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Friday, September 18, 2009
ARE YOU ...JESUS?
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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#9261 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Are You...?
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A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales
convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they
would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner.
In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these
salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display
of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or
looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for
their nearly missed boarding. All but one.
He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings,
and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple
stand had been overturned. He told his buddies to go on without
him, waved goodbye, told one of them to call his wife when they
arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later
flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were
all over the terminal floor. He was glad he did.
The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying,
tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same
time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd
swirled about her, no one topping and no one to care for her
plight.
The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the
apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her
display.
As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered
and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.
When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the
girl, "Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are
you okay?" She nodded through her tears. He continued on with,
"I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly." As the salesman
started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to
him, "Mister". He paused and turned to look back into those
blind eyes. She continued, "Are you Jesus?"
He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made
his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and
bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?"
Do people mistake you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not?
To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference
as we live and interact with a world (shopping, working,
reacting to others that are serving us) that is blind to His
love, life and grace.
If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He
would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and
going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds
day to day.
You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been
bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you
and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our
damaged fruit.
Let us live like we are worth the price He paid.
~Author Unknown~
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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#9261 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Are You...?
============
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales
convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they
would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner.
In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these
salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display
of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or
looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for
their nearly missed boarding. All but one.
He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings,
and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple
stand had been overturned. He told his buddies to go on without
him, waved goodbye, told one of them to call his wife when they
arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later
flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were
all over the terminal floor. He was glad he did.
The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying,
tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same
time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd
swirled about her, no one topping and no one to care for her
plight.
The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the
apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her
display.
As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered
and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.
When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the
girl, "Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are
you okay?" She nodded through her tears. He continued on with,
"I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly." As the salesman
started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to
him, "Mister". He paused and turned to look back into those
blind eyes. She continued, "Are you Jesus?"
He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made
his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and
bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?"
Do people mistake you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not?
To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference
as we live and interact with a world (shopping, working,
reacting to others that are serving us) that is blind to His
love, life and grace.
If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He
would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and
going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds
day to day.
You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been
bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you
and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our
damaged fruit.
Let us live like we are worth the price He paid.
~Author Unknown~
Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/9261.htm
Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox.
See you tomorrow.
****************************************************************
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
A CHOICE :FIGHT,IGNORE OR LOVE
MOUNTAIN WINGS
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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1269 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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You Will Meet Them Too
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MountainWings.com has a large number of subscribers in over 125
countries. The vast majority is silent and most that do speak
are very kind and complimentary.
Approximately one in every few thousand is totally obnoxious
and vulgar. They will write and the email will be loaded with
curse words, and derogatory statements; you name it, they write
it. They rudely demand to be removed from the list when all it
takes to be removed is about 10 seconds with a quick click to
the website.
It no longer bothers me, it did at first, but you get used to
it. You begin to see the spirit behind it and eventually feel
more compassion than anger. They are often hurting very deeply
themselves and only know how to lash out as they have been
lashed out against.
The reason that I am telling you this is that sooner or later,
you will meet them too, just as MountainWings does.
At work, in the family, at the mall, on the golf course, in the
gym, at church, or even a faceless foreign enemy, sooner or
later you will meet someone that for reasons that have nothing
to do with you, will violently lash out at you.
The first temptation when that happens to you is to fight fire
with fire. The key to that phrase is "fight." An angry violent
person will draw you into a fight, if you let them.
You have three choices when you meet them.
1. Fight - Return blow for blow, an eye for an eye. They curse
- you curse, they swing - you swing, they glare - you glare,
that's the essence of fighting. In a fight, not only do you
return blow for blow, but also you try to get in more blows.
You end up trying to out curse, out shout, out glare, and out
hate the enemy.
2. Ignore Them - Say nothing, do nothing, become numb to them,
and hope they go away.
3. Return Love for Hate - Each of these gets harder to do.
Loving your enemy is not an easy thing to do. It goes against
every nerve cell in the body and our cultural training.
Jesus told us to do that. I now understand why.
Anger and hate kill, not just the other person, but you.
Anger and hate will raise your blood pressure, irritate your
nerves, tense your entire body, and even constipate you.
There is a long list of physical illnesses that are caused by
mental stress. Anger and hate lead the list in causing stress
just as love leads the list in relieving stress.
I thought Jesus said Love Your Enemy to help the other person.
It helps the other person, but the greatest benefit is to you.
There was a particularly nasty note from a 12-year-old boy.
I was astounded that a 12-year-old would talk that way.
Each time I see a virulent email, I now bow my head and pray for
the peace of that person. Hopefully the prayer helps them.
I too have the three choices: I can get mad and respond in the
same violent manner, I can ignore it but not really, it will
still burn inside of you with a small flame, or I can pray for
the peace of that person.
When I pray for their peace, it brings my peace. I understand
now that loving your enemy is really loving yourself.
Remember this when you meet them, for surely you will.
They will curse and fuss, huff and puff, and stare and glare,
criticize and taunt you for something that is not your fault.
Remember it's not you who has caused the real pain, those
wounds are more likely from an age long before you.
