I asked God
Posted by: maryannabail <maryannabail@...>
WONDERING WHY I HAVE BEEN SO TEARY, SAD, AND GRIPEY LATELY.......SO PLEASE
READ ON AND YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND AND PRAY FOR ME A LITTLE HARDER.......JUST
BEEN LETTING EARTHLY THINGS WORRY ME AND EAT AT ME AND WEIGH HEAVY ON MY
HEART....I KNOW BETTER THAN TO DO THIS BUT I AM BEING HONEST AND THIS POST
HELPED ME TODAY SO I DECIDED TO FORWARD IT........PERHAPS SOME OF YOU MIGHT
BE IN THE SAME SITUATION AND I HOPE IT HELPS YOU ALSO....I LEARN EVERY DAY
JUST HOW HUMAN I AM AND THAT IT IS NOT HAVING THE RIGHT ATTITUDE WHEN I
WONDER WHY SO VERY MUCH.....GOD BLESS YOU, MARY ANNA
> I asked God...
>
> I asked God why I wasn't rich.
> He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings who was lonely,
> and had no one to share it with.
> I asked God why I wasn't beautiful.
> He showed me a woman more beautiful than any other,
> who was ugly because of her vanity.
I asked God why He'd allowed me to become old.
He showed me a boy of 16, who lay dead at the scene of a car accident.
> I asked God why I didn't have a bigger house.
> He showed me a family of six, who had just been evicted
> from their tiny shack, and were forced to live on the street.
> I asked God why I had to work.
> He showed me a man who couldn't find a decent job,
> because he'd never learned to read.
> I asked God why I wasn't more popular.
> He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends,
> who all left the moment the money and parties were no longer there.
(I HAVE A DEAR FRIEND THAT THIS HAPPENED TO AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AS YOU
READ THIS MESSAGE; SHE BECAME DESPERATELY ILL AND HAD NO MONEY NO FOOD AND
NO UTILITIES AND WAS COLD IN THE PLACE SHE CALLED HOME...NO ONE THAT SHE HAD
HELPED REACHED OUT TO HER!...SHE IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE DEAR TO ME.....SHE
USED TO WANT TO PAY MY WAY TO BRANSON WHEN OTHERS TOOK HER UP ON IT, I
WOULDN'T GO BECAUSE I COULDN'T PAY MY WAY)
> I asked God why I wasn't smarter.
> He showed me a natural born genius, serving life
> in prision for making ill use of his knowledge.
> I asked God why He put up with a thankless sinner like me.
> He showed me His Bible
> He showed me His Son who took my place at the judgement
> I knew then how much He loved me.
>
> What's eating you today?
> Are your problems weighing heavy on your heart?
> Know then, that you are loved.
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> Have a wonderful day!
> Then brighten someone else's day, in any way you care to.
> Remember, a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. Just reach
> out and touch someone's life and brighten up his or her day.
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> I've been through the storm, but look at me. I am still standing, I'm
> still here.
When Mother Teresa was asked, " What can I do to promote world peace?
".......She said, " GO HOME AND LOVE YOUR FAMILY! "
Shalom, Hugs, & Blessings, Troy & Mary Anna Bailes
PEACEFUL ACRES FARM NE MISSISSIPPI USA