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This is another piece sent to me by a friend.........(shared by me - only for the fact of sharing - not being force fed ) 

              TEN GUIDELINES FROM GOD 

 Effective immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU  need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be compleated in order that I may fulfill My promices to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life.  I apologize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seams very little to ask of you. Please, follow these 10 guidelines.

                 1.  QUIT WORRING: 

Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and wory. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little  thing that comes your way?

              2. PUT IT ON THE LIST: 

Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No not YOUR  list. MY  to-do-list. Let ME  be the one to take care of the problem. I can't  help you untill you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am  after all ...GOD.  I can take care of anything you put into My  hands. If fact, if the truth were ever really knowen, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never eaven realize.

                     3. TRUST ME:

Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back.  Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problems with finances? Put it on My list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster?  For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.  

                  4. LEAVE IT ALONE: 

Don't wake up one morning and say, " Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your stregenth and cover you in my peace. Don't you  know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job.

                   5.  TALK TO ME: 

I want  you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and fretting because you know I'm in control. But there's one thing I pray you never forget to talk to Me - OFTEN !  I love YOU !  I want to hear your voice.  I want  you to include Me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and familey. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your dearest friend. 

                   6.   HAVE FAITH:  

 I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are. Having faith in Me that I know what I'm doing. Trust Me; you wouldn't want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me. Although I have a bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be? 

                       7.   SHARE: 

You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applys. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your  joy with those who need your encouragement. Share your laughter with  those who haven't heard any in a long time. Share your tears with those who have forgotten to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.  

                    8  BE  PATIENT: 

 I  manage to fix it so in one lifetime you could have so many diverse wxperences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands op people, and experence so much. How can you be so impatient when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle  something on My to-do-list?  Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thimks I should always rush, rush, rush.

                         9.  BE KIND:  

 Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you.  They may not  dress like you, or talk like you, or live in the same way you do, but I still love you all.  Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some ways.  It would be too  boring if you were all identical. Please, know I love each of your differences.

                  10.  LOVE YOURSELF: 

 As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself?  You were created by Me for one reason only....to be loved, and to  love in return. I am a GOD of Love. Love Me, Love your neighbors. But also love yourself.  It makes My heary ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong.  You are precious to me. Don't ever forget........

I was remindes of this piece in a note that my friend sent to me. It's called

                         " THE GIVING TREE " It's about a tree that loved this small boy.  They played hide'n'seak in his younger years. He would swing from her branches, climbed all over her, ate her apples, slept in her shade. Such happy, carefree days. The tree loved those years of the boy's childhood.

But the boy grew and spent less time with the tree. On one occasion the young man returned. " Come on, let's play," invited the tree. . . . but the lad was only interested in money. " Take my apples and sell them," said the tree. He did . . . and the tree was happy. 

He didn't return for a long time, but the tree smiled when he passes by one day. " Come play , my friend. Come play!" But the boy - not full growen - wanted to  build a house for himself. " Cut off my branches and build your house," she offered. He did, and once again the tree was happy.

Years dragged by. Suddendly, she saw him in the distance. "Come on, let's play!"  But the man was older and tired of his world and wanted to get away from it all. " Cut me down. Take my large trunk and make yourself a  boat. Then you can sail away," said the tree and that's exactely what he did. . . and the tree was happy.

Many seasons passed - summers and winters, windy days and lonely nights - and thr tree waited. Finally, the old man returned . . . too old, too tired to play, to persue riches, to build houses, or to sail the seas. "I have a pretty good stump left, my friend. Why don't you just sit down here and rest?" He did . . . and the tree was happy.  

How many Giving Trees  has their been in our lives?  How many - have given something - so we could grow? Accomplish our goals? Find wholeness and satisfaction and so forth? 

Or like that tree  - is there something that we can - unselfishly give - to help someone else  to begin to grow?

Soon it will be 2006.  This is my best wishes to one and all

Blogigo bloggers

 

that have stoped by here in the past year.

 

  a Big thank you for reading this and my other blog.

 

Who knows

what

we

will

 find

- commining in 2006 -

may

 it

 all

be   good.

To LOVE more and to HAIT less.

The price of haiting other human beings is loving one's self less. Eldridge Cleaver 1935 - 1998 Writer and Activest

This is one of my favorites:

Galatians 5:22

But what happens when we live God's way?He brings  gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard---things like

affection for others  (love ),

exuberance about life (joy) ,

serenity (peace).

We develop a willingness to stick with things (patience ),

a sense of compassion in the heart (kindness) ,

 and a conviction that a basic  holiness permiates things and people (goodness) .

 We find ourselves in loyal commitments (faithfulness) ,

not needing to force our way in life (gentleness) ,

able to marshal and direct our energies wisely (self- control).

 

Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts:  gold, frankincense, myrrh.  

Gifts for a new born baby?  Is this not what started this season? In todays time I wonder what these gifts might have been? 

 Perhaps - shares of microsoft stock , Lavender insence and Eucalyptus oil.

That's the human lot. Yes, we should make the most of what God  gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift. 

 I certanly see no arugument with that

Thats it----eat,drink, and make the most of your job (life). It's God's gift. 

That's a simple enough statement.  

Thank you God! For your gift. 

Yet if we all took that statement to heart - why then  do we quarel and get so upset with each other?

All the time?

Could it really be that simple?

A quietly given gift soothes an irratable person; a heartfelt present cools a hot temper. 

If this is true then - personaly - I need more (cash $$$$) to buy lots and lots of gifts for hubby dearest. He's always angry!   But then again we would soon need a bigger apartment - because he never throws anything away.

A gift gets attention; it buys the attention of eminent people.

Attention=careful notice

Eminence = high repute

That's true - If your intent is to butter me up to get my attention - to get me to do something  that YOU want.  Giving me something I want - first - sure will do the trick.

The fancier the outside rappings - most likely the quicker the recipient will accept. But then isn't that puting strings  attached to the gift?  I've padded your ego with a gift you wanted so now you owe me what I want?

That might work for a while , but people will soon see through that trick and be leary of future gifts.

A true gift should always be - no strings attached - without compinsation

This a season of giving GIFTS. Some of us give joyfully others out of a sence of obligation. 

Depending  upon what gift's we receve, some of us are pleased and others can't make it back to the store quick enough to return it. 

To hopefully  better understand the word GIFT and what it means to us, I'm including  a definition here. Just so we are all on the same page.

GIFT = something given - something voluntarily transfered by one person to another with out compensation.

So if I was to say some of my blogs are gifts -  http://www.blogigo.com/jamryn    or future blogs  here in Blog Log

 that would mean.......

 that no where in that definition does it say - anyone is forced - bullied  or brow beaten into accepting a gift of any type. If you don't like or want the gift - dont except it - your choice - no hard feelings. 

Because of my own curosity I started to look up passages that contained the word - GIFT. The more I found - the stronger my cerousity became.  It's now at least for my self a Bible study. 

It is  a gift - if you so wish. Or not if you so wish.  I'm thinking some  blogers here on Blogigo might  find it somewhat interesting.