Learn to pray for them, learn to love them, for surely as you
read this, sooner or later, you will meet them.
Be prepared to Love them; you need it.
~A MountainWings Original~
Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox.
See you tomorrow.
Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1269.htm
****************************************************************
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Tell Friends about MountainWings, Read Past Issues, Donations,
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****************************************************************
MountainWings, POBox 43725, 120 Selig Dr., Atlanta, GA 30336 USA
MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1269 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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You Will Meet Them Too
=======================
MountainWings.com has a large number of subscribers in over 125
countries. The vast majority is silent and most that do speak
are very kind and complimentary.
Approximately one in every few thousand is totally obnoxious
and vulgar. They will write and the email will be loaded with
curse words, and derogatory statements; you name it, they write
it. They rudely demand to be removed from the list when all it
takes to be removed is about 10 seconds with a quick click to
the website.
It no longer bothers me, it did at first, but you get used to
it. You begin to see the spirit behind it and eventually feel
more compassion than anger. They are often hurting very deeply
themselves and only know how to lash out as they have been
lashed out against.
The reason that I am telling you this is that sooner or later,
you will meet them too, just as MountainWings does.
At work, in the family, at the mall, on the golf course, in the
gym, at church, or even a faceless foreign enemy, sooner or
later you will meet someone that for reasons that have nothing
to do with you, will violently lash out at you.
The first temptation when that happens to you is to fight fire
with fire. The key to that phrase is "fight." An angry violent
person will draw you into a fight, if you let them.
You have three choices when you meet them.
1. Fight - Return blow for blow, an eye for an eye. They curse
- you curse, they swing - you swing, they glare - you glare,
that's the essence of fighting. In a fight, not only do you
return blow for blow, but also you try to get in more blows.
You end up trying to out curse, out shout, out glare, and out
hate the enemy.
2. Ignore Them - Say nothing, do nothing, become numb to them,
and hope they go away.
3. Return Love for Hate - Each of these gets harder to do.
Loving your enemy is not an easy thing to do. It goes against
every nerve cell in the body and our cultural training.
Jesus told us to do that. I now understand why.
Anger and hate kill, not just the other person, but you.
Anger and hate will raise your blood pressure, irritate your
nerves, tense your entire body, and even constipate you.
There is a long list of physical illnesses that are caused by
mental stress. Anger and hate lead the list in causing stress
just as love leads the list in relieving stress.
I thought Jesus said Love Your Enemy to help the other person.
It helps the other person, but the greatest benefit is to you.
There was a particularly nasty note from a 12-year-old boy.
I was astounded that a 12-year-old would talk that way.
Each time I see a virulent email, I now bow my head and pray for
the peace of that person. Hopefully the prayer helps them.
I too have the three choices: I can get mad and respond in the
same violent manner, I can ignore it but not really, it will
still burn inside of you with a small flame, or I can pray for
the peace of that person.
When I pray for their peace, it brings my peace. I understand
now that loving your enemy is really loving yourself.
Remember this when you meet them, for surely you will.
They will curse and fuss, huff and puff, and stare and glare,
criticize and taunt you for something that is not your fault.
Remember it's not you who has caused the real pain, those
wounds are more likely from an age long before you.
Learn to pray for them, learn to love them, for surely as you
read this, sooner or later, you will meet them.
Be prepared to Love them; you need it.
~A MountainWings Original~
Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox.
See you tomorrow.
Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1269.htm
****************************************************************
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To: Subscribe, Un-Subscribe, Get a Book, T-Shirt, Rate Issues,
Tell Friends about MountainWings, Read Past Issues, Donations,
Submit a MountainWings Moment or Prayer Request, Set homepage to
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MountainWings, POBox 43725, 120 Selig Dr., Atlanta, GA 30336 USA
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
A MountainWings Moment
Lesser by the day
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21st Century...
We are becoming lesser by the day
Our communication - Wireless
Our dress - Topless
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our food - Fatless
Our labor - Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relationships - Loveless
Our attitude - Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education - Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments - Baseless
Our Job - Thankless
Our Salary - Very Very less
~Author Unknown
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21st Century...
We are becoming lesser by the day
Our communication - Wireless
Our dress - Topless
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our food - Fatless
Our labor - Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relationships - Loveless
Our attitude - Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education - Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments - Baseless
Our Job - Thankless
Our Salary - Very Very less
~Author Unknown
MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#9167 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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#9167 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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A Sinner’s Prayer
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Lost and adrift in a sea of despair,
I search all around me but no one is there.
No-one can hear my cry of pain,
Still I hide my tears under cover of rain.
So many times I’ve reached out for someone,
But no one is ever there.
I try to be strong but I can’t for long,
And now I don’t even care.
I’ve heard it said You are kind, Oh God,
Full of mercy and grace.
Have pity on me Oh God,
As I try to seek Your face.
Have mercy on me, Oh God,
And wipe away all my sin.
Hear my prayer and cleanse me Oh God,
Cleanse me deeply from within.
Breathe in me new life Oh God,
As I kneel before Your throne,
Have mercy on me Oh God,
And show me the way to come home.
Amen.
~A MountainWings Original by Linda F Weeber, Canada