Something to Think About

Mena

Hi everyone...I received this from a friendster today and thought it was awesome and would like to share it here with all of you...Mena...xo
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This is really good. Have a blessed day.
Linda

Thought for Today:

ANSWERED PRAYER

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on
it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors,
not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse but to
pray to God.

However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide
the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man
saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat
its fruit. The other man's parcel of land remained barren.

After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife.
The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman
who swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the island, there
was nothing.

Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next day,
like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still
had nothing.

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife could
leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the
island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave
the second man on the island. He considered the other man unworthy to
receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered.

As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven
booming, "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"

"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them," the
first man answered. "His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not
deserve anything."

"You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him. "He had only one prayer, which I
answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my
blessings."

"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for that I
should owe him anything?"

"He prayed that all your prayers be answered."

For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but
those of another praying for us. --author unknown to me

"First of all, I ask you to pray for everyone. Ask God to help and bless
them all, and tell God how thankful you are for each of them. Pray for
kings and others in power, so that we may live quiet and peaceful lives as
we worship and honor God. This kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God
our Savior. God wants everyone to be saved and to know the whole truth,
which is,
There is only one God,
and Christ Jesus
is the only one
who can bring us
to God.
Jesus was truly human,
and he gave himself
to rescue all of us.
God showed us this
at the right time." I Timothy 2:1-6 CEV

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Mena,

Thanks for sharing that with us and it is awesome..



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Cherie

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Mena~~

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Patti