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A LOVE STORY
One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the
sunrise. Ah the
beauty
of God's creation is beyond description. As I
watched, I praised God for
His beautiful work. As I sat there, I felt the
Lord's presence with me.
He asked me, "Do you love me?"
I answered, "Of course, God! You are my
Lord and Savior!"
Then He asked, "If you were physically
handicapped, would you still love
me?"
I was perplexed. I looked down upon my arms, legs
and the rest of my
body and wondered how many things I wouldn't; be
able to do, the
things that I took for granted.
And I answered, "It would be tough Lord, but I
would still love You."
Then the Lord said, "If you were blind, would you
still love my
creation"?
How could I love something without being able to see
it? Then I thought
of all the blind people in the world and how many of
them still loved God
and His creation.
So I answered, "It's hard to think of it, but I
would still love you."
The Lord then asked me, "If you were deaf,
would you still listen to my
word?"
How could I listen to anything being deaf?
Then I understood.Listening
to God's Word is not merely using our ears, but our
Hearts. I answered,
"It would be tough, but I would still listen to
Your word."
The Lord then asked, "If you were mute, would
you still praise My Name?"
How could I praise without a voice? Then it
occurred to me: God wants
us to sing from our very Heart and soul. It
never matters what we sound
like. And praising God is not always with a
song, but when we are
persecuted, we give God praise with our words of
thanks. So I answered,
"Though I could not physically sing, I would
still praise Your Name."
And the Lord asked, "Do you really love
Me?"
With courage and a strong conviction, I answered
boldly, " Yes Lord!
I love You because You are the one and true
God!" I thought I had
answered well, but...
God asked, "THEN WHY DO YOU SIN?"
I answered, "Because I am only human. I
am not perfect."
"THEN WHY IN TIMES OF PEACE DO YOU STRAY THE
FURTHEST? WHY
ONLY IN TIMES OF TROUBLE DO YOU PRAY THE
EARNEST?"
No answers. Only tears.
The Lord continued: "Why only sing at
fellowships and retreats? Why
seek Me only in times of worship? Why ask things so
selfishly? Why ask
things so unfaithfully?"
The tears continued to roll down my cheeks.
"Why are you ashamed of Me? Why are you not
spreading the good
news? Why in times of persecution, you cry to others
when I offer My
shoulder to cry on? Why make excuses when I give you
opportunities
to serve in My Name?"
I tried to answer, but there was no answer to give.
"You are blessed with life. I made you not to
throw this gift away. I have
blessed you with talents to serve Me, but you
continue to turn away. I
have revealed My Word to you, but you do not gain in
knowledge. I have
spoken to you but your ears were closed. I have
shown My blessings to
you, but your eyes were turned away. I have
sent you servants, but you
sat idly by as they were pushed away. I have
Heard your prayers and I
have answered them all."
"DO YOU TRULY LOVE ME ?"
I could not answer. How could I? I was embarrassed
beyond belief. I had
no excuse. What could I say to this?
When my Heart had cried out and
the tears had flowed, I said, "Please forgive
me Lord. I am unworthy to
be Your child."
The Lord answered, "That is My Grace, My
Child."
I asked, "Then why do you continue to forgive
me? Why do You love
me so?"
The Lord answered, "Because you are My
Creation. You are my Child. I
will never abandon you. When you cry, I will have
compassion and cry
with you. When you shout with joy, I will laugh with
you. When you are
down, I will encourage you. When you fall, I will
raise you up. When you
are tired, I will carry you. I will be with you till
the end of days,and I will
love you forever."
Never had I cried so hard before. How could I have
been so cold? How
could I have hurt God as I had done? I asked
God, "How much do You
love me?"
The Lord stretched out His arms, and I saw His
nail-pierced hands. I
bowed down at the feet of Christ, my Savior.
And for the first time, I
truly prayed.
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Interview With God
"Come in," God said. "So, you would like to
interview Me?"
"If you have the time," I said. God smiled and said:
"My time is eternity and is enough to do everything;
what questions do you have in mind to ask me?"
"What surprises you most about mankind?"
God answered:
"That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to
grow up and then long to be children again.
That they lose their health to make money and then
lose their money to restore their health.
That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present, such that they live neither
for the present nor the future.
That they live as if they will never die, and they die
as if they had never lived..."
God's hands took mine and we were silent for while
and then I asked...
"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want
your children to learn?"
God replied with a smile:
"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them.
What they can do is to let themselves be loved.
To learn that what is most valuable is not what they
have in their lives, but who they have in their lives.
To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.
All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as
a group on a comparison basis!
To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.
To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound
wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to
heal them.
To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.
To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but
simply do not know how to express or show their feelings.
To learn that money can buy everything but happiness.
To learn that two people can look at the same thing and
see it totally different.
To learn that a true friend in someone who knows everything
about them...and likes them anyway.
To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by
others, but that they have to forgive themselves."
I sat there for awhile enjoying the moment.
I thanked Him for his time and for all that He has done
for me and my family, and He replied, "Anytime. I'm here
24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for me, and I'll
answer."
People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did, but people will never forget
how you made them feel.
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