BE in prayer always that the Lord will gird us up and open our eyes when needed. If we know the truth, we will know a fraud. Like you say. -- In any kind of circumstance PRAY Karen Carter 74' -------------- Original message -------------- > Very true. I heard a wise preacher say if we focus on the right in the > world, God's word, if we focus on truth, fallacy or untruth and deception > will stand out automatically and we'll not have to be concerned looking for > it coming out from the mirky cracks in life. A small simplistic analogy > might be dieting. If we focus on the negative, all we can't have anymore, > all the presumably not very tasty food, healthy food, we must eat, how far > will we get, how we deceive ourselves that we will see the truth, that > healthy stuff can indeed be tasty and good for you and focusing on that. If > you've ever gone a long time without eating sugar or dare I say chocolate, > and ate only fruits and veggies and healthy stuff, then bit a candy bar, > not only does it not taste as good as you once remembered but you > feel rung out, and yet anxious at the same time, you feel as though you've > eaten something that didn't agree with you. You don't have to focus on what > was right and wrong at that point, as it stood out for itself. Consuming it > everyday however, you cannot tell it is not good for you because you've > become accustomed to it's affects on your life. > > Forgive me chocolateers. Truth hurts lol. > > Brad > > > > Kathy Du Bois wrote: > >Hi Helen, > >Well, I just remember all the talk in the 90s about Clinton being the > >anti-Christ and, to be truthful, I'm just tired of all the guessing games > >that we seem to so easily fall into to try to figure out the last > >chapter. When we focus on that, we are not focused on Christ and that is > >where we need to be concentrating. God is in control, no matter who may > >think that he or she is. I want to be with the one who is in the > >ultimate control and not waste energy on trying to figure out what he > >already knows. I trust HIM Thanks for the dittos.! > >Kathy > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. > >Now includes pop-up blocker! > >Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today! > > Brad > > Place your FREE classified ad at HTTP://WWW.RIVERCITIESCONNECTION.COM > Northwestern Wisconsin and Greater Twin Cities classified connection!