This is something I happened upon while busying myself…. maybe you have seen it before. I have, but it just hit me in another way this time when reading it. We are still valuable and priceless not only to God but to those that truly love us. The part about who we are and whose we are….. we know we are Gods, but what hit me really hard on reading that part again is not just about being God’s as for whose we are, but about belonging to each other…. the bonds of a friendship that’s more family than friends. Saying “I love you” doesn’t come so easy for me and when I say it, it’s not said lightly or just tossing the words out there. For three people who are my heart…. I love you John, I love you Blake, I love you Dawn. You are special and priceless to me.

Sometimes We Just Need to be Reminded!
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up.

He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.

He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

“Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.

“My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you and God. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE. You are special - Don’t EVER forget it.”

Count your blessings, not your problems. And remember: amateurs built the ark… professionals built the Titanic…if God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

“EXCEPT YE BECOME AS A LITTLE CHILD, YE SHALL IN NO WISE ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD!” (MAT.18:3)

It pays to be a little child. In fact, Jesus Himself said, “Suffer the little children to come unto Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Mk.10:14)
We’re to be like little children, loving, sweet, simple believers.–In childlike faith, believing & receiving all that the Lord has for us!
Children are samples of the citizenry of Heaven!–Like little angels dropped from the sky! They’re so fresh from Heaven, they understand & are not the least bit fearful when it comes to the things of the Lord & the Spirit & even spiritual experiences. It is given to children to be rich in faith! Faith just comes natural to them. They are so fresh from Heavenly places that they have faith to believe anything God says, & with them nothing is impossible!
The problem with many grown-ups is that they know too much!–They’ve been educated out of their childlike faith! But there are others of trusting childlike faith who are daily doing things that doubting intellectuals say can’t be done! So be like a little child & anything wonderful can happen!

As humans who are not capable of perfection, falling is emanate. I use the expression “Lord knows I try” a lot it seems because I know this to be true. At times, He knows I could try better and with more purpose and diligence, but He knows that in all things I do, I try to include Him as being the guide.

Originally posted by Cindy

A friend so dear to my heart sent this to me today. It’s one of the most moving and amazing videos I’ve ever seen. To say it’s moving and inspirational is putting it mildly. Share it with those you care for and love.

Originally posted by Cindy

Originally posted by Cindy

It’s a holiday that comes just once a year. Often what comes to mind is turkey and all of the delicious food that goes with it, the scrumptious deserts, and the feeling afterwards of having eaten too much and wishing we hadn’t. Somewhere in the day, we might manage to remember the things we’re thankful for.

It’s a good thing to thank God for what He’s given us. It’s a good thing to be appreciative of all the blessings He’s bestowed upon us. But it’s terrible that we seem to forget this throughout the year, and only set aside one day out of the year to thank Him. And all that ‘thanking’ in the midst of stuffing ourselves til we are miserable!

Everywhere you go, you’ll probably hear someone somewhere griping and complaining about something. It’s too hot, the sun’s too bright, their clothes don’t look or fit right, they want a new car, they hate their job, the food is yucky, the paint color is all wrong, the kids are too loud, their spouse just isn’t as loving as they used to be, etc. It’s like nothing is right, and everything’s all wrong. What’s wrong with this picture?

Rather than complain and mumble about our dislikes, when’s the last time we thanked God for giving us what He has, regardless of how we felt about whatever it was? We are so blessed that it’s almost a shame, especially when those so blessed seem to never see those blessings.

For the parents that complain about the kids always making noise, try telling that to the Mom that lost her eight year old daughter to cancer last year, or the deaf parents who have never had the precious gift of hearing their children scream and holler. For the one who complains about their clothes aren’t fitting anymore or aren’t the right ‘match’, try telling that to people wearing rags because that’s the best they’ve got to wear. To the one’s complaining of the sun in their eyes, have a chat with the blind neighbor who’s never seen the lovely bright, yellow sun. For the one who can’t stop griping at the sales clerk for not getting the paint shade ‘just right’, take a walk down Main Street and talk to the homeless who have no homes to paint. For the ones that can never stop griping about the meals prepared and laid before them, try going just one day without a meal and walk in the shoes of those that goes days without eating in other countries. When you hate your job, offer it to the man that can’t feed his family or make his house payments, and see how much he loves it.

We are truly a blessed nation. We have more food than we can possibly need everyday, to the point that many of us are overweight. Thank you God for the food on our tables! We have homes, nice and warm when it’s cold outside. Thank you God for the fine homes we have! We have clothes on our backs and shoes on our feet. Thank you God for the warm clothes and shoes!

For those of us that have all or most of our body parts working, thank you God for allowing us to be able to hear, see, smell, taste, walk, run, move, roll over, breathe, think, feel. Never think that you’re so bad off that it can’t be worse, because it can.

We should thank God for our loved ones, for our spouses, kids, parents, grandparents, in-laws, ex-in-laws, and most of all, for dear friends. Never take anyone for granted. Marriages sadly don’t last anymore, and no one lives forever in this life. Cherish them all while you can, and thank God for giving them to you for a while.

When this Thanksgiving holiday is over and gone, don’t wait for another year to pass to give thanks to God for all the blessings He’s given you. Thank Him for that nice slice of pie that you don’t really need, or for that new pair of shoes that you just had to have to match that new dress, or for the promotion that someone got over you.

Thanksgiving is a time for celebration and to remember all that we are thankful for. But don’t let it be the only time you remember to thank God for everything. Let it be a remembrance of having done so throughout the year.

Originally posted by Cindy

Originally posted by Cindy

This is a wonderful and inspirational christian music video from YouTube done to the tune of Who Am I, by Casting Crowns. I’ve watched it over and over and it still gets to me every time.

Originally posted by Cindy

Originally posted by Cindy

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Originally posted by Cindy