Quote from Forum Archives on May 17, 2006, 9:20 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"All Your Strength"

 

 

A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in
his sandbox. He had with him his box of cars and trucks,
his plastic pail, and a shiny, red plastic shovel. In the
process of creating roads and tunnels in the soft sand, he
discovered a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

 

The boy dug around the rock, managing to dislodge it from
the dirt. With no little bit of struggle, he pushed and
nudged the rock across the sandbox by using his feet. (He
was a very small boy and the rock was very large.)

 

When the boy got the rock to the edge of the sandbox,
however, he found that he couldn't roll it up and over
the little wall. Determined, the little boy shoved,
pushed, and pried, but every time he thought he had made
some progress, the rock tipped and then fell back into
the sandbox.

 

The little boy grunted, struggled, pushed, and shoved;
but his only reward was to have the rock roll back,
smashing his chubby fingers. Finally he burst into tears
of frustration. All this time the boy's father watched
from his living room window as the drama unfolded. At
the moment the tears fell, a large shadow fell across
the boy and the sandbox. It was the boy's father.

 

Gently but firmly he said, "Son, why didn't you use all
the strength that you had available?

 

Defeated, the boy sobbed back, "But I did, Daddy, I did!
I used all the strength that I had!"

 

"No, son," corrected the father kindly. "You didn't use
all the strength you had. You didn't ask me."

 

With that the father reached down, picked up the rock,
and removed it from the sandbox.

 

Do you have "rocks" in your life that need to be removed? 
Are you discovering that you don't have what it takes to
lift them? There is One who is always available to us and
willing to give us the strength we need.

 

Isn't it funny how we try so hard to do things ourselves. 
Sadly, many adults who have been Christians for years are
trying to do everything themselves and only turning to God
as a last resort. God wants to be your first resort. Let
Him help you with your trials, tribulations and temperament.
He loves you so much . . . all He wants you to do is ask Him
to help.

 

When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something!!!
Author Unknown

 

 

"LIFE'S TUG OF WAR"

 

 

Life can seem ungrateful and not always kind.

 

Life can pull at your heartstrings and play with your mind.

 

Life can be blissful and happy and free.

 

Life can put beauty in the things that you see.

 

Life can place challenges right at your feet.

 

Life can make good of the hardships that we meet.

 

Life can overwhelm you and make your head spin.

 

Life can reward those determined to win.

 

Life can be hurtful and not always fair.

 

Life can surround you with people who care.

 

Life clearly does offer its ups and its downs.

 

Life's days can bring you both smiles and frowns.

 

Life teaches us to take the good with the bad.

 

Life is a mixture of happy and sad.

 

So...

 

Take the life that you have and give it your best.

 

Think positive. Be happy. Let God do the rest.

 

Take the challenges that life has laid at your feet.

 

Take pride and be thankful for each one you meet.

 

To yourself give forgiveness if you stumble and fall.

 

Take each day that is dealt you and give it your all.

 

Take the love that you're given and return it with care.

 

Have faith that when needed it will always be there.

 

Take time to find the beauty in the things that you see.

 

Take life's simple pleasures. Let them set your heart free.

 

The idea here is simply to even the score,
as you are met and faced with life's tug of war.
Author Unknown

 

 

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

 

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