Yes, God does have a reason for everything.  I know this is really
something I had to deal with when I lost my sight.  Finally after many
people praying for me, I got down on my knees beside my bed and prayed Lord,
if your not going to heal me show me a reason.  It wasn't long after that,
that I joined a ministry team that I met at a nursing home.  I have been in
the ministry ever since, but now I am not with the group.  Things happened
in their family that they had to straighten out.  Now, I go on my own or my
uncle goes with me and sings sometimes.  I just felt like sharing that with
you all.

Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:40 AM
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> Rhonda,
>
> I love that. That is so very true. We are not an accident at all. God has
a=
> =20
> reason for everything in our lives. Even 9/11.
>
> Love and Blessings,
> Pat Ferguson
>
> At 06:02 AM 9/10/04, you wrote:
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: PurposeDrivenLife.com
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> >Subject: Daily Devotional for Friday
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >             THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN=AE LIFE Daily Devotional September 10,
2004
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >             God of No Accidents
> >             by John Fischer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >             We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not=
>  crushed
> >and broken. 2 Corinthians 4:8 NLT
> >
> >             Tomorrow is a day in infamy that has now joined a handful of
> >other days where you can ask the question, "Where were you when you first
> >heard about." Depending on your age, you could insert JFK's or Martin=
>  Luther
> >King's assassination there, or Pearl Harbor, or perhaps the Challenger=
>  space
> >shuttle disaster. But most of us can remember exactly where we were and=
>  what
> >we were doing three years ago tomorrow, the day we know now simply as
9/11.
> >
> >             According to a message I received recently via E-mail,
there=
>  are
> >a number of people who are grateful for what they were doing that day
that
> >made them late for work.  From stopping for donuts, or getting stuck in
> >traffic, or having a car that wouldn't start, to spending extra time with
a
> >son's first day in kindergarten, or answering that last telephone call
> >instead of going out the door, every one of these people had a
split-second
> >decision or an aggravation that kept them from being at work on time at
the
> >World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2001.
> >
> >             One man apparently was late to work because he stopped in at
a
> >drug store to buy a Band-Aid for his foot, which was smarting over a new
> >pair of shoes. That is why he is alive today.
> >
> >             So now when you are stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn
> >back to answer a ringing telephone-all the little things that annoy
> >you-think about how this may be exactly where God wants you to be at this
> >very moment.  It may even mean your life.
> >
> >             God is infinitely meticulous.  He is aware of every detail
of
> >our lives, and is even working out His will in the midst of them.  From
our
> >perspective, our lives are full of "accidents" and "coincidences."  God
has
> >no use for either of these words in His vocabulary.
> >
> >             So the next time your morning seems to be going wrong-you=
>  can't
> >find the car keys, or you hit every traffic light red-remember that God
has
> >a plan that takes into account all these things.  Every little detail,=
>  every
> >breath you take, is a part of God's knowledge about you today.  It's all
> >about knowing and believing that there are bigger things at work in our
> >lives than what we can see.  God's plans continue to go forward in spite
of
> >the unthinkable.  Someday we will discover all the events of our lives=
>  woven
> >into an intricate tapestry that brings nothing but glory to God.
> >
> >             Who knows what life's little aggravations (or even its big=
>  ones)
> >might mean for you today?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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