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November 9, 2008
Think of God
Roger Babson, the great statistician, once said, “People must get back to God. For a long time it has been considered rather smart to be irreligious. Now people must get back to God. Above all, they should start praying. They seem to think that there is something about prayer that is not exactly red-blooded or two-fisted.
"When business worries me, I think of God. If someone has been unkind to me, I think of God. If I should come face to face with disaster, I should think of God."
November 2, 2008
A Prayer Hearing God
A lad, who had not been reared in a Christian home, knew nothing about prayer and cared even less, had been on a torpedoed ship. When all on board were thrust out into the water to swim for their lives, twelve of the boys kept together. Suddenly, horrified, they saw a lake of burning oil coming toward them. It was impossible to escape. What could they do? Just then a Lutheran, the only Christian in the group, began to pray aloud. It was the heart cry of one in dire need to the God of Mercy whom he knew: “O God, save us! O God save us! O God. Save us!” And with that, every one of the other eleven, who had never known or thought about our God of Love, followed aloud with, “Please, God! Please God!” Immediately, the flaming oil parted, leaving a clear, wide path directly in front of them. And what do you think our gracious Lord had placed in this path? A raft! The lad who told the story ended wit, “And no one can persuade these boys that God does not hear prayer.”
October 26, 2008
Happiness may be temporary, but we all want it, and that’s okay, as long as we don’t depend on the emotion of happiness like an extreme athlete depends on adrenaline.
Here’s another thing we need to realize about happiness: it’s harder to come by when we place it in things. Whether we depend on cars, a home, a raise, an outfit, or a meal for happiness, our happiness meter is going to jump all over the place as these things come and go.
A better way to gain happiness is to do things for others. Make others happy, and the happiest person will be you. Make others happy all the time, and your happiness will turn to joy.
-Keeping God in the Small Stuff by Bruce & Stan