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Amen
Lelia
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From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: BLESSING OF BEING USED
> Hey, Family
>
> Just wanted to share 2 blessings that I had today. The first was that as
> you know it was my birthday recently and I've been going through the
classic
> "I haven't done anything with my life" thing. My friend and I had a good
> discussion the other day about how everyone thinks they are unique but we
> all go through the same struggles. We both thought of that Scripture from
1
> Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common
to
> man." That applies not just to temptations but to the every day highs and
> lows of life. We think what we go through is unique but it's not. Just
> part of living. He had the same feelings, even after something like 30
> years as a chaplain, of not having accomplished anything. A common tactic
> of the enemy.
>
> Anyway, after sending an e-mail this morning the LORD reminded me of my
> feelings of inadequacy for not discipling anyone, and that the e-mail was
an
> example of discipling and that I've been doing it for years and just never
> realized it. Later on this morning in chapel, the preacher spoke about
"The
> Ice Cream Parable." I thought "Wow, I must have stolen that name when I
> wrote mine." But it was the one I wrote that he was quoting, so obviously
> it blessed him and he felt it would bless others.
>
> All this to say that all of us have those times when we feel that our
lives
> are futile (like Solomon wrote long ago. But we are all influencing
people
> in ways we just don't realize and won't know until we reach Glory. In
fact,
> it's actually to the good that we don't think about it too much so we
don't
> get conceited about it. So don't get down about not seeing results. It's
> not about seeing the results, it's about trusting GOD to use you and that
> the results will come, in His way and in His time.
>
> Paul
>
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