The End

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2     He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3     he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
    for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
    for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
    my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Golden Words

Heavy rains remind us of the challenges in life.
Never ask for a lighter rain.
Just pray for a better umbrella. That is attitude.

When floods come, fish eat ants & when flood recedes, ants eat fish. 
Only time matters. Just hold on,
God gives opportunities to everyone !

Life is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship,
it's not how we care in the beginning,
but how much we care till ending.

Some people always throw stones in your path.
It depends on you what you make with them, wall or bridge ?
Remember you are the architect of your life.

Every problem has ( N+1 ) solutions, where N is the number of
solutions you have tried and 1 is that you have not tried.
That's life.

It's not important to hold all the good cards in life.
But it's important how well you play with
the cards which you hold.

Often when we lose all hope & think this is the end, God smiles from above
and says "Relax dear, it's just a bend. Not the end. "
Have faith and have a successful life.

One of the basic differences between God and human is, 
God gives, gives and forgives. But human gets, gets, gets and forgets.
Be thankful in life!

Only two types of persons are happy in this world.
1st is mad and 2nd is child. Be mad to acheive what you desire and
be a child to enjoy what you have acheived !

"Never play with the feelings of others because you may win the game 
but the risk is that you will surely
loose the person for life time."

The world suffers a lot. Not because of
 the violence of bad people;
but because of the silence of good people.

"I am thankful to all those who said "No" 
to me; it's because of them
I did it myself."

If  friendship is your weakest point
then you are the strongest person
in the world.

Laughing faces do not mean that there is absence of sorrow!
but it means that they have
the ability to deal with it.

Opportunities are like sunrises, if you wait too long you can miss them.
When you are in the light, everything follows you,
but when you enter the dark even your own shadow doesn't follow you.

Coin always makes sound but the currency notes are always silent.
So when your value increases
keep yourself calm silent.

It is very easy to defend someone;
but it is very hard
to win someone.


                                           THE END

A Poignant Story !

_I wanted a car not a Bible!_

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months

   he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and

knowing

  his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

  As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his

  father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his

graduation,

  his father called him into his private study, told him how proud he

was to

   have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed him a

   beautifully wrapped gift box.

  Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and

  found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name embossed in gold.

  Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money

  you give me a Bible?" He stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible

behind.

   Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He

  had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was

very

  old. He thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since

that

  graduation day. But before he could make arrangements, he received a

  telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his

  possessions to

  him. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

   When he arrived at his father's house, sadness and regret filled his

  heart. He began to search through his father's important documents and saw

  the Bible, new, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he

opened the

  Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a

  verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to

  your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in

Heaven,

  give to those who ask Him?"

   As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It

  had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he

  had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...

  PAID IN FULL.

   How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged

  as we expected?

  

  My name is God. You hardly have time for me. I love you and always bless

  you. I am always with you. 

  

Words of Wisdom for Modern Day Living

 
When we are in heaven
Our money is still in the bank.
 
When we are alive
We don't have enough money to spend or do not wish to spend.  
When we are gone
There is still a lot of money not spent
 
One tycoon in China passed away
His widow, with $1.9 billion in the bank, remarried his chauffeur.
His chauffeur said, "All the while I thought I was working for my boss. 

Now only I realise that my boss was all the time working for me!!! "
 
The cruel reality is:
It is more important to live longer than to have more wealth.
So we must strive to have a strong and healthy body, it doesn't matter who is working for who.
 
A high end hand phone:
70% of the functions are useless
 
An expensive car:
70% of the speed is not needed
 
A luxurious villa:
70% of the space is not occupied  
A whole wardrobe of clothes:
70% of it is not worn
 
A whole life of earning:
70% is for other people to use
 
So we must protect and make full use of our 30%
 Go for med exam even when not sick
Drink more water even when not thirsty
Must let go even when faced with grave problems
Must give in even when you are in the right
Must be humble even when you are very powerful
Must be contented even when you are not rich
Must exercise even when you are very busy
 
LIFE IS SHORT  
WE MUST LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST-- 

Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.  - Unknown

What A Gift !............. Worth Sharing !

       Something to think about...

       Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest:

       Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private

account for your use. However, this prize has rules.

       The set of rules:

       1. Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken

away from you.

       2. You may not simply transfer money into some other account.

       3. You may only spend it.

       4. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with

another $86,400.00 for that day.

       5. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can

say," Game Over ! It can close the account and you will not receive a

new one.

       What would you personally do?

       You would buy anything and everything you wanted right?

       Not only for yourself, but for all people you love. Even for

people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on

yourself, right?

       You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?

       ACTUALLY This GAME is REAL!

       Shocked ?? YES!!

       Each of us is already a winner of this PRIZE. We just can't seem

to see it.

       This PRIZE is *TIME* !!

       1. Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of

life,

       2. And when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT

credited to us.

