Don't just think... Act:
"I always wanted to..."  Go ahead say it.

 "Why didn't you?" is my standard reply.

 "What are you doing about it now?" is my usual follow up. Bob Perks [email protected] 

Inspirational Message:
"There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept from fear and apprehension...yesterday and tomorrow. This leaves only one day - today. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day." Inspiration List

Reflections of God's Love by Joseph J. Mazzella

I went looking for some old friends today at the lake near my home. These friends were a beautiful family of Canadian Geese that had first showed up at the lake in the Spring of this year. I had watched the babies grow from fuzzy little hatchlings to magnificent birds the size of their parents in just six months. They had been a welcome part of our joyful walks around the lake. They were always there either swimming across it or eating near the water ,and they had always allowed us to walk peacefully past them as we strolled the lakeshore.

     Today, however, they were nowhere to be found. I guess that they decided that it was time to fly South before the colder weather finally set in. I knew I was going to miss their company this Winter and I hoped that they would return again next Spring. As I looked out across the lake for them one last time and saw the mountains and sky reflecting in the clear, calm water I smiled. I knew that no matter where they were they would still be reflecting God’s love and light in their lives just as the lake was reflecting it to me right now. I just hoped that there was some beautiful, human soul there to see them and give thanks to God for them as well.

     It isn’t just crystal clear lakes or beautiful families of Canadian Geese that are reflections of God’s love and light in this world, though. Each and everyone of us can be a reflection of it too. We can reflect the love, joy, beauty, peace, and light that God blesses us with every single day of our lives. We can share it with everyone everywhere. We can make it a part of all the many, beautiful choices we make each day. But most of all we can add the love, joy, and light of our own brilliant souls to it. We can not only be a mirror reflecting all the goodness God blesses us with, but can also be a beacon of shining joy, light-filled love, and glowing oneness with God for all the world to see and rejoice in.

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If You Think You Aren't Good Enough a Mountain Wings Original 

The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...
 
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job went bankrupt
John the Baptist ate bugs
Peter denied Christ
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer...
 
AND
 
Lazarus was dead!
 
What do you have that's worse than that?
So no more excuses!
 
God can use you to your full potential.
Besides you aren't the message,
you are just the messenger.

www.mountainwings.com 

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Highlighted Stories in Emerging Courageous Online Magazine just added:

Tending Your Garden by Joseph J. Mazzella
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Looks Can Be Deceiving by Kathy Whirity
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How Do I Handle the Detours by Dr. John C. Maxwell

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Editor's Note: Focus on today. Tomorrow will come soon enough. Marilyn [email protected]

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