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I Want To Give You A Silly Illustration Of One ...
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jun 27, 2009 (message contributor)
I want to give you a silly illustration of one way this can work. When I was a teenager and just starting to enjoy coffee, I liked to take a cup of coffee with me wherever I went. Of course, those of you who’ve seen me play softball are well aware that I have trouble walking and talking at the same time. So, it’s no wonder that I was bad at spilling coffee. My Dad had a trick for drinking coffee from an open cup while he was driving or riding in a car without spilling it. When I asked him how he did it, this is what he explained to me. He told me to hold the cup out where I couldn’t see it. He told me to quit looking at it and to let my arm relax. He said that the brain has a built-in gyroscope that would correct for the movement of the car or, when I’m walking (if I’m not rushing) and would constantly adjust the position of the cup to keep from spilling.
For me, his secret works better than those plastic tops to “to go” cups that scald the tip of my tongue and make the coffee taste bad and it works better than all the times I’ve spilled with supposed “spill-proof” cups. It doesn’t work quite as well with all the potholes in Chicago, but that’s a different issue. Anyway, in order for this to work, I have to trust the inner workings of my brain and body connection.
In many ways, this is what happens when we let God’s Power flow through us. We trust the Holy Spirit to illuminate the direction we’re going and the objectives we need to reach. We trust the Holy Spirit to both prepare us and empower us for living life according to God’s purposes. We need to learn to depend upon God instead of ourselves.
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A Newly Appointed Young Preacher Was Contacted By ...
Contributed by Craig West on Dec 10, 2004
A newly appointed young preacher was contacted by the local funeral director to hold a graveside committal service at a small country cemetery in Iowa. There was to be no funeral, just the committal, because sadly, the deceased had no family or friends left in Iowa. The young pastor started ...read more
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T.w. Hunt Said In His Book "The Doctrine Of ... PRO
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 11, 2004
T.W. Hunt said in his book “The Doctrine of Prayer” “Selfishness brings into our experience a danger so great that God knows He cannot coddle us with answers hostile to the very thing He is working to achieve in us. I would not give a murderer a knife to pamper one of his whims. God will not ...read more
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City Slickers
Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 1, 2007
(If available, use the clip illustrated here) In the movie City Slickers, Mitch (Billy Crystal) is on a Baby Boomer cattle drive in search of the real meaning of life. In one scene he is out riding with the gritty trail boss, Curly (Jack Palance). Curly realizes why Mitch is on the trip and ...read more
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Caspar Ten Boon PRO
Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 7, 2004
Caspar ten Boon In her famous book and film, “The Hiding Place” Corrie ten Boom tells the story of a Dutch Christian family, her family, who had a heart for the Jewish people Her grandfather Wilhelm started a weekly prayer group in 1844 in the city of Haarlem, near Amsterdam for the ...read more
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Let Me Tell You A Story About A Christian Just ... PRO
Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
Let me tell you a story about a Christian just like you and I. Let’s call him George for no good reason. George woke up Monday morning after a remarkable Weekend. Family time was well spent and The church services were excellent. He’d had testimonies of answered prayer in his own life and the ...read more
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