs and forgives!

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2/3– Start Your Day Off Right Series

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2/3–TEAM— Together, Everyone, Achieves, More.

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2/4–Grant And Best Buds Forgiving

Scripture:

Matthew 6:14-15

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Humor:

I couldn’t decide whether to go to Salt Lake City or Denver for vacation, so I called the airlines to get prices. “Airfare to Denver is $300,” the cheery salesperson replied. “And what about Salt Lake City?” “We have a really great rate to Salt Lake—$99,” she said “But there is a stopover.” “Where?” “In Denver,” she said.  

2/3– Start Your Day Off Right Series

Quote:

2/3–TEAM— Together, Everyone, Achieves, More.

Story:

2/4–Grant And Best Buds Forgiving

Scripture:

Matthew 6:14-15

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Humor:

I couldn’t decide whether to go to Salt Lake City or Denver for vacation, so I called the airlines to get prices. “Airfare to Denver is $300,” the cheery salesperson replied. “And what about Salt Lake City?” “We have a really great rate to Salt Lake—$99,” she said “But there is a stopover.” “Where?” “In Denver,” she said.  

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Start Your Day Off Right Series 6/4

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Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps

Of course, Rogers had everybody laughing, even patients in really bad condition; but then he suddenly left the platform and went to the rest room. Milton Berry followed him to give him a towel; and when he opened the door, he saw Will Rogers leaning against the wall, sobbing like a child. He closed the door, and in a few minutes, Rogers appeared back on the platform, as jovial as before.

If you want to learn what a person is really like, ask three questions: What makes him laugh? What makes him angry? What makes him weep?

These are fairly good tests of character that are especially appropriate for Christian leaders. I hear people saying, “We need angry leaders today!” or “The time has come to practice militant Christianity!” Perhaps, but “the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (James 1:20).

What we need today is not anger but anguish, the kind of anguish that Moses displayed when he broke the two tablets of the law and then climbed the mountain to intercede for his people, or that Jesus displayed when He cleansed the temple and then wept over the city. The difference between anger and anguish is a broken heart. It’s easy to get angry, especially at somebody else’s sins; but it’s not easy to look at sin, our own included, and weep over it.

Warren W. Wiersbe, The Integrity Crisis, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991, pp. 75-76.

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Scripture:

Proverbs 24:6-10

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war:

and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Wisdom is too high for a fool:

he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

He that deviseth to do evil

shall be called a mischievous person.

The thought of foolishness is sin:

and the scorner is an abomination to men.

If thou faint in the day of adversity,

thy strength is small.

Humor:

Why did God create man before woman?

Because He didn’t want any advice on how to do it.

Can You Spare A Minute 6/4?

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There was a very cautious man 

Who never laughed or played; 

He never risked, he never tried, 

He never sang or prayed. 

And when he one day passed away 

His insurance was denied; 

For since he never really lived, 

They claimed he never died!

The richest place in the world is the cemetery. It is richer than Fort Knox! There are apologies never made, Love never expressed,  songs never sung, and sermons never preached. Don’t die with your song still within you!!!

I’m not afraid of dying… only to die before I’ve ever lived!

Lesson Of The Crabs In A Barrel

Crabs In A Barrel

“Crabs in a barrel is a story I’ve heard motivational speaker Craig Valentine tell! He said you could put crabs and a big barrel and leave the lid off and still none of them would get out. Just to soon as one crab started getting near the top of crab below would reach up and pull him back down. Craig compared it to us humans. If we are slightly below another and they begin to rise we have a tendency to try to pull them back now. If we say that we are going to write a book they say, “don’t you know that you probably won’t be successful?” They ask if we know how many people have written books that didn’t sell even one hundred copies? They seemingly want to dash some water on your fire. They ask the question “what do you want to do that for.””

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Waiting on Opportunity to Knock

Waiting on opportunity to arrive– Some people associate the word waiting with a picture of waiting at the bus stop. Opportunity is not just going to magically show up at your door step and knock loudly. I seriously doubt it. Rather, I believe waiting means doing everything that you can do and then (and not until then) expect opportunity to be there. It will take a lot of patience though. Opportunity is made rather than it just happens. Whatever you sow is what you will reap. If you like apples, plan a lot of apple seeds. I love encouragement, so I try to sow a lot of encouragement seeds.

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Scripture:

Lamentations 3:21-26

This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

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