Jesus didn’t do it all. Jesus didn’t meet every need. He left people waiting in line to be healed. He left one town to preach to another. He hid away to pray. He got tired. He never interacted with the vast majority of people on the planet. He spent thirty years in training and only three years in ministry. He did not try to do it all. And yet, He did everything God asked Him to do.
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#1 · March 25, 2003, 2:09 pm

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

<>< For I Am Learning Lord ><>
 
My life has taken many falls
And tumbles 'long the way.
The many trials have left me
In a sure state of dismay.
 
For with each trial, I tried alone
To tend, and soothe, and mend,
Instead of giving them to God -
And on Him just depend .
 
But, I am Learning Lord
 
It seems I was determined
To carry all the load.
I longed for smoother pathways.
Yet, I walked a rocky road.
 
Little did I understand,
God waited patiently
To pave a new beginning
With a better life for me.
 
But, I am Learning Lord
 
It took a real disaster
To bring me to my knees;
To finally call upon the Lord
And say, "God help me, please.
 
He came with no delaying,
With strong arms that could hold -
The weight of all my burdens;
He gladly took the load.
 
and, I am Learning Lord
 
What a needless cross I carried,
All because I could not see -
What a friend I have in Jesus,
And the love He has for me.
 
Peace I find when troubles hover,
Though' the outcome is unknown.
For if yet the road is rocky,
I won't walk it all alone.
 
For, I am Learning Lord
 
~ D. Sue Horton ~
 
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<>< No Excuses No Explanations No Regrets ><>
 
Don't wait for some distant day to come,
it may be too late before you've even begun.
Not everyone will agree with all you decide.
Be true to yourself first and foremost.
The only important thing in life is what you do
with the time you spend here on earth.
 
Don't be afraid to follow your desires,
they are not silly nor selfish.
Take the time and do what makes you feel alive.
Leave your fears and regrets in the past,
for this is where they belong.
 
Don't cloud today with things that can't be undone.
You have no more control over
yesterday or tomorrow,
than you do the raging of your passions.
Do not quiet these dreams nor quench your desires.
For if you do, your journey is ended.
 
You have only today to begin anew
and follow your dreams.
For in the end all we have are our memories.
When the twilight comes to us, let there be,
No excuses, no explanations, no regrets.
 
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<>< Prayer For growing Older ><>
 
LORD, you know I am growing older.
Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed
with the idea that I must express myself
on every subject.
 
Release me from the craving to
straighten out everyone's affairs.
Keep me from the recital of endless detail.
Give me wings to get to the point.
 
Seal my lips when I am inclined to
tell of my aches and pains.
They are increasing with the years
and my love to speak of
them grows sweeter as time goes by.
 
Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally
I may be wrong.
Make me thoughtful but not nosey;
helpful but not bossy.
 
With my vast store of wisdom and experience
it does seem a
pity not to use it all.
 
But You know, LORD, that I want a few
friends at the end.
Amen.
 
Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
 

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