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A WONDERFUL MESSAGE
There once was a man who had
nothing for his family to eat. He had an old shotgun and three
bullets. So, he decided that he would go out and kill something
for dinner.
As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit and he shot at the
rabbit and missed it. Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot
at the squirrel and missed it. As he went further, he saw a
wild turkey in the tree and he had only one bullet, but a voice
came to him and said, "pray first, aim high and stay focused."
However, at the same time, he saw deer that was a better kill.
He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer. But, then he saw
a rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him, so he
naturally brought the gun down further to shoot the
rattlesnake.
Still, the voice said again to him, "I said 'pray, aim high and
stay focused." So, the man decided to listen to the voice. He
prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the
wild turkey. The bullet bounced off the turkey and killed the
deer. The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head
and killed it. And, when the gun had gone off, it knocked him
into a pond. When he stood to look around, he had fish in all
his pockets, a dead deer and a turkey to eat. The snake (Satan)
was dead simply because the man listened to God.
Moral of the story:
Pray first before you do
anything, aim and shoot high for your goals, and stay focused
on God.
Never let others discourage you concerning your past. The past
is exactly that - "the past.” Live everyday one day at a time
and remember that only God knows our future and that he will
not put you through any more than you can bear. Do not look to
man for your blessings but look to the Lord. He can open
doors for you that only He is able to do. Doors that you will
not slip through but doors that only He has prepared in advance
for you in your favor. Wait, be still and
patient: keep God first and everything else will follow.
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