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                    COUNTING ON THEM
The wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for "weariness in well doing" is the inability to calculate the spiritual outcome of
                    
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                    Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 2, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. 
The leftovers beckoned-- the dark meat and white,
But I fought the temptation with all of my might. 
Tossing and turning with anticipation,
The thought of a snack became infatuation. 
So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door
And gazed at
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    According to "Character Counts!" to be responsible is to 
* Do what you are supposed to do 
* Persevere: keep on trying! 
* Always do your best 
* Use self-control 
* Be self-disciplined 
* Think before
                    
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                    Contributed by John Perry on Apr 18, 2010
                
                
                
                    COUNTING "THE LOST"
We have a national missing persons register in Australia. 35,000 people are reported missing each year in Australia - one person every 15 minutes! 95% of those are found w/i a short period of time. But there are still currently 1,600 long term
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Stand Up and Be Counted
	
Some years ago Premier Khrushchev was speaking before the Supreme Soviet and was severely critical of the late Premier Stalin. While he was speaking someone from the audience sent up a note: "What were you doing when Stalin committed all these atrocities?" 
Khrushchev
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2013
                
                
                
                    THE ONLY OPINION THAT COUNTS
During a famous battle between baseball's Babes, Babe Pinelli was the plate umpire and Babe Ruth the batter.  Pinelli called the legendary slugger out on strikes.  Ruth would have none of it.  "There's 40,000 people here who know that last one was a ball, tomato head."
                    
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