" AWESOME GOD "
THIS IS WHY HE'S GOD 
This is
almost overwhelming when you think about it.
You
MUST read to the end :
Moses and the people were in the
desert, but what was he going to do with them?
They had to be
fed, and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a lot of food.
According to the Quartermaster General in the Army, it is reported that
Moses would have to have had 1500 tons of food each day. Do you know that
to bring that much food each day, two freight trains, each at least a mile long,
would be required !
Besides you must remember, they were out in
the desert, so they would have to have firewood to use in cooking the
food. This would take 4000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains,
each a mile long, just for one day.
And just think, they were forty years in transit.
And Oh yes! They would have to have water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons each day and a freight train with tank cars, 1800 miles long, just to bring water!
And then another thing !
They had to get across the Red Sea at night. Now, if they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights to get through. So there had to be a space in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide so that they could walk 5000 abreast to get over in one night.
But then, there is another
problem...............each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground
two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square miles long........
think of it !
This much space for camping.
Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt ? I think not !
You see, Moses believed in God. God took care of these things for him.
Now do you think God has any problem taking care of all your needs?
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, You know He will see us through.
Our God is an Awesome God !
So when the road you're traveling on seems difficult at best, just remember I'm praying and God will do the rest.
~ Y'ALL PONDER THIS FOR A WHILE ~
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~ THE STORY ~
OF
" JUST A GLASS OF MILK ! "
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, " How much do I owe you ? "
" You don't owe me anything, " she replied. " Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness. " He said, " Then I thank you from my heart. "
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Year's later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation.
When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her.
He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to the case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room.
She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words :
" PAID IN FULL WITH JUST ONE GLASS OF MILK. "
( Signed )
Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: " Thank You, God, that Your love is shed abroad through human hearts and hands. "
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~ THE HITCH HIKER ~
" A RIDE HE WILL NEVER FORGET ! "
This story happened about a month ago in a little town in Mexico, and even when it sounds like a spooky Alfred Hitchcock tale.
This guy was on the side of the road hitch hiking on a very dark night and in the middle of a storm. The night was rolling and no car went by, the storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly he saw a car coming towards him and stop.
The guy without thinking about it got in the car closes the door just to realize there's nobody behind the wheel. The car starts slowly, the guy looks at the road and sees a curve coming his way, scared he starts to pray begging for his life.
He's still praying and knows he's going to die, when just before he hits the curve, a hand appears through the window and moves the wheel.
The guy, paralyzed in terror, watches how the hand appears every time they come to a curve.
The guy gathering his strength jumps out of the car and runs to the nearest town.
Wet and still in shock, he goes to a cantina and asks for two shots of tequila, and
starts telling everybody about the horrible experience he went through.
Silence comes over everybody when they realize the guy was really scared and wasn't drunk.
About half an hour later two guys walked in the same cantina and one said to the other.....
" Look Pepe, that's the " NUT " that got in the car when we were pushing it. "
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~ A SANDPIPER !!! ~
" TO BRING YOU JOY ! "
SHE HAD JUST TURNED SIX YEARS OLD
WHEN I FIRST MET HER ON THE BEACH NEAR WHERE
I LIVE. I DRIVE TO THIS BEACH, A
DISTANCE OF THREE OR FOUR MILES, WHENEVER THE WORLD
BEGINS TO CLOSE IN ON ME. SHE WAS BUILDING A
SANDCASTLE OR SOMETHING AND LOOKED UP, HER EYES AS
BLUE AS THE SEA.
" HELLO, " SHE SAID. I ANSWERED WITH A NOD, NOT REALLY
IN THE MOOD TO BOTHER WITH A SMALL CHILD. " I'M
BUILDING, " SHE SAID. " I SEE THAT. WHAT IS IT ? " I
ASKED, NOT CARING. OH, I DON'T KNOW, I JUST LIKE THE
FEEL OF SAND. " THAT SOUNDS GOOD, I THOUGHT, AND
SLIPPED OFF MY SHOES. A SANDPIPER GLIDED BY.
" THAT'S A JOY, " THE CHILD SAID.
" IT'S A WHAT ? "
" IT'S A JOY. MY MAMA SAYS SANDPIPERS COME TO BRING US
JOY. " THE BIRD WENT GLIDING DOWN THE BEACH.
GOOD-BYE JOY, I MUTTERED TO MYSELF, HELLO PAIN, AND
TURNED TO WALK ON. I WAS DEPRESSED; MY LIFE SEEMED
COMPLETELY OUT OF BALANCE.
