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just like what the title says.
READ ONLY IF YOU HAVE TIME FOR GOD.
Read only if you have time for God.
Body: Okay guys, this is really long, but the story at the end is really
worth it! I hope you'll take the time to go all the way through. Love you all!
Read only if you have time for God
Let me tell you, make sure you read all the way to the bottom. I
almost didn't read this bulletin but I was blessed when I got to the end.
READ ONLY IF YOU HAVE TIME FOR God
God, when I received this bulletin, I thought...
I don't have time for this... And, this is really inappropriate during work.
Then, I realized that this kind of thinking is... Exactly what
has caused lot of the problems in our world today.
We try to keep God in church on Sunday morning...
Maybe Sunday night...
And, the unlikely event of a midweek service
We do like to have Him around during sickness...
And, of course, at funeral
However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during work or
play...
Because that's the part of our lives we think we can, and should,
handle on our own.
May God forgive me for ever thinking...
That... there is a time or place where..
HE is not to be FIRST in my life.
We should always have time to remember all HE has done for us.
If you aren't ashamed to do this, Please follow the directions.
Jesus said, If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you
before my Father.
Not ashamed?
Repost this. ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT!!
Yes, I do Love God.
HE is my source of existence and Savior.
He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I will
be nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)
This is the simplest test.
THE POEM
I knelt to pray but not for long
I had too much to do
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer. No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book; It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time
Now do you have the time to pass it on?
Make sure that you scroll through to the end.
Easy vs. Hard
Why is it so hard to tell the truth but yet so easy to tell a
lie?
Why are we so sleepy in church but right when the sermon is over we suddenly wake up?
Why is it so hard to talk about God but yet so easy to talk about nasty stuff?
Why is it so boring to look at a Christian magazine, but yet so
easy to look at a nasty one?
Why is it so easy to not read a Godly bulletin, but yet we repost
all of the nasty ones?
Why are the churches getting smaller but yet the bars and dance clubs are getting larger?
Do you give up? Think about it . Are you going to repost this,
or do nothing?
Just remember - God is watching you. Prayer Wheel - Let's see the devil stop this one!
Here's what the wheel is all about. When you read this, say a
prayer for the person that sent this bulletin....
That's all you have to do....
There is nothing attached....
This is so powerful....
Do not stop the wheel, please....
Of all the free gifts we may receive, Prayer is the very best
one....
There are no costs, but wonderful rewards... GOD BLESS!
May God keep you and bless you. If this doesn't give you chills,
nothing will...this bulletin is very true. Hope you are all as blessed as I was from this story. I wonder how many people will not even read this bulletin because of the title on it?
There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak...I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, What you go there, son?
Just some old birds, came the reply.
What are you gonna do with them? I asked.
Take 'em home and have fun with 'em, he answered. I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time.
But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. Then what
will you do?
Oh, I got some cats, said the little boy. They like birds.
I'll take 'em to them.
The pastor was silent for a moment. How much do you want for those birds, son?
Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just
plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!
How much? the pastor asked again.
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, $10?
The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill.
He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone.
The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.
Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then
the pastor began to tell this story.
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!
What are you going to do with them? Jesus asked.
Satan replied, Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!
And what will you do when you get done with them? Jesus asked.
Oh, I'll kill 'em, Satan glared proudly.
How much do you want for them? Jesus asked
Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!
How much? He asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, All your blood, tears and
your life.
Jesus said, DONE!
Then He paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the pulpit.
Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God
and then wonder why the world's going to hell.
Isn't it funny how someone can say I believe in God but still
follow Satan (who, by the way, also believes in God).
Isn't it funny how you can repost a thousand jokes through bulletins and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending bulletins
regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing?
Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.
I pray, for everyone who reposts this,
they will be blessed by God in a way special for them
I pray, for everyone who doesn't repost this,
so that they will relize how important God really is.
And send it back to the person who sent it, to let them know that indeed it was sent out to many more.
If You Love God... And, are not ashamed of all the marvelous things HE has done for you...
Repost this as Read only if you have time for God
I don't think I know 10 people who would admit they love Jesus. Do you love Him?
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i didnt write this.
i just got it from a friend.
for all us Christians, we need to think about God always.
not only when we're sad or when we need help.
God gave us so much but what did we ever give him?
read this and realize that we can't take God for granted.
he sent his one and only son to the sinners of the earth to sacrafice just for us.
i also realized this.
i want all of us to be touched, especially all the christians who are slipping from God.
Even for all the non christians who dont even know God.
after i read this, i wanted to spread this.
so the frist place i thought of was soompi.
i know if you're reading this, you're not unfaithful and that you arent skimming through everything.
Make time for God, where ever you are.
And make it easier to do everything for God, rather than falling into the depths of hell and into Satan and doing everything that's wrong.
