Hi Julie,
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Vinny
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From: "JULIE MELTON" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: God-s dictionary
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> From: Rhonda<mailto:[log in to unmask]>=20
> To: [log in to unmask] thoughts, Rhonda. I will take =
> that with me this =
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> Julie S.EDU=20
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:07 PM
> Subject: God-s dictionary
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> 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
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> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A =
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> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">Rhonda</A> </DIV>
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> p;%20I%20will%20take%20that%20with%20me%20this%20week.=20
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask] thoughts, =
> Rhonda. I will take that with me this =
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> thoughts, Rhonda. I will take that with me this week.</A></DIV>
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> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Julie S.EDU </DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 26, 2004 =
> 9:07=20
> PM</DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> God-s dictionary</DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>I was thinking, and I thought what if God had a=20
> dictionary. What if it were<BR>like Webster's dictionary and it =
> had=20
> God's definitions for words like:<BR>trust, peace, love, belief,=20
> forgiveness. What do you think his definitions<BR>would =
> say? How=20
> would they differ from your own definitions for the =
> same<BR>words?<BR>In my=20
> case, I think that peace is: the absence of stress, while I =
> think<BR>God's=20
> definition would be: feeling asense of calmness despite =
> circumstances<BR>or=20
> problems.<BR>Maybe I should change my definition to His, would get =
> more sleep=20
> that way.<BR><BR>Father: I am just like the disciples who were worried =
> during=20
> the storm, they<BR>saw the waves, they felt the winds, and they were =
> like me=20
> afraid. They let<BR>circumstances take their eyes off of you, =
> Jesus=20
> slept while the storm spun<BR>around him. I want to trust You, =
> but I=20
> find that because I have put my<BR>trust in people and they have let =
> me down,=20
> I am fearful of trusting You.<BR>The truth is that You are not like =
> people,=20
> past experience shows your<BR>faithfulness to past generations and to=20
> me. Give me your definition of<BR>peace, your definition of=20
> trust!<BR>for they are so much better than the ones I have been =
> working=20
> with.<BR>I have certainly learned much these past few years, Ihave =
> seen =20
> that love<BR>does bear all things, and past memories of hurt can =
> becolored by=20
> the light<BR>of forgiveness, what was surely lost, can be restored,=20
> relationships and<BR>peace of mind. Remind me of these things, =
> when I am=20
> awake at midnight, when<BR>the"what if..." voices call to me. =
> These=20
> words are not from You.<BR>When I am quiet, I can hear words that are =
> true, I=20
> am loved, I am accepted,<BR>there is a plan, and with these words in =
> my heart,=20
> I will say goodnight God,<BR><BR>I love=20
> You.<BR><BR><BR>Rhonda<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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