" WHAT'S YOUR NAME ? " SHE WOULDN'T GIVE UP. " ROBERT, " I
ANSWERED. " I'M ROBERT PETERSON. "
" MINE'S WENDY.....I'M SIX. "
" HI, WENDY. " SHE GIGGLED.
" YOU'RE FUNNY, " SHE SAID.
IN SPITE OF MY GLOOM, I LAUGHED TOO AND WALKED ON. HER
MUSICAL GIGGLE FOLLOWED ME.
" COME AGAIN, MR. P, " SHE CALLED. " WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER
HAPPY DAY. "
THE DAYS AND WEEKS THAT FOLLOWED BELONGED TO OTHERS : A
GROUP OF UNRULY BOY SCOUTS, PTA MEETINGS, AND AN
AILING MOTHER. THE SUN WAS SHINING ONE MORNING AS I
TOOK MY HANDS OUT OF THE DISHWATER. I NEED A
SANDPIPER, I SAID TO MYSELF, GATHERING UP MY COAT. THE
EVER-CHANGING BALM OF THE SEASHORE AWAITED ME. THE
BREEZE WAS CHILLY, BUT I STRODE ALONG, TRYING TO
RECAPTURE THE SERENITY I NEEDED.
" HELLO, MR. P, " SHE SAID. " DO YOU WANT TO PLAY ? "
" WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND ? " I ASKED, WITH A TWINGE OF
ANNOYANCE.
" I DON'T KNOW, SHE SAID. "
" HOW ABOUT CHARADES ? " I ASKED SARCASTICALLY.
THE TINKLING LAUGHTER BURST FORTH AGAIN.
" I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. "
" THEN LET'S JUST WALK. " LOOKING AT HER, I NOTICED THE
DELICATE FAIRNESS OF HER FACE.
" WHERE DO YOU LIVE ? " I ASKED.
" OVER THERE. " SHE POINTED TOWARD A ROW OF SUMMER
COTTAGES. STRANGE, I THOUGHT, IN WINTER.
" WHERE DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL ? "
" I DON'T GO TO SCHOOL. MOMMY SAYS WE'RE ON VACATION. "
SHE CHATTERED AS WE STROLLED UP THE BEACH, BUT MY MIND
WAS ON OTHER THINGS. WHEN I LEFT FOR HOME, WENDY SAID
IT HAD BEEN A HAPPY DAY. FEELING SURPRISINGLY BETTER,
I SMILED AT HER AND AGREED.
THREE WEEKS LATER, I RUSHED TO MY BEACH IN A STATE OF
NEAR PANIC. I WAS IN NO MOOD TO EVEN GREET WENDY. I
THOUGHT I SAW HER MOTHER ON THE PORCH AND FELT LIKE
DEMANDING SHE KEEP HER CHILD AT HOME. " LOOK, IF YOU
DON'T MIND, " I SAID CROSSLY WHEN WENDY CAUGHT UP WITH
ME, " I'D RATHER BE ALONE TODAY. " SHE SEEMS UNUSUALLY
PALE AND OUT OF BREATH.
" WHY ? " SHE ASKED. I TURNED TO HER AND SHOUTED,
" BECAUSE MY MOTHER DIED ! " AND THOUGHT, MY GOSH, WHY
WAS I SAYING THIS TO A LITTLE CHILD ?
" OH, " SHE SAID QUIETLY, " THEN THIS IS A BAD DAY. "
" YES, " I SAID, " AND YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE
AND-OH, GO AWAY ! "
" DID IT
HURT ? " SHE INQUIRED.
" DID WHAT HURT ? " I WAS EXASPERATED WITH HER, WITH
MYSELF.
" WHEN SHE DIED ? "
" OF COURSE IT HURT ! " I SNAPPED, MISUNDERSTANDING,
WRAPPED UP IN MYSELF. I STRODE OFF.
A MONTH OR SO AFTER THAT, WHEN I NEXT WENT TO THE
BEACH, SHE WASN'T THERE. FEELING GUILTY, ASHAMED AND
ADMITTING TO MYSELF I MISSED HER, I WENT UP TO THE
COTTAGE AFTER MY WALK AND KNOCKED AT THE DOOR. A DRAWN
LOOKING YOUNG WOMAN WITH HONEY-COLORED HAIR OPENED THE
DOOR.
