WE ARE CHRIST'S FRAGRANCE...

The Bible says we are the aroma (fragrance) of Christ. Let's spread that fragrance around!

2 Corinthians 2:15, : For we are to God the aroma of Christ, among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.




Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Faith. of a Child.....~Heart Warmer(Compiled)

FAITH is... expecting God to accomplish miracles through insignificant ME with my five loaves and two fishes...

" FAITH is... resting in His love, His presence, His provision."

FAITH is... confidence in God's faithfulness to me in an uncertain world, on an uncharted course, toward an unknown future."

" Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God."

" Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."
(Henry Ward Beecher)

" Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch."
(Ramona C. Carroll)
" FAITH OF A CHILD "
(Miracles Do Happen...)
A Heart Warmer

Tess was a eight years old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money.
They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn't have the money for the doctor bills and our house.
Only a very costly surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no one to loan them the money.

She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, "Only a miracle can save him now."
Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a small box from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully.
Three times, even.
The total had to be exactly perfect.
No chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in the box, she slipped out the back door and made her way six blocks to the drug store.

She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was busy talking to another man and couldn't be bothered by an eight year old at this moment.
Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise.
Nothing ... she cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster.
No good ... Finally she took a quarter from her box and banged it on the glass counter.
That did it!

"And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice.
"I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages." he said, without waiting for a reply to his question.
"Well, I want to talk to you about my brother."
Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone.
"He's really, really sick ... and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?"
"We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you." the pharmacist said, softening a little.
"Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs."

The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"

"I don't know." Tess replied with eyes filled with tears. "I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money."

"How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago.
"One dollar and eleven cents." Tess answered. "And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to."

"Well, what a coincidence." smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents - the exact price of a miracle for little brothers." He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her hand and said , "Take me to where you live.
 I want to see your brother and meet your parents.
Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."

That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong. a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery.
The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.

"That surgery", her Mom whispered, "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?"
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents, plus the faith of a little child !!!
When I recall the blessings
God has scattered all along the way,
The unexpected little joys
That form the fiber of each day,

When I remember lovely things
That turn the greyest skies to blue,
A ray of sunlight seems to fall
Among the hills I wander through.

When my fumbling fingers find,
Despite all the wisdom and wit,
That many of the pieces of
Life's puzzle do not seem to fit,

He has a way of sorting out
The interlocking shapes for me,
Until the pattern falls in place,
Aligned in perfect symmetry.

And so it is forevermore,
And I must trust His guiding hand,
His wondrous ways that reach beyond
All I can hope to understand.

The instances of faith restored,
Of hope renewed and love received,
Are all that is required for one
Who has not seen and yet believed !
" Life Is Short, Eternity Isn't ! "

" Don't judge a life by one difficult season ! "

" Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

" Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep."

" God knows you. He keeps your tears in a bottle. He knows your needs. He is always near you in times of trouble, sorrow, and pain."

" The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever."
(Psalm 121:8 NLT)

" Your past you cannot change , but your response to your past you can."

" Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. " (Joshua J. Marine)

" God's love for us is not a love that always exempts us from trials, but rather, a love that always sees us through trials."

" 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."
(Isaiah 40:31 NIV)

" Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
(Hebrews 11:1 KJV)

" But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently."
(Romans 8:25 NLT)

" This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
 (Psalm 118:24 NIV)

" Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in HEAVEN."
 ( Matthew 5:12)

" Our citizenship is in HEAVEN, from which we also eagerly wait for
 a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ." (Philippians 3:20)

 
Compiled
 

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