This also goes for all the non-christians who read this.
don't reply to this only if you just want to raise your posts.
it's not worth replying if yoo didnt realize anything after reading this.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
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* sigh *
Wow, now that I think about it I don't even go to church much because I'm too busy or I have no ride. /
Hmm a prayer. I'm usually not good at this stuff but here I go.
Lord, please bless this x PIGGY in everything she does. Shes made me realize that I need to spend more time at church and less time at other activities . She deserves it, But I guess you already knew . [x
LOL short prayer, I'm sorry. [: But thanks for posting this . ^^
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God backwards is dog. Crazy ish.
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nice thing ... unfortunately many so called christians dont take this seriously (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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^ taking this seriously doesn't say anything about one's sense of their religion . this is a dodgey internet trying to convince people to believe more in God and be pious according to the standards of what one random individual believes that means thing .
your relationship with God is nobody's but your own . don't feel guilty for not treating Him the way other people do .
if a CHAIN EMAIL makes you change how you view God , i worry . and nobody should feel obligated to post this or respond to it or anything . it's not going to make God feel any better knowing He scored some converts via myspace .
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This makes me feel bad about myself. I should spend more time with God I guess.
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i love God.
this quote brought a light bulb in my head;
Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me
than what God thinks of me.
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I'm a really strong Christian (although it won't sound like it in a few seconds), but basically, if we don't post this, we don't love God? Umm. Okay... So even though we glorify Him and enjoy Him, we don't love him? Even if we fast and be godly, we don't love Him? There are a lot of other ways to love Him. It's not like He's going to hate us forever and throw us down to hell for not posting this. Never mind. I'll post this on my Xanga or whatever.
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I don't like persuasive stuff like this. Because I think God wouldn't persuade us this way either. I think lately christianity has become more about the people, not God. I hate people who go to churches to socialize but act as if they go in the name of God. I think one can pray anywhere if he wants to, because God is everywhere. =]
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I'm a really strong Christian (although it won't sound like it in a few seconds), but basically, if we don't post this, we don't love God? Umm. Okay... So even though we glorify Him and enjoy Him, we don't love him? Even if we fast and be godly, we don't love Him? There are a lot of other ways to love Him. It's not like He's going to hate us forever and throw us down to hell for not posting this. Never mind. I'll post this on my Xanga or whatever.
God will smite you for not spreading chain mail.
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I've posted this on myspace bulletin...but nobody else on my friends list reposted it, I don't think..sad huh?
I LOVE GOD.
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yeah i feel like i should spent more time with God, too ...
thanks for posting this.
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what i meant is ...
here in germany everybody says ... yeah i am a christian ... but even among my friends there are like ... as soon as it comes to talk about god and stuff they cant be serious any more ...
i can deal with it and my friends know that i believe in god ... but they themselves say that they were christians ... but they simply dont take things seriously enough ...
i am not talking about chain mails and stuff ... things tryin to persuade others via internet and so on ...
but i like this thing cuz it makes pplz think about it ... and thaz it
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^That happens everywhere. There are enough christians that are happy with what they have and know, and will not step out of their comfort zone.
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Hmm yeah i should go to church every week from now on...
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^ taking this seriously doesn't say anything about one's sense of their religion . this is a dodgey internet trying to convince people to believe more in God and be pious according to the standards of what one random individual believes that means thing .
your relationship with God is nobody's but your own . don't feel guilty for not treating Him the way other people do .
if a CHAIN EMAIL makes you change how you view God , i worry . and nobody should feel obligated to post this or respond to it or anything . it's not going to make God feel any better knowing He scored some converts via myspace .
This isn't JUST an ordinary chain email. You know there's meaning behind it. It is to provoke some kind of realization for people who are too busy in their daily lives to make time for God. It doesn't-- or it SHOULDN'T-- mean that people should repost this or else they'll be a bad Christian and they're going to hell.
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thank you for sharing this
it reminds me to give more time to God
not rush through prayers and focus more in church
it's true that we are more occupied with our daily lives that we often put God last
last sunday i noticed that there were very few people going to mass
maybe it was because World Cup was showing during sunday morning
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I seem to always rush my praying at night, and I skip praying before eating or when I wake up. It makes me feel bad when there's a prayer before we eat in a party, but then when I go home, I don't pray before I eat..it makes me feel like a hypocrite. This made me realize that..well actually I realized it before, but I never did anything about it. I LOVE GOD! and I show it to my friends who don't believe in him..and my siggy, lol.
thanks for sharing this!
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Now I feel bad ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tears.gif)
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i love God.
this quote brought a light bulb in my head;
Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me
than what God thinks of me.
whenever someone throws that quote at me...
i have nothing more to say. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
thanks for posting this! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
^That happens everywhere. There are enough christians that are happy with what they have and know, and will not step out of their comfort zone.
^ that reminded me of this one sermon my pastor gave me.
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-spark
