Jenifer gilley
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble 
remembering how to fly."
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From: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 6:12 AM
Subject: The Word For Today: Monday July 17th


> "BUT MARY TREASURED UP ALL THESE THINGS AND PONDERED THEM IN HER HEART." 
> ( LUKE 2:19 NIV )
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>                                 WRING IT OUT
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> After thoroughly washing their clothes, the old timers would wring as much 
> water out of them as possible so they would dry quickly. There's a lesson 
> there: growing in character and maturity calls for more than just "letting 
> life happen." No, it calls for "wringing the widsom" out of each 
> experience by asking, "What's to be learned here? How could it have been 
> done differently?" Great chess players win because they think several 
> moves ahead. Wisdom asks, "Where does this lead? What are the possible 
> unintended consequences?" Wise people realize that what they do today will 
> affect tomorrow. They're aware that most things are interconnected. Wisdom 
> comes from figuring out where things are going. Talk to people whose lives 
> are lived purely on the surface and ask, "Have you thought about...?" No, 
> they haven't. "Well, what do you think this will do to...?" They have no 
> idea. "Have you ever asked yourself what God...?" Never thought of that. 
> "But Mary treasured up all these things
> and ponered them in her heart." This is a picture of someone who takes the 
> time to wring out events and tests them for tonight and understanding. 
> Sooner or later Mary may have something to say, but when she says it her 
> words will have substance. In days to come her family will have to flee 
> from Herod's thugs and spend years living in exile in Egypt. All of this 
> will demand courage, depth of spirit, and trust in the purposes of God. 
> And that's what comes to a person like Mary, who takes time to "wring" the 
> wisdom out of the event.
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> Linda("The Prayerwarrior/Angel") (\o/)
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