" HELLO, " I SAID, " I'M ROBERT PETERSON. I MISSED YOUR
LITTLE GIRL TODAY AND WONDERED WHERE SHE WAS. "
" OH YES, MR. PETERSON, PLEASE COME IN. WENDY SPOKE OF
YOU SO MUCH. I'M AFRAID I ALLOWED HER TO BOTHER YOU.
IF SHE WAS A NUISANCE, PLEASE, ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES. "
" NOT AT ALL-SHE'S A DELIGHTFUL CHILD. " I SAID,
SUDDENLY REALIZING THAT I MEANT WHAT I HAD JUST SAID.
" WENDY DIED LAST WEEK, MR. PETERSON. SHE HAD LEUKEMIA.
MAYBE SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU. "
STRUCK DUMB, I GROPED FOR A CHAIR. I HAD TO CATCH MY
BREATH.
" SHE LOVED THIS BEACH SO WHEN SHE ASKED TO COME, WE
COULDN'T SAY NO. SHE SEEMED SO MUCH BETTER HERE AND
HAD A LOT OF WHAT SHE CALLED HAPPY DAYS. BUT THE LAST
FEW WEEKS, SHE DECLINED RAPIDLY....." HER
VOICE FALTERED, " SHE LEFT SOMETHING FOR YOU..... IF
ONLY I CAN FIND
IT. COULD YOU WAIT A MOMENT WHILE I LOOK ? "
I NODDED STUPIDLY, MY MIND RACING FOR SOMETHING, TO
SAY TO THIS LOVELY YOUNG WOMAN. SHE HANDED ME A
SMEARED ENVELOPE, WITH MR. P PRINTED IN BOLD CHILDISH
LETTERS. INSIDE WAS A DRAWING IN BRIGHT CRAYON HUES-A
YELLOW BEACH, A BLUE SEA, AND A BROWN BIRD. UNDERNEATH
WAS CAREFULLY PRINTED :
A SANDPIPER TO BRING YOU JOY.
TEARS WELLED UP IN MY EYES AND A HEART THAT HAD ALMOST
FORGOTTEN TO LOVE OPENED WIDE. I TOOK WENDY'S MOTHER
IN MY ARMS. " I'M SO SORRY, I'M SO SORRY, I'M SO
SORRY, " I MUTTERED OVER AND OVER, AND WE WEPT
TOGETHER.
THE PRECIOUS LITTLE PICTURE IS FRAMED NOW AND HANGS IN
MY STUDY. SIX WORDS - ONE FOR EACH YEAR OF HER LIFE -
THAT SPEAK TO ME OF HARMONY, COURAGE, AND UNDEMANDING
LOVE. A GIFT FROM A CHILD WITH SEA-BLUE EYES AND HAIR
THE COLOR OF SAND - WHO TAUGHT ME THE GIFT OF LOVE.
NOTE : THIS IS A TRUE STORY SENT OUT BY ROBERT
PETERSON. IT SERVES AS A REMINDER TO ALL OF US THAT WE
NEED TO TAKE TIME TO ENJOY LIVING AND LIFE AND EACH
OTHER. THE PRICE OF HATING OTHER HUMAN BEINGS IS
LOVING ONESELF LESS. LIFE IS SO COMPLICATED, THE
HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF EVERYDAY TRAUMAS CAN MAKE US LOSE
FOCUS ABOUT WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT OR WHAT IS ONLY A
MONETARY SETBACK OR CRISIS. TAKE A MOMENT.....EVEN IF IT
IS ONLY TEN SECONDS, TO STOP AND SMELL THE
ROSES.
THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES !
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO US HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
NEVER BRUSH ASIDE ANYONE AS INSIGNIFICANT.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY CAN TEACH
US ?
THEY MAY EVEN TEACH US TO LOVE....... ALL OVER
AGAIN!!!!!
A SANDPIPER TO BRING YOU JOY !!!!
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FOR FINDING THIS MESS
GOES TO THE FOLLOWING FOLK'S
 
~ ANITA MARIE ~ ~ PASTOR BILL ~ ~ LIL BRUDDER ~
If there is a complaint, advise or critical comment, these three folk's above are responsible for finding all of the above stories on the internet.
My daughter, Anita, Me, Pastor Bill and My brother, Jack.
~ GOD BLESS YOU ~
P.S. THIS GROUP DOES NOT ACCEPT COMPLAINTS
AS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO OUR HEALTH
DUE TO OUR OLD AGE, THANK YOU !
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