Post by GimpHunter on Apr 30, 2006 11:48:11 GMT -5
> >> There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat.
> >>
> >> He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he
> >> would go
> >>
> >> out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner.
> >>
> >> As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the
> >> rabbit and
> >> missed it.
> >>
> >> The rabbit ran away.
> >>
> >> Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and
> >> missed it.
> >>
> >> The squirrel disappeared into a hole in a cottonwood tree.
> >>
> >> As he went further, he saw a large wild "Tom" turkey in the
> >> tree, but he
> >> had only one bullet remaining.
> >>
> >> A voice spoke to him and said, "Pray first, aim high and stay
> >> focused."
> >>
> >> However, at the same time, he saw a deer which was a better
> >> kill.
> >>
> >> He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer. But, then he
> >> saw a
> >> rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him, so he
> >> naturally brought
> >> the gun down further to shoot the rattlesnake.
> >>
> >> S till, the voice said again to him, "I said 'Pray, Aim high
> >> and Stay
> >> focused."
> >>
> >> So, the man decided to listen to God's voice.
> >>
> >> He prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the
> >> wild
> >> turkey.
> >>
> >> The bullet bounced off the turkey and killed the deer.
> >>
> >> The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head and
> >> killed it.
> >> And, when the gun had gone off, it knocked him into a pond
> >>
> >> When he stood up to look around, he had fish in all his
> >> pockets, a dead
> >> deer and a turkey to eat for his family.
> >>
> >> The snake (Satan) was dead simply because the man listened to
> >> God.
> >>
> >> Moral of the story:
> >>
> >> Pray first before you do anything, Aim and shoot high in your
> >> goals, and
> >> stay focused on God.
> >>
> >> Never let others discourage you concerning your past. The past
> >> is
> >> exactly that, "the past."
> >>
> >> Live every day one day at a time and remember that only God
> >> knows our
> >> future and that he will not put you through any more than you
> >> can bear.
> >>
> >> Do not look to man for your blessings, but look to the doors
> >> that only
> >> He has prepared in advance for you in your favor
> >>
> >> Wait, be still and patient: keep God first and everything else
> >> will
> >> follow
> >>
> >> He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he
> >> would go
> >>
> >> out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner.
> >>
> >> As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the
> >> rabbit and
> >> missed it.
> >>
> >> The rabbit ran away.
> >>
> >> Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and
> >> missed it.
> >>
> >> The squirrel disappeared into a hole in a cottonwood tree.
> >>
> >> As he went further, he saw a large wild "Tom" turkey in the
> >> tree, but he
> >> had only one bullet remaining.
> >>
> >> A voice spoke to him and said, "Pray first, aim high and stay
> >> focused."
> >>
> >> However, at the same time, he saw a deer which was a better
> >> kill.
> >>
> >> He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer. But, then he
> >> saw a
> >> rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him, so he
> >> naturally brought
> >> the gun down further to shoot the rattlesnake.
> >>
> >> S till, the voice said again to him, "I said 'Pray, Aim high
> >> and Stay
> >> focused."
> >>
> >> So, the man decided to listen to God's voice.
> >>
> >> He prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the
> >> wild
> >> turkey.
> >>
> >> The bullet bounced off the turkey and killed the deer.
> >>
> >> The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head and
> >> killed it.
> >> And, when the gun had gone off, it knocked him into a pond
> >>
> >> When he stood up to look around, he had fish in all his
> >> pockets, a dead
> >> deer and a turkey to eat for his family.
> >>
> >> The snake (Satan) was dead simply because the man listened to
> >> God.
> >>
> >> Moral of the story:
> >>
> >> Pray first before you do anything, Aim and shoot high in your
> >> goals, and
> >> stay focused on God.
> >>
> >> Never let others discourage you concerning your past. The past
> >> is
> >> exactly that, "the past."
> >>
> >> Live every day one day at a time and remember that only God
> >> knows our
> >> future and that he will not put you through any more than you
> >> can bear.
> >>
> >> Do not look to man for your blessings, but look to the doors
> >> that only
> >> He has prepared in advance for you in your favor
> >>
> >> Wait, be still and patient: keep God first and everything else
> >> will
> >> follow