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#1 · November 8, 2006, 6:44 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"Your Hand In Prayer"
 
               
 
Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers
by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest ones to remember.
To pray for our loved ones is  a "sweet duty."
 
The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those
who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers.
They need support and wisdom for pointing others in the right direction.
Keep them in your prayers.
 
The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of
our leaders.  Pray for government officials, leaders in business and industry, and administrators.  These people shape our nation and guide public opinion.
They need God's guidance.
 
The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many
is the fact that this is our weakest finger; as any piano teacher will testify.
It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain.
They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.
 
And lastly comes our little finger, the smallest finger of all, which is where we
should place ourselves in relation to God and others.
As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you."
Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself.
 
By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs
will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself
more effectively.
Author Unknown
"Busy"
 
 
Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.
 
In his opening address he said,
 
"We can't keep Christians from going to church."
 
"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the
truth."
 
"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with
their Savior."
 
"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is
broken."
 
"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish
dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a
relationship with Jesus Christ.."
 
"This is what I want you to do," said the devil:
 
"Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining
that vital connection throughout their day!"
 
"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.
 
"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable
schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
 
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."
 
"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to
work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their
empty lifestyles."
 
"Keep them from spending time with their children."
 
"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape
from the pressures of work!"
 
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still,
small voice."
 
"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they
drive." To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in
their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly."
 
"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."
 
"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers."
 
"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day."
 
"Invade their driving moments with billboards."
 
"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs,
sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering
free products, services and false hopes.."
 
"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their
husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and
they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. "
 
"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night."
 
"Give them headaches too! "
 
"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will
begin to look elsewhere."
 
"That will fragment their families quickly!"
 
"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children
the real meaning of Christmas."
 
"Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection
and power over sin and death."
 
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."
 
"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."
 
"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's
creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays,
concerts, and movies instead."
 
"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"
 
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip
and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences. "
 
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to
seek power from Jesus."
 
"Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their
health and family for the good of the cause."
 
"It will work!"
 
"It will work!"
 
It was quite a plan!
 
The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians
everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there..
 
Having little time for their God or their families.
 
Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change
lives.
 
I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his
schemes?
 
You be the judge!!!!!
 
Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?
 
 
Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
 
 
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