       3. What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost.

       4. Yesterday is forever gone.

       5. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve

your account at any time WITHOUT WARNING....

       SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?

       Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in

dollars. Think about that, and always think of this: Enjoy every second

of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.

       So take care of yourself, be happy, love deeply and enjoy life!

       Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day.

       Start spending....Every day God gives is a blessing.

Two Horses

Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing.... Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, Making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges! He watches over us and even brings others into our lives To help us when we are in need.. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way.... Good friends are like that... You may not always see them, but you know they are always there.. Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours and remember... Be kinder than necessary- Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... FOR WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT  Author Unknown

Results of My Clinic Appointment

I went to the Lord's Clinic
to have my routine check-up
and I confirmed I was ill.
When Jesus took my blood pressure,
He saw I was low on tenderness.
When He read my temperature,
the thermometer registered 40 degrees on anxiety.
He ran an electrocardiogram and found that
I needed several "love bypasses" since my arteries
were blocked with loneliness and
could not provide for an empty heart.
I went to the orthopedics,because I could
not walk by my brother's side and I could not
hug my friends, since I had fractured
myself when tripping with envy.
He also found I was short-sighted.
since I could not see beyond the short-comings
of my brothers and sisters.
When I complained about deafness, the
diagnostic was that I had stopped listening
to Jesus' voice talking to me on a daily basis.
For all of that, Jesus gave me a free consultation
thanks to His mercifulness, so my pledge is to,
once I leave this clinic, only take
the natural remedies he prescribed through His
words of truth:
Every morning take a full glass of gratitude.
When getting to work, take one spoon of peace.
Every hour, take one pill of patience.
one cup of brotherhood
and one cup of humility.
When getting home, take one dose of love.
When getting to bed, take two caplets of clear conscience.
Do not give in into sadness or desperation
for what you are going through today.
God knows how you feel................
God knows exactly and with perfection
what is being allowed to happen to you
in your life at this precise moment.
God's purpose for you is simply perfect.
He wants to show you things that only you
can understand by living what you are living,
and by being in the place you are now.
May God give you........
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
and a blessing for each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.




LET JESUS CARRY YOU !!!!

Oh God ..........One More Chance Please

                                                             One More Chance
                       
                                          It's another morning
                                           I have to go to office
                                           I saw today's newspaper
                                           Ohh!! this is me...
                                I shouted having a glance on my snap
                                           in today's newspaper
                                 What is it doing in the death column?
                                        One sec...........let me think!

                                                      When I was going to bed, last night
                                                        I had severe pain in my chest
                                                         I was taken to hospital
                                                          But I thought I had a sound sleep there......
"It´s 10:am now...
Where's my coffee
I will be late for office
My boss will get a chance to irritate me "

                                          BUT WHERE IS EVERYONE?

                                    I think there is a crowd outside my room
                                           But why are some of them crying?
                                           I looked inside the room
                                            I was lying on the floor
                                             I was shocked
                                           Hey here listen....
                                           I am here with you
                                                 I shouted
                                     Nobody was looking at me
                          They were watching my body lying on the floor
                                                   AM I DEAD ?
                                                I asked myself
                          Where is my wife, my children, my friends?
                                             She was crying
                                I saw my wife in the next room
                                            She looked very sad
                   My little kid was also crying because his Mum was sad
                              How can I go without saying to my wife
                 that she was the most beautiful and caring wife in this world
                              How can I go without saying to my kids that
                                            I really love them
                                    That I really care for them
                  How can I go without saying to my friends that
                                           without them perhaps
                                                I would have done
                                 most of the wrong things in my life

                       "Oh! The guy there used to be my best friend
                          small misunderstandings made us part
                          I just want to say sorry to him "
                   It seems as if no one is able to see me
                              AM I REALLY DEAD ?

                                      I sat down near me
                                   I also felt like crying
                                     I prayed.......

                                               " Oh! God !
                                   Just give me a few more days
                                         I want my wife,
                                     my kids ,my friends
                                 to realize how much I love them"

                                 I saw my wife enter the room
                                            I wanted to tell her
                            "To the world you might be one person
                          but to one person you might be the world "


                                         "Ohh !! God!!! I screamed
                           A little more time PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE !
                                  one more chance to hug my child
                             one more chance to thank my wife for
                                      still being there in my life"

                                          I shouted
                                                " God.
                                   One more chance, please ... "

                     " You shouted in your sleep", my wife said
                                 "Did you have a nightmare? "
                 Oh ! Thank God, it was just a dream. I was sleeping.
                        I hugged her and whispered...
              "You are the most beautiful and caring wife in this universe,
                                   I really love you."

                                            I prayed..
                     "Thank you God for this second chance."

We never get what we want

We never get what we want,

We never want what we get,

We never have what we like,

We never like what we have.

