Dear Shiela,
You have blasted the law-lib listserv with a far-off-topic
message. Please don't do it again.
You have been DETECTED.
Your message has been INSPECTED.
I will stop now as I suspect dozens of others are about to
say or are in the process of saying the same thing. These
messages and their replies clog the list.
More commentary (on either side) should be REJECTED.
Thanks. The Force be with you,
Bill
Sheila Marshall wrote:
>
> Subject: What is GOD telling you?
> Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 17:40:18 EDT
> From: Ceethom@aol.com
> To: symarsha@rosenman.com
>
> Hi Shiela, "Some food for thought"
>
> What is God telling you with the problems He permits
> > >in your life?
> > >
> > >The problems you face will either defeat you or
> > >develop you depending on how you respond to them.
> > >Unfortunately most people fail to see how God wants to
> > >use problems for good in their lives.
> > >
> > >They react foolishly and resent their problems rather
> > >than pausing to consider what benefit they might
> > >bring.
> > >
> > >Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in
> > >your life:
> > >
> > >1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
> > >
> > >Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you
> > >moving.
> > >
> > >Problems often point us in a new direction and
> > >motivate us to change.
> > >
> > >Is God trying to get your attention?
> > >
> > >"Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us
> > >change our ways,"
> > >
> > >Proverbs 20:30....Blows and wounds cleanse away evil,
> > >and beatings purge the inner most being.
> > >
> > >2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
> > >
> > >People are like tea bags... if you want to know what's
> > >inside them, just drop them into hot water!
> > >
> > >Has God ever tested your faith with a problem?
> > >
> > >What do problems reveal about you?
> > >
> > >"When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be
> > >full of joy, because you know that these troubles test
> > >your faith, and this will give you patience."
> > >
> > >James 1:2-3....(2) Consider it pure joy, my brothers,
> > >whenever you face trials of many kinds, (3) because
> > >you know that the testing of your faith develops
> > >perseverance.
> > >
> > >3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
> > >
> > >Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure.
> > >
> > >It's likely that as a child your parents told you not
> > >to touch a hot stove.
> > >
> > >But you probably learned by being burned.
> > >
> > >Sometimes we only learn the value of something ...
> > >health, money, a relationship ... by losing it.
> > >
> > >"...It was the best thing that could have happened to
> > >me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws."
> > >
> > >Psalm 119:71-72...(71) It was good for me to be
> > >afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. (72) The
> > >law from your mouth is more precious to me than
> > >thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
> > >
> > >4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
> > >
> > >A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents
> > >you from being harmed by something more serious.
> > >
> > >Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do
> > >something unethical that his boss had asked him to do.
> > >His unemployment was a problem-but it saved him from
> > >being convicted and sent to prison a year later when
> > >management's actions were eventually discovered.
> > >
> > >"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for
> > >good."
> > >
> > >Genesis 50:20...You intended to harm me, but God
> > >intended it for good to accomplish what is now being
> > >done, the saving of many lives."
> > >
> > >5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.
> > >
> > >Problems, when responded to correctly, are character
> > >builders.
> > >
> > >God is far more interested in your character than your
> > >comfort.
> > >
> > >Your relationship to God and your character are the
> > >only two things you're going to take with you into
> > >eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems
> > >... they help us learn to be patient. And patience
> > >develops strength of character in us and helps us
> > >trust God more each time we use it until finally our
> > >hope and faith are strong and steady."
> > >
> > >Romans 5:3-4...(3) Not only so, but we also rejoice in
> > >our sufferings, because we know that suffering
> > >produces perseverance; (4) perseverance, character;
> > >and
> > >character, hope.
> > >
> > >Here's the point: God is at work in your life-even
> > >when you do not recognize it or understand it. But
> > >it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate
> > >with Him.
> > >
> > >Print this out and read this regularly. Some of you
> > >could probably use this right now!
> > >
> > >
>
> "YOU ARE BLESSED . . . THERE'S NO NEED TO BE
> > >STRESSED!"
> >
> >
> > kashebamarshall
> > NY Production Services
> > "You can't go forward if you don't know what's holding you back"
> >
>
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