A happy, little fly was buzzing around a barn one day, when she happened upon a large pile of fresh horse manure.

Since it had been hours since her last meal and she was feeling hunger pains, she flew down to the irresistible delicacy and began to munch out. She ate...And ate...and then ... she ate some more!!!

Finally, she decided she'd had plenty. She washed her face with her tiny front legs, belched a few times, then attempted to fly away.

But alas...she had pigged out far too much and could not get off the ground.

She looked around wondering what to do about this unpleasant situation when she spotted a pitchfork leaning upright against the barn wall.

She'd found a solution!! She realized if she could just become airborne she'd be able to fly again. So, she painstakingly climbed to the top of the handle.

Once there, she took a deep breath, spread her tiny fly wings, and leaped confidently into the air.

She dropped like a rock and splattered all over the floor! Dead Fly....

The moral of this sad story?

Never fly off the handle when you know you're full of – uh – digested grass...





From Barb D

 
At a certain college, there was a professor with a reputation
for being tough on Christians. At the first class every semester, he asked
if anyone was a Christian and proceeded to degrade and mock their statement
of faith. One semester, he asked the question and a young man raised his
hand when asked if anyone was a Christian. The professor asked, "Did God
make everything, young man?" "Yes he did, sir," the young man replied.

The professor responded, "If God made everything, then God made
evil, and if we can only create from within ourselves, then God is evil."
The student didn't have a response and the professor was happy to have once
again proved the Christian faith to be a myth.


Then another man raised his hand and asked, "May I ask you
something, sir?" "Yes you may," responded the professor. The young man
stood up and said "Sir, is there such thing as cold?" "Of course there is, what
kind of a question is that? Haven't you ever been cold?" The young man
replied, "Actually, sir, cold does not exist. What we consider to be cold,
is really only the absence of heat. Absolute zero is when there is absolutely
no heat, but cold does not really exist. We have only created that term
to describe how we feel when heat is not there."

The young man continued, "Sir, is there such thing as dark?" Once
again, the professor responded "Of course there is." And once again,
the student replied "Actually, sir, darkness does not exist. Darkness is
really only the absence of light. Darkness is only a term man developed to
describe what happens when there is no light present."


Finally, the young man asked, "Sir, is there such thing as evil?"
The professor responded, "Of course. We have rapes, and murders and
violence everywhere in the world, those things are evil." The student
replied, "Actually, sir, evil does not exist. Evil is simply the absence
of God. Evil is a term man developed to describe the absence of God. God
did not create evil. It isn't like truth, or love, which exist as virtues like
heat and light. Evil is simply the state where God is not present,
like cold without heat or darkness without light."


The professor had nothing to say.

 

Someone sent me this message... I don't know who the original author was, but i like it ! :D

G U I D A N C E

When I meditated on the word guidance, I kept seeing "dance" at the end of
the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow
with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

When one person realizes and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow
with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or
by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one
body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and
attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

My eyes drew back to the word guidance. When I saw "G," I thought of God,
followed by "u" and "i." "God, "u" and "i" dance." ! God, you, and I
dance. This statement is what guidance means to me.

As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance
about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead.

God Bless you All,
TammyLou