[Faith-talk] Some Thoughts

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Paul,

I enjoyed these quotes.  I'm sorry I missed the program.

Blessings,

Linda

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From: Paul Smith via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
To: christians_today at yahoogroups.com
Date sent: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:58:55 -0400
Subject: [Faith-talk] Some Thoughts

Here are some random thoughts that an unknown person compiled, 
and
which I read just a while ago on my "dry run" program, for those 
who
would rather read and ponder them than to have listened to this 
humble
servant of God.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the 
right
one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know 
how to
be grateful for that gift.

When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but oftentimes 
we
look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which 
has
been opened for us.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and 
swing
with, never say a word, and then walk away, feeling like it was 
the
best conversation you've ever had.  (My response to that is that 
it
would be difficult for a blind person to get anything out of such 
an
encounter).

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but 
it's
also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it 
arrives.

Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll 
love
you back.  Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow 
in
their heart but, if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like
someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to 
forget someone.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.  Don't go for wealth; even 
that
fades away.  Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes 
only a
smile to make a dark day seem bright.  Find the one that makes 
yuor
heart smile.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you 
just
want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream 
what
you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to 
be,
because you have only one life and one chance to do all the 
things you
want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to 
make
you strong, enough sorrow to make you human, enough hope to make 
you happy.

Always put yourself in others' shoes.  If you feel that it hurts 
you,
it probably hurts the other person, too.  The happiest of people 
don't
necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most 
of
everything that comes along their way.

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have
searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate 
the
importance of people who have touched their lives.

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.  
The
brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past.  You 
can't
go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and 
heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was
smiling.  Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who 
is
smiling and everyone around you is crying.

And there you have it for today.  Based on reactions I received 
last
Saturday, tomorrow will be another message posted from Tim Smith 
from
the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, a place I hope to go 
to at
its dedication.  Until tomorrow may the God of Abraham, Isaac and 
Jacob
just keep us safe, individually and collectively, in these last 
days in
which we live.  Your Christian friend and brother, Paul

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