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Play It Forward --Living A Life Youve Always Wanted!
What would your life be like if you lived eachevent backwards? If you knew what was coming inyour life next how would you react? John Eldredge writes in his book Waking the Dead,"God what do you have for my heart today?" Hecontinues by saying, "you may be stunned by whathe guides you into. I began the day at six in themorning asking God, "What do you have for my hearttoday Lord." I had a few minutes to spare thismorning (very unusual) so I had a cup of coffee atStarbucks. During that time a brain storm came tome and I wrote feverously for thirty minutes,jumped in the car and decided to take a tour ofthe new Wal-Mart food store in St. Matthews as Iheaded back to work. When I arrived at the storeit was not raining, as I began to leave it waspouring. I didn't buy anything so I went out theentrance way. At the same time I realized it wasraining an elderly woman coming into the storeasked me to help with fix her umbrella, it wasstuck open. I'm thinking, not now lady my top'sdown in my car and there are fish swimming in it,but calmly with a smile I help her. Then she wantsme to fold it for her, you've got to be kiddingme. She proceeds to thank me (as I swiftly moveaway) and she says, "by the way there is aconvertible in the parking lot with the top down. As I ran out I yell that's mine thank you: Now,how many seventy year old woman notice or evencare about a comfortable sports car in the midstof fifty cars in a lot? I get in, sit in a puddleof water, close the top and start to drive off. AsI do so, I look over and see a plastic hairprotector (I don't know what the real name of themare. Elderly people wear them to cover there hairup from rain) covering my books and what I wroteat the coffee shop. It was then I realized whatGod had just allowed to happen. The same women Ijust helped had taken off her head wear and put itover my books protecting them from the rain. "Whatdo you want from my heart today Lord, was justanswered." I didn't know this lady, nor did sheknow me or my car, that wasn't the massage. Themassage was, we reap what we sow. What ever youwant for your heart you must sow. Isn't that justlike God to answer our prayers by teaching ussomething. He didn't directly answer it he put itback on me with a life experience. What ever your heart needs or desires give itaway. Give it away until your heart becomes areservoir of life. Is your heart a canal or is ita reservoir? Is it over flowing or just passingby? Today giving something precious of yours awaythis week. Maybe it's time, maybe its, money,maybe it's processions. "What do you want for myheart Lord?" It may be then we realize there areAngels among us all the time.What would your life be like if you lived eachevent backwards? If you knew what was coming inyour life next how would you react? John Eldredge writes in his book Waking the Dead,"God what do you have for my heart today?" Hecontinues by saying, "you may be stunned by whathe guides you into. I began the day at six in themorning asking God, "What do you have for my hearttoday Lord." I had a few minutes to spare thismorning (very unusual) so I had a cup of coffee atStarbucks. During that time a brain storm came tome and I wrote feverously for thirty minutes,jumped in the car and decided to take a tour ofthe new Wal-Mart food store in St. Matthews as Iheaded back to work. When I arrived at the storeit was not raining, as I began to leave it waspouring. I didn't buy anything so I went out theentrance way. At the same time I realized it wasraining an elderly woman coming into the storeasked me to help with fix her umbrella, it wasstuck open. I'm thinking, not now lady my top'sdown in my car and there are fish swimming in it,but calmly with a smile I help her. Then she wantsme to fold it for her, you've got to be kiddingme. She proceeds to thank me (as I swiftly moveaway) and she says, "by the way there is aconvertible in the parking lot with the top down. As I ran out I yell that's mine thank you: Now,how many seventy year old woman notice or evencare about a comfortable sports car in the midstof fifty cars in a lot? I get in, sit in a puddleof water, close the top and start to drive off. AsI do so, I look over and see a plastic hairprotector (I don't know what the real name of themare. Elderly people wear them to cover there hairup from rain) covering my books and what I wroteat the coffee shop. It was then I realized whatGod had just allowed to happen. The same women Ijust helped had taken off her head wear and put itover my books protecting them from the rain. "Whatdo you want from my heart today Lord, was justanswered." I didn't know this lady, nor did sheknow me or my car, that wasn't the massage. Themassage was, we reap what we sow. What ever youwant for your heart you must sow. Isn't that justlike God to answer our prayers by teaching ussomething. He didn't directly answer it he put itback on me with a life experience. What ever your heart needs or desires give itaway. Give it away until your heart becomes areservoir of life. Is your heart a canal or is ita reservoir? Is it over flowing or just passingby? Today giving something precious of yours awaythis week. Maybe it's time, maybe its, money,maybe it's processions. "What do you want for myheart Lord?" It may be then we realize there areAngels among us all the time. Greg Ryan is a best selling author of the Changing from the INSIDE OUT series. A powerful five step plan to better your life, get healthier, and have more energy! For FREE mini Course click here! http://www.resolutions.bz
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