Hi Ronda,
I Like this.
You and The Lord in you will make it through.
Vinny
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From: "Rhonda" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:07 PM
Subject: God-s dictionary


> I was thinking, and I thought what if God had a dictionary.  What if it
were
> like Webster's dictionary and it had God's definitions for words like:
> trust, peace, love, belief, forgiveness.  What do you think his
definitions
> would say?  How would they differ from your own definitions for the same
> words?
> In my case, I think that peace is: the absence of stress, while I think
> God's definition would be: feeling asense of calmness despite
circumstances
> or problems.
> Maybe I should change my definition to His, would get more sleep that way.
>
> Father: I am just like the disciples who were worried during the storm,
they
> saw the waves, they felt the winds, and they were like me afraid.  They
let
> circumstances take their eyes off of you, Jesus slept while the storm spun
> around him.  I want to trust You, but I find that because I have put my
> trust in people and they have let me down, I am fearful of trusting You.
> The truth is that You are not like people, past experience shows your
> faithfulness to past generations and to me.  Give me your definition of
> peace, your definition of trust!
> for they are so much better than the ones I have been working with.
> I have certainly learned much these past few years, Ihave seen  that love
> does bear all things, and past memories of hurt can becolored by the light
> of forgiveness, what was surely lost, can be restored, relationships and
> peace of mind.  Remind me of these things, when I am awake at midnight,
when
> the"what if..." voices call to me.  These words are not from You.
> When I am quiet, I can hear words that are true, I am loved, I am
accepted,
> there is a plan, and with these words in my heart, I will say goodnight
God,
>
> I love You.
>
>
> Rhonda