Beautiful Poem sent by Mike Bumbalough. I wanted to shere with you all!!

 A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice.

The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of God for his life and ministry.

 But because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact. It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do.

Noticing the younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following poem:

It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
Then, in my hands, they die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I have the wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust in Him for leading
Each moment of my day.
I will look to Him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.

The pathway that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.

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Moments in Life

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!


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

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 your heart smile.


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 keep you human and enough
hope to make you happy.



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

The brightest future will always be based on
a forgotten past; you can't go forward 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 at the end, you're the one who is
smiling and everyone around you is crying.

May The Lord Bless All Your Moments...

Keep Shining Brightly,

Mike

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People don't always know what to say. Well meaning people often struggle for just the right words to comfort and encourage someone going through a difficulty. Sometimes people try to be clever, or humorous, or unique. Most of the times the words are not as important as just being near, available, and willing to listen. An acquaintance of mine said after losing his house to fire, "We will forever remember the young men across the street. They brought me a coat, and stood with me helplessly watching the house burn. We will remember the neighbors who opened their homes to us as we tried to grasp what had just happened. And, we will remember the friends who showed up on the property, put their arms around us, prayed with us, and stayed with us. Their words are mostly forgotten. Their faces are not. The lesson: Be quick to listen, slow to speak."

Almost everyone has a story and advice. I remember a couple going through the loss of an infant child. People ignorantly said all sorts of things. They said it was rough." "You should have . . . " "You need to . . . " "You ought to . . . " My question? How do you know what I should, need, or ought to do? Lesson: You should save your story, you need to be careful with your advice, and you ought to be careful what you say.

Some things are harder than you think. We can prepare ourselves, we can talk ourselves through the worst scenarios, and we can act like everything is just fine, but the truth is some things are hard, and some things are harder than we think they will be. Yes, I know, it could always be worse. Some things take longer to adjust to. Some things make you sadder. Some things require help to get through. Some things are hard even if you have a good attitude, a positive outlook, and a strong faith. Lesson: Give yourself (and others) time to heal.

God is our hope. Things are lost in fires and flooding. Things will eventually be replaced. The best in really good people often comes out in our tragic times. God is always there for His children.

"Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him because we have trusted in His holy name. Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in YOU." (Psalm 33:20-22, NKJV)

Think about it, be there for those who are struggling.

Mike

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"Without the Way,
There is no going;
Without the Truth,
There is no knowing;
Without the Life,
There is no living.
~Thomas Kempis

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me." ~John 14:6 NIV

I pray that all will spread kindness and God's love to others.

I hope the click below will click joy into your hearts.

http://www.andiesisle.com/He-Will-Be.html

With a peace that passes understanding,

Mike

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