Praying over the Word...has the effect of shaping our minds and hearts, so that we desire what the Word encourages us to desire, and not just what we desire by nature. That is why the prayers of Bible-saturated people sound so differently. Most people, before their prayers are soaked in Scripture, simply bring their natural desires to God, In other words, they pray the way an unbeliever would pray who is convinced that God might give him what he wants: health, a better job, safe journeys, a prosperous portfolio, successful children, plenty of food, a happy marriage, a car that works, a comfortable retirement, etc. None of these is evil. They're just natural. You don't have to be born again to want any of these. Desiring them - even from God - is no evidence of saving faith. So if these are all you pray for, there is a deep problem. Your desires have not yet been changed to put the glory of Christ at the center.
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#1 · October 26, 2004, 12:58 pm

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"Sticks"    
 
 
A musical director was having a lot of trouble
with a drummer. He talked several times to the
drummer, but his performance just never
improved.
 
One day, before the whole orchestra, the
conductor said, "When a musician can't play his
instrument properly and doesn't improve when
given help, they take away the instrument, and
give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."
 
A whisper was heard from the percussion
section: "And if he can't handle even that,
they take away one of his sticks and make
him a conductor."
 
 
"Sniglets"  
 
 
Airdirt - A hanging plant that's been ignored for more than three weeks.
 
Arachnidiot - Description of a person who wanders into an
"invisible" spider web and flails around, gyrating wildly,
trying to rub it off.
 
Baldage - The accumulation of hair in the shower drain.
 
Begathon - Any fundraising drive by a public television
or radio station so you won't have to put up with commercials.
 
Bozone - The layer of air around stupid people that stops
good ideas from penetrating into their brain. Sadly, no holes
in this substance can be found.
 
Cheedle - The residue left on your fingers after eating Cheetos®.
 
Choconiverous - Used to describe a person who bites the head
off a chocolate Easter bunny first.
 
Crummox - The amount of cereal left in the bottom of a bag.
 
Deodorend - The last 1/2 inch of a stick deodorant that won't
push up, making the tube good only for underarm lacerations.
 
Elbonics - The actions of two people in a movie theater trying
to share one armrest.
 
Execuglide - Propelling yourself around an office in a chair on
wheels.
 
Fenderberg - The deposits of snow and ice that accumulate
around your tires, sticking to your fender during the winter.
 
Fizzfall - The point at which the head of foam on a drink begins
to recede.
 
Flopcorn - The unpopped kernels at the bottom of the microwave
bag.
 
Gladhandling - The frustrating attempts to find and separate
the ends of a plastic bag so it can be opened.
 
Glibido - Someone with a smooth, sexy voice. As in, "listen to
that glibido."
 
Jiffylust - The passionate desire to be the first person to dip
into a brand new jar of peanut butter.
 
Kawashocky - Pulling into what you thought was an empty
parking space, only to discover a motorcycle is parked there.
 
Keyfruit - The one apple, pear, or other fruit in the display
which, when removed, causes the entire pile to collapse.
 
Laminites - The people pictured in the photographs that come
with new wallets.
 
Maypop - A bald tire.
 
Microtrek - Repeated trips to the microwave to make sure the
food hasn't been overcooked.
 
Mowmuffins - The accumulated clumps of dried grass on the
underside of the lawn mower.
 
Negatile - That one spot on the bathroom floor where the scale
says you weigh five pounds less.
 
Nocturnuggets - The deposits you have to rub out of your eyes
every morning after a good night's sleep.
 
Optortionist - The kid at school who could turn his eyelids
inside out.
 
Pajangle - Waking up to find your pajamas have turned 180
degrees around while you were sleeping.
 
Phonesia - Forgetting who you were calling just as that person
picks up the phone.
 
Polarind - The disposable peeling on an instant photograph.
 
Prestofrigeration - When searching for a snack, this is the act
of returning to the refrigerator time and again in hopes
something new will have materialized.
 
Puntificate - Trying to predict in which direction a football
will bounce.
 
Scribbobics - Warm up exercises to get the ink in a pen flowing.
 
Sirlines - The charcoal lines on a grilled steak.
 
Slackjam - The act of being stuck in your trousers while trying
to remove them without taking off your shoes.
 
Snackmosphere - The empty yet explosive layer of air at the
top of a bag of potato chips or other snackage.
 
Spudrubble - The unclaimed fries that have fallen to the bottom
of the fast food sack.
 
Telecrastination - The act of letting the phone ring twice,
even if you're only six inches away from it. 
 
Toodle-Oops - The uncomfortable feeling of having said your
goodbyes, yet your path together continues for awhile longer.
 
Yardribbons - Those unmowed strips of grass you see only
after you've put the lawn mower away.
 
Zipcuffed - Trapped in your trousers due to a faulty zipper.
 
 
Have a Blessed Day  
Dave and Barbara 
 
 
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