Ask and it Shall be Given YouWritten by Dawn Fields
This statement sounds incredible. ASK and it shall be given. It sounds amazing, doesn’t it? It sounds almost unbelievable right? Imagine if all you had to do to get anything you wanted out of life is ASK. It sounds a little farfetched doesn’t it?But Bible tells us to ASK and it shall be given you. No matter how farfetched it may sound, it is so true. If it weren’t true, Bible wouldn’t say it. If you go to God and ask Him to help you discover His purpose for your life, and if you are truly sincere and truly desire to find your purpose, “it shall be given you.” It will. Try it. Go somewhere you can be alone. Find a quiet place where you can talk with God. Tell him your desire. Let him know that you are unhappy with your present situation. You know you were meant to be great! Let Him know that want more for your life than your present situation. Let Him know that you desire to lead life He has planned for you. Remind Him that He said “Ask, and it shall be given you.” Let Him know that you are ready to start living His purpose for your life. And then listen. Listen for answer. Listen to your heart, to your soul, to your quiet spirit. Spend sometime in mediation and clear your mind until ideas start to flow from God directly to you. It will happen. Write down what God is directing to your soul. Write down every thought and idea that enters your head. For next week, write down every single idea that comes to you. The idea may come when you are eating breakfast, or driving to work, or when you’re in shower. Generally, it comes when your mind is not occupied with your daily thoughts. It will generally come when your mind is free of thought. That’s why it’s important to mediate each day. By mediate, I don’t necessarily mean that you will have to sit with your legs crossed and palm up, chanting. I simply mean find some time when you are alone and in quiet surrounding. You cannot mediate if kids are running around you, screaming. Or spouse is telling you about their day. You can’t mediate watching prime time special on television--because your mind will be occupied with other things.
| | THANKS FOR NOTHINGWritten by Terry L. Sumerlin
We gathered at our daughter, Amanda’s, and her husband, Russell’s, for Thanksgiving at Rockwall (near Dallas). Our daughter, Jo Ellen, and her husband, Curt, came in from Tampa area; and our son, Jon, and his wife, Priscilla, were there from Oklahoma City area. Also, Mom rode up with us from San Antonio and Sherry’s mom came over from Ft. Worth. It was a wonderful family reunion!We dined on an incredible meal that Amanda prepared, and then we retired to living room to sing. Sherry bought me a karaoke machine as an early Christmas gift. So, we took it with us and had a blast. As night drew on, Amanda asked, “Ya’ll want a fire in fireplace?” We thought that would be nice. She and her brother proceeded to light it. Jon held lighter and she turned on gas. Suddenly, there was a flash and a WHOOSH !!! Jon hollered and jumped back, leaving rest of us horrified! Amanda had accidentally turned gas on too much, causing an explosion. Jon was unharmed, though shaken. His singed hair would grow back. When I had time to ponder what had happened, I realized how close we came to disaster. The house could have caught on fire. Or even worse, Jon or Amanda could have been seriously injured. Thankfully, NOTHING came of it. In this regard, I began to think of how much “nothing” I have for which to be thankful. The holiday season’s a good time for each of us to be reminded.
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