Quote from Forum Archives on July 27, 2003, 10:40 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

*** The Wall Of Resentment ***

 

A story tells of a merchant in a small town who had identical twin sons. The boys worked for their father in the department store he owned and, when he died, they took over the store.

Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had left the bill on the cash register and walked outside with a customer. When he returned, the money was gone.

He asked his brother, "Did you see that dollar bill on the cash register?" His brother replied that he had not. But the young man kept probing and questioning. He would not let it alone. "Dollar bills just don't get up and walk away! Surely you must have seen it!" There was subtle accusation in his voice. Tempers began to rise. Resentment set in. Before long, a deep and bitter chasm divided the young men. They refused to speak. They finally decided they could no longer work together and a dividing wall was built down the center of the store. For twenty years hostility and bitterness grew, spreading to their families and to the community.

Then one day a man in an automobile licensed in another state stopped in front of the store. He walked in and asked the clerk, "How long have you been here?"

The clerk replied that he'd been there all his life. The customer said, "I must share something with you. Twenty years ago I was 'riding the rails' and came into this town in a boxcar. I hadn't eaten for three days. I came into this store from the back door and saw a dollar bill on the cash register. I put it in my pocket and walked out. All these years I haven't been able to forget that. I know it wasn't much money, but I had to come back and ask your forgiveness."

The stranger was amazed to see tears well up in the eyes of this middle-aged man. "Would you please go next door and tell that same story to the man in the store?" he said. Then the man was even more amazed to see two middle-aged men, who looked very much alike, embracing each other and weeping together in the front of the store.

After twenty years, the brokenness was mended. The wall of resentment that divided them came down.

It is so often the little things - like resentments - that finally divide people. And the solution, of course, is to let them go. There is really nothing particularly profound about it. But for fulfilling and lasting relationships, letting them go is a must. Refuse to carry around bitterness and you may be surprised at how much energy you have left for building bonds with those you love.

 

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*** A Thought To Share ***

 

"Happy moments, praise God.

 

Difficult moments, seek God.

 

Quiet moments, worship God.

 

Painful moments, trust God.

 

Every moment, thank God."

 

Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for... THAT'S GOD... He talks to you through the Holy Spirit.

 

Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to... THAT'S GOD... He wants you to talk to Him.

 

Have you ever been thinking about somebody that you haven't seen in a long time and then next thing you know you see them or receive a phone call from them... THAT'S GOD...not just coincidence.

 

Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for, like money in the mail or a debt that had mysteriously been cleared THAT'S GOD... He knows the desires of your heart...

 

Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it is going to get better, but now you look back on it... THAT'S GOD... He passes us through tribulation to see a brighter day...

 

Do you think that this e-mail was accidentally sent to you? Nope! I was thinking of you! Please pass this along and share the Power of God... In all that we do, we should totally give HIM thanks and our blessings will continue to multiply.

 

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. "

 

"For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do Not fear, I will help you." (Isaiah 41:13)

 

Kindly share this one with your friends and loved ones. God's mercy and grace be upon you this day so you can sustain any difficulties that you will encounter.

 

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Have a Blessed Day

Dave and Barbara

 

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