by Inspiration | Jul 26, 2022 | Inspiration, Archives, Featured
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come see the daffodil before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from… Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come see the daffodil before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. “I will come next Tuesday,” I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call. Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see bad enough to drive another inch!” My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this all the time, Mother.” “Well, you won’t get me back on the road until it clears, and then I’m heading for home!” I assured her. “I was hoping you’d take me over to the garage to pick up my car.” “How far will we have to drive?” “Just a few blocks,” Carolyn said. “I’ll drive. I’m used to this.” After several minutes, I had to ask,
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by Inspiration | Jul 25, 2022 | Inspiration, Archives, Featured
One day, a financially comfortable father decided to take his son to the country, with the purpose of showing him how poor people live, so that the son could understand… One day, a financially comfortable father decided to take his son to the country, with the purpose of showing him how poor people live, so that the son could understand the value of things, and realize how fortunate they were. They stayed overnight at a very humble family’s farm for one day and one night. As the trip ended, and during their return home, the father asked his son: “So what did you think of the trip?” “It was great, dad!” “Did you see how poor and needy some people have to live?” “Yes!” “And what did you learn?” “I saw that we have one dog in the house, but they have four. We have a huge swimming pool, but they have a river that never ever ends. We have imported lamps in the patio, they have the stars. Our backyard ends at the fence, but theirs goes on and on into the horizon. Especially though, dad, I saw that they have time to talk to each other and live as a family. You and Mom have to work all day, and I hardly see you both!” As the conversation
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by Inspiration | Jul 24, 2022 | Attitude, Archives, Featured
My child, Give up! Give up those hurts of the past. It’s time to move on. Satan loves to have you live in the past because that renders you ineffective… My child, Give up! Give up those hurts of the past. It’s time to move on. Satan loves to have you live in the past because that renders you ineffective to live in the present – in the now. Tell Me, child. What is it that has happened to you? Who hurt you? What mistakes have you made that you regret? Did what happen to you change the fact that Jesus loves you, and He died on the cross for you so you could live in heaven with Him for all eternity? Can anything or anyone ever change that fact? You know that nothing can ever nullify what Jesus did for you on the cross. If that is true – and it is – then nothing else matters, does it? There is nothing that can happen to you; nothing anyone can do to you that can ever change the fact that My Son, Jesus, loves you and died on the cross for you so you gain heaven for all eternity. No one can ever take that away from you. No One! Hold on to that thought. Put things in their
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by Inspiration | Jul 23, 2022 | Attitude, Archives, Featured
Here is the creed of an optimist. Promise yourself: To be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To take your health, happiness, and prosperity to every person… Here is the creed of an optimist. Promise yourself: To be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To take your health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as of your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. To think well of yourself, and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds. To live in faith that the whole world is by your side as long as you are true to the best that is
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by Inspiration | Jul 22, 2022 | Attitude, Archives, Featured
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She also hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She often told him,… There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She also hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She often told him, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her, ’Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?’ The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life made her refuse to marry him. Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: ‘Take good care of your eyes, my dear. For, before they were yours, they were mine.’ This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations. Life Is a Gift. This
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