Oh Carol,
I delete them all and don't bother passing them along. If I don't
like the clutter, why would I curse someone else with them.
Kathy
At 01:26 PM 8/26/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks, Kathy. That is a very valid point and right now I'm not
>sure what I'm supposed to be reading and what I should leave . . ..
>
>My real problem with these forwards that require your action though
>goes deeper than that because, when I receive them, I'm immediately
>bombarded by all sorts of thoughts that I recognize are from the
>enemy. "If you don't respond to this . . . .." "There you are,
>you're too weary to do anything about it so you'll just throw it out
>again and get nowhere in the eyes of God", etc, etc. Anyway, I'm
>not going to say to much on list but trust everyone will think both
>about what they feel (before the Lord) they should be sending and
>responding to.
>
>My response right now is BIN anything that says "Forward", unless
>there's a real person you know should read it and just ask God how
>to love everyone every day and do things for them and say things to
>them that show my love and care.
>
>End of ramble! I'm off for a cuppa!
>
>--
>Carol - Reading, UK
>
>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>In You I trust, o my God. . . .." PS25:1-2 NIV.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 3:35 PM
>Subject: Re: MY HEART!
>
>
>>Carol,
>>Your words about all these forwards are much more gracious than I
>>feel about constantly receiving them. . If I want all the
>>devotionals and so forth, I can always sign up for myself to
>>whatever, but this way, having them come in, unbidden, as it were,
>>helps me to remember where my delete key is, I guess. I prefer the
>>personal to the preformatted clutter, but, who knows, I may be in the minority.
>>Kathy who finds time a precious comodity and doesn't appreciate
>>having it wasted!
>>
>>
>>
>>At 10:34 AM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
>>>Well, it certainly doesn't sit easily with me and maybe I need to
>>>understand things better so, if you don't post anything relevant
>>>to the list and nobody else feels they want to say anything after
>>>my initial "toe in the water" then perhaps we'll need to talk off
>>>list about this.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Carol - Reading, UK
>>>
>>>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>>>In You I trust, o my God. . . .." PS25:1-2 NIV.
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 1:32 PM
>>>Subject: Re: MY HEART!
>>>
>>>
>>>>Carol,
>>>>
>>>>I'm glad you brought this up because I have literally been considering
>>>>writing my opinion of the Christian, send this to your five best
>>>>friends and
>>>>you will be blessed, type messages which I have seen for many years on the
>>>>net. I'm still thinking about it and trying how best to write about it
>>>>without offending anybody. Fact chance of me not offending
>>>>somebody. I get
>>>>myself into more trouble than any Christian I know and here I am
>>>>such a meak
>>>>and mild young man, too. Handsome, and as cute as the dickens. Anyhow,
>>>>I'll end up sticking my foot into it whenever I do write about it.
>>>>
>>>>Phil.
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