Comments on: Don’t be alarmed…

By: Andrew Pelt

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By: Brenda

Brenda — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:54:31 +0000

Just a totally different aspect on your life at present, I have just found this so it must be meant to be sent.!!!!
glad to see you are having a better day
I did find it useful for myself years ago, and deciding whether I wanted to be coffee or a carrot helped!!!!
oOoOoOoO
…I WANT TO BE COFFEE. I don’t know where the story originated from but it tells of a young woman who went to talk with her mother (who was working in the kitchen) to share some difficulties she was going through. As the daughter spoke, the woman took out three pots, filled them with water and placed each on a stove burner set on high. Soon the water began to boil. Listening to her daughter continue to talk, she placed items in each pot of boiling water; carrots in one, eggs in another and ground coffee beans in the third.

Twenty minutes passed and as she continued listening she removed the carrots and eggs and placed them in bowls. She then ladled out the coffee and placed it in a bowl as well. Then she asked her daughter…”What do you see?” She replied carrots, eggs, and coffee of course. The mother then asked her to feel the carrots; she did, and noted they were soft.

Her mother asked her to break the egg; she did, and noted the egg was now hard boiled. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to taste the coffee; again she did as her mother asked and tasted the rich flavor and wonderful aroma. Confused, she asked her mother why.

The mother then explained to the daughter that each of the items had faced the same adversity; boiling water. The carrot went in strong and hard but came out soft and weak. The egg went into the water fragile and protected by its thin outer shell but after sitting in the boiling water, it became hardened.

However, the ground coffee beans were different, after being in the boiling water…they changed the water. She then asked her daughter, which one are you?

When faced with adversity are you the carrots, eggs or coffee?

Are you the carrots that seem strong but when faced with hardships and difficulties you become weak and soft?

Or maybe the egg, which began with a fluid spirit but has been hardened by the challenges life has thrown in your path?

Or are you the coffee bean?

Do you face the challenges of life’s boiling water and make the best of the situation at hand?

How do you handle adversity?

By: EVE GILKES

EVE GILKES — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:17:52 +0000

Joshua 1:9 (New International Version)

9 Have I not commanded you?( I love this COMMANDED). Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
WHAT A GOD WE HAVE, HE WILL BE WITH US WHEREVER WE GO.
With love and prayers ……
God bless you ……
Eve (England)

By: Tina Coleman

Tina Coleman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:47 +0000

I’m reading this little book on Grace. I think I’ll have Bridgette mail it to you when she mails you the box of goodies–it’s a really good little book.

Here’s one–

Grace means it’s not about what we can do, but about what God does because of His love for us.

Another one–

May your day be fashioned with joy, sprinkled with dreams, and touched by the miracle of love.

And another one–

“I will set my eyes on them for good. . . I will give them a heart to know Me.” Jeremiah 24:6-7

And you do know Him and you know He loves you more than anything! I’m praying you feel his presence and peace today! I can’t even begin to imagine all that you have gone through, but your faith shows through so clearly! Hang in there sweet Anita, this too shall pass! We’re praying for a brighter tomorrow for you, sweet Aria and the boys!

Love you,
Tina

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:34:05 +0000

Dearest Anita – Have been reading Psalm 107 this week. 3 times it says, ‘Lord, help!; they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.’ verse 27 in my version (Life application) says, ‘ – they were at their wits end. Lord, help! they cried in their trouble and he saved them from their distress’. It continues, ‘He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!. We will be praying that you can know stillness in your hearts as you cry out in your trouble. Much love and prayers still with you my friends. X

By: Judy Palmer

Judy Palmer — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:51:24 +0000

Years ago when my daughter was a teenager, she wrote this saying for me and I have had it on my fridge ever since. ‘Tough times don’t last, tough people do!’ Praying for you all as always.
Judy.

By: Christine MacDonald

Christine MacDonald — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:42:31 +0000

The last few years have been a real roller coaster ride with many ups and downs but God has promised he will be your strength and that he would not give you the situation you are in without a way out. Pray to God and do not fear but rest in him.
Matthew:11-28 Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest
Isiah 40-31 But those who hope in the Lord, will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint
Psalm 91: 1-2 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty, I will say of the Lord he is my refuge and my fortress my God in whom I trust
Praise God for improvements with Aria, praying for a good outcome on Wednesday and that she will continue to get stronger, pleased you and Asher were able to go out to the zoo.
lots of love

By: Haz and Roi

Haz and Roi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:12:29 +0000

Greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world. Always praying for you and your whanau. Arohanui.

By: Cath

Cath — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:42:11 +0000

“Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles, and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles.

Your decision to be, have and do something out of the ordinary entails facing difficulties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well.

Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.”

Brian Tracey.

By: Tiffany Keller

Tiffany Keller — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:01:32 +0000

By the way I meant Psalm 34.