ALMOST CHRISTIAN
The almost christian spends his life
With constant burden of sacrifice
He rises early to make amends
For everything he knows is sin
He goes to church and pays his tithe
And despies what he calls compromise
The almost christian fits the mold
But there's no change to his heart
And his soul
You either know me or you don't
You'll either defend me or you won't
I want you to come to my sheep fold
I want to change your heart
And your soul
The almost christian can learn to speak
In religious terms that astound the weak
He can build and organize
To defend himself from compromise
He can rise and stand his ground
Til he feels that justice has been found
The almost christian can be very bold
But there's no change to his heart
And his soul
But the almost christian never feels
The freedom from his own fears
He never feels that blessed release
That comes to those who inherit peace
And no matter how he strives to relate
He'll never see the pearly gate
Cause without the trust he never knows
There'll be no change to his heart
And his soul
You either know me or you don't
You'll either defend me or you won't
Come to the door of my sheep fold
And I will change your heart
And your soul
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THE COCOON
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
Then the butterfly emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that at any moment the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.
It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life.
If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been and we could never fly.
COMPUTER PRAYER
Every evening
As I'm laying here in bed
This tiny little prayer
Keeps running thru my head:
God bless my mom and dad
And bless my little pup
And look out for my brother
When things aren't looking up.
And God, there's one more thing
I wish that you could do
Hope ya don't mind me asking
But please bless my 'puter too??
Now I know that's not normal
To bless a mother board
But just listen a second
While I explain to you, my Lord
You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds & ends
Inside those small compartments
Rest hundreds of my 'BEST FRIENDS'
Some it's true I've never seen
And most I've never met
We've never exchanged hugs
Or shared a meal as yet....
I know for sure they like me
By the kindness that they give
And this little scrap of metal
Is how I travel to where they live
By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you
I share in what life brings them
From that our friendship grew
"PLEASE" take an extra minute
From your duties up above
To bless this scrap of metal
That's filled with so much love!
Don`t miss it!
God, are you real?
The little child whispered
"God, speak to me!"
And a meadowlark sang.
But the child did not hear.
So the child yelled
"God, speak to me!"
And the thunder rolled across the sky
But the child did not listen.
The child looked around and said,
"God, let me see you!"
And a star shone brightly
But the child did not notice.
And the child shouted,
"God, show me a miracle!"
And a life was born
But the child did not know.
So the child cried out in despair,
"Touch me God, and let me know you are here!"
Whereupon God reached down
And touched the child.
But the child brushed the butterfly away
And walked away unknowingly.
Oftentimes, the things we seek are right under our noses.
Don't miss out on your blessing because it isn't packaged the way that you expect.