And still we live & love.

That's life...

The best kind of friends,

Is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with,

Never say a word,

And then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

It's true that we don't know

What we've got until it's gone,

But it's also true that we don't know

What we've been missing until it arrives.

Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back!

Don't expect love in return;

Just wait for it to grow in their heart,

But if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone,

An hour to like someone,

And a day to love someone,

But it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.

Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.

Go for someone who makes you smile,

Because it takes only a smile to

Make a dark day seem bright.

Find the one that makes your heart smile!

May you have

Enough happiness to make you sweet,

Enough trials to make you strong,

Enough sorrow to keep you human,

And enough hope to make you happy

Always put yourself in others' shoes.

If you feel that it hurts you,

It probably hurts the other person, too.

The happiest of people

Don't necessarily have the best of everything;

They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Happiness lies for

Those who cry,

Those who hurt,

Those who have searched,

And those who have tried,

For only they can appreciate the importance of people

Who have touched their lives.

                                 When you were born, you were crying

And everyone around you was smiling.

Live your life so that when you die,

You're the one who is smiling

And everyone around you is crying.

 

Life

"AND THEN IT IS WINTER"

You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.

But, here it is... the Winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.

But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...it’s over. A new adventure will begin!

Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.

So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!


"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.
LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY! HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Remember "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE SO - ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.

~Going out is good.. Coming home is better!
~You forget names.... But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!!
~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything.... especially golf.
~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.
~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep".
~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..
~You tend to use more 4 letter words ... "what?"..."when?"... ???
~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, you don't go anywhere to wear it.
~You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!
~What used to be freckles are now liver spots and it seems everybody whispers.
~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which you will never wear.
~But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS!!

The Stranger

A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on. As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger... he was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies. If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He took my family to the first major league ball game. He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind. Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for peace and quiet. (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.) Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them. Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home - not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our long time visitor, however, got away with four-letter words that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush. My Dad didn't permit the liberal use of alcohol but the stranger encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly, and pipes distinguished. He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing. I now know that my early concepts about relationships were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked ... And NEVER asked to leave. More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you could walk into my parents' den today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures. His name?.... We just call him 'TV.' He has a wife now....we call her 'Computer.' Their first child is "Cell Phone." Second child "I Pod.” And MOST RECENTLY BORN WAS a Grandchild: “IPAD.” OH MY----HOW TRUE THIS IS!!! The scary part is how fertile they are and the gestation period for the next intrusions are getting shorter and shorter!!!

Things Happen For A Reason

The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn , arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve. They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls, painting, etc, and on December 18 were ahead of schedule and just about finished. On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving rainstorm - hit the area and lasted for two days. On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church. His heart sank when he saw that the roof had leaked, causing a large area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high. The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, and not knowing what else to do but postpone the Christmas Eve service, headed home. On the way he noticed that a local business was having a flea market type sale for charity, so he stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful,handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross embroidered right in the center. It was just the right size to cover the hole in the front wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. By this time it had started to snow. An older woman running from the opposite direction was trying to catch the bus. She missed it. The pastor invited her to wait in the warm church for the next bus 45 minutes later.
She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and it covered up the entire problem area. Then he noticed the woman walking down the center aisle. Her face was like a sheet. "Pastor," she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?" The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check the lower right corner to see if the initials ' EBG ' were crocheted into it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria . The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor told how he had just gotten "The Tablecloth". The woman explained that before the war she and her husband were well-to-do people in Austria . When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave. Her husband was going to follow her the next week. He was captured, sent to prison and she never saw her husband or her home again. The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth; but she made the pastor keep it for the church. The pastor insisted on driving her home. That was the least he could do. She lived on the other side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn for the day for a housecleaning job.What a wonderful service they had on Christmas Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the spirit were great. At the end of the service, the pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door and many said that they would return. One older man, whom the pastor recognized from the neighborhood, continued to sit in one of the pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he wasn ' t leaving. The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on the front wall because it was identical to one
that his wife had made years ago when they lived in Austria before the war and how could there be two tablecloths so much alike? He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and put in a prison. He never saw his wife or his home again in all the 35 years between. The pastor asked him if he would allow him to take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten Island and to the same house where the pastor had taken the woman three days earlier. He helped the man climb the three flights of stairs to the woman ' s apartment, knocked on the door and he saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever imagine.T rue story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid who says God does work in mysterious ways. I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today, to guide you and protect you as you go along your way. His love is always with you. His promises are true, and when we give Him all our cares we know He will see us through. So when the road you ' re traveling seems difficult at best, just remember I ' m here praying and God will do the rest.
When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the following small prayer for the person who sent this to you.Father, G od, bless all my friends and family in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this
day! May their lives be full of Your peace, prosperity and power as they seek to have a closer relationship with You. Amen.