Bill wroted from this in a recent thread and it touched my heart what he wrote. I also have gained much strength from these words so I'm posting them with a prayer that they touch someone else's life here today!<p>God bless you all! PP<p>
GOD SAID NO<p>I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.<p>I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.<p>I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations, it isn't granted, it is earned.<p>I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No. I give you blessings, Happiness is up to you.<p>I asked God to spare me pain. God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.<p>I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, No. You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.<p>I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, No. I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.<p>I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me. God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.

Lynn,<p>Thank you so much for posting this. Someone posted it long ago and I keep wanting to do it but never did. I have that printed on fancy paper hanging over my desk and I read it every day as a constant reminder.<p>But for some reason my list has one more on top that I think is probably one of the most important ones:<p>""I asked God to send me his friends...He sent you.""<p>It's quite amazing looking back over the past year, it seems that just when I needed someone, they were there. I new contact from the site. Someone giving me an e-mail for correspondance. Someone giving me their instant messenger. Someone giving me a phone number to talk in person. All these things have come when my strength was low and I truly believe that each of them was a gift from Him.<p>Thank you and God bless you......

I just wanted to thank you for posting this..<p>ANNE2000

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Anne2000:
<strong>I just wanted to thank you for posting this..<p>ANNE2000</strong><hr></blockquote><p>Me too. copying it in to my saved filed & passing on to my list.