The Bible and the coal basket...words of wisdom and inspiration…

An old man lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bible. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Bible just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bible do?" The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got
back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath,
he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water.
You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show
his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out
before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when
he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty.

Out of breath, he said, "See Papa, it's useless!" "So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket." The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives."

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PLEASE READ THIS EVEN IF YOU AREN'T CHRISTIAN BECAUSE IT APPLIES TO ALL THE RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD!
THANKS!

IF SOMEONE HAD A GUN HELD IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE AND ASKED YOU IF YOU BELIEVED IN GOD, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
SAY NO AND FEEL ASHAMED THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? OR SAY YES, I DO, AND DIE STANDING UP FOR GOD?


If you would say no, DELETE THIS E-MAIL , NOW. IF YOU WOULD SAY YES,

AND STAND UP FOR JESUS CHRIST, PLEASE READ THIS AND PASS ON.

Note: This is a true article that was printed in a southern newspaper less then a year ago

TAKE A DEEP BREATH BEFORE READING THIS

There was an atheist couple who had a child. The couple never told their daughter anything about the Lord. One night when the little girl was 5 years old, the parents fought with each other and the dad shot the Mom, right in front of the child. Then, the dad shot himself. The little girl watched it all. She then was sent to a foster home.. The foster mother was a Christian and took the child to church. On the first day of Sunday School, the foster mother told the teacher that the girl had never heard of Jesus, and to have patience with her. The teacher held up a picture of Jesus and said, 'Does anyone know who this is?' The little girl said, 'I do, that's the man who was holding me the night my parents died.'

If you believe this little girl is telling the truth that even though she had never heard of Jesus, he still held her the night her parents died, then you will forward this to as many people as you can.

Or you can delete it as if it never touched your heart.

Funny, isn't it?

Funny how simple it is for people to
trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.

Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.

Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says. (Or is it scary?)

Funny how someone can say 'I believe in God' but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also 'believes' in God).

Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.

Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.

Funny how we can go to church for Christ on Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week. (Are you laughing?)

Funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me. (Are you thinking?)

Pass this on only if you mean it.

Yes , I do Love God!

haha!! finally get to go online!!! altho i'm emo for having 2 math test today. add math & math. i'm in a rush, so i'll make it short n sweet!! =D

♥Valentine's Day party (specially updated 4 NAT)

it was so AWEESSSOOOOMMMMEEE!!!! whoever that was involved in decorations n frontline n everything, u people did a great job!!! haha!! i didn't exactly know what they meant by SMART CASUAL. somebody * u noe who u r* told me to just wear t-shirt and jeans. how great!! but guess what, u're forgiven. LOL. i think they started the party with a few games. One of it was like the one where the girls have to talk to the guys sitting at the opposite of their table. talking random suff and they will pick a couple to get up on stage to ask what they talked about. the other was the sculpture thing where each table has to do their own statue to show the meaning of.... LOOOVVVEEEE.

after that, tebbie n Micheal shared their LOVE STORY (u really should have came Nat). about how they met n bla bla bla. then Ps. Dan came up and shared. it was so hilarious yet understandable n making sense. (quoting my friend who came...LOL) haha. whatever. oh, not to forget, we made the viginity pledge and d guy got roses(so not for them!!). the guy have to go up to the nearest girl and give her the rose+saying a sentence on the screen. the girl would accept the rose+saying the sentence on the screen.*i forgotten what were they*anyways, we get to eat food after that. guys serving the girls.

ok, so that's all i remember. don't blame me if some parts are not in there!!! =D muaxx!! pics??? *with no captions* xD

ChRy$$@ out.

Karmen made facebook

Hey girls,
I finally get to see our cell blog. So happy.
Chryssa, great job with the designs...
Come and add my friendster and facebook la...
Have a BLESSED new year.
Keep on the FLAME for JESUS

Love ya...

P/S: I am not that quiet at all. Want to know me more? HA! >.<

updates!!!

hie girlies!!!

hows ur week?! mine was super hectic. starting this week, i have compulsory english class once a week frm 6.30 - 9.30 PM.. n to top it up .. im already in college by 11 am. its supposedly introduced to help us communicate better in the business language. remember me telling u guys how i wish i was in the same group as my friends?! well.. i m after all! :)

today.. my college friends n i went for korean food. it was a whole new experience cause we never tasted anything like that before. finally got a taste of what the authentic kimchi is like...( preserved cabbage .. i think.. n its red! ). conclusions we came up with after the meal :

1 we very much enjoyed food we were familiar with (not korean.. hehe)
2 the complimentary side dishes/starters tasted nicer than the main meal (lol.. and you actually feel quite full , just by eating the side dishes.. its replenishable! )

anyway ... just a reminder.. no NST this saturday - 24/1 .. for those who were not around last saturday.. hope you got the update. NST resumes next saturday! must come.. oh ya.. any issues bugging ur mind n u want to discuss it in cell.. remember to inform me or sharon .. and we will see how to go about it!

wishing u , happy chinese new year.. have fun n take care! :)

love
suetyee

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oh....wat do we have for birthdays????
i got one for ya sharon!!!! =D
*muz say thank you after tis*

in the present box....LOL

STARS FOR YOU!!!! WISHING UPON A STAR!!!!! ^^
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!
HOPE YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT 18TH BIRTHDAY!!!! =D
LUV YA!!!! & GOD BLESS!!! XOXO!!

& to all of ya!!!!!!

if you can't see the words.....
i shall write it down here.....
Chryssa writes...
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!=D
GONG HE FAT CHOY
*rmb to eat more!!! *haha
may you all prosper in watever you do!!
muaxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo!!!!!! =)

~ChRy$$@ n30~

The Way To Pray

I find this really intresting..i found this from a devotion book. Enjoy reading!

The Way To Pray

When you pray, do you say now?
If you do, you don't know how.
Do you think that God is late
When he says that you must wait?
Do you think that God is slow
When really he does say no?
Do you think that is odd
That God is really God?
Do you wonder why it's true
That you are only you?
Do you know that you are blessed
When God give you what is best?
Remember: when God answers prayer,
His answer maybe no, if it's not best for you.
Or it may be wait, not now.
Sometimes we are asked to wait.
But this we know-
God's never late!

xoxo,
Christine Wong :)

Hope you enjoy your CNY holiday!

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Christine Wong :)

HEY!!! =]

Hey gals!!! =D This bloggie is finally up!!! =D i hope you like it. it's already 3 30 am now...WOW. time passes so fast... anyways, if you have any other suggestions just tell Sharon or Suet Yee then we'll discuss n bla bla bla...u can write in the chat box!! =] u can practically write anything here...there's no rules yet tho. just have fun! i'll be giving all of you the password for this blog so u can write here!! all your troubles and everything, i'm sure everyone here wants to help!! =) you can post your testimony here too!!! *sending the devil back to hell* as it is in the Bible,

Revelation 12:11

They overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the Word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.

Hope to see ya'll next week!! =] oh oh, before you go, remember to write down your names at the end of every post so people will noe who posted it. ^^ kay, tat's all for now...BYEZ! GOD BLESS!! xoxo!!


p/s: i think we need pictures...=)


~ChRy$$@~