Hi sharie, I totally agree with this Thank you for the reminder because we all need to hear this. Thank you for sending this. Original message:
> Subject: A Christian > A Christian > Several years ago, a preacher from out-of-state accepted a call to a > church in Houston , Texas . Some weeks after he arrived, he had an > occasion to ride > the bus from his home to the downtown area. When he sat down, he > discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a > quarter too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to > himself, 'You'd better give the quarter back. It would be wrong to > keep it.' Then he thought, 'Oh, forget it, it's only a quarter. Who > would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company gets too > much fare; they > will never miss it. Accept it as a 'gift from > God' and keep quiet.' > When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the door, and then he > handed the quarter to the driver and said, 'Here, you gave me too much > change.' > The driver, with a smile, replied, 'Aren't you the new preacher in town?' > 'Yes' he replied. > 'Well, I have been thinking a lot lately about going somewhere to > worship. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much > change. I'll see > you a church on Sunday.' > When the preacher stepped off of the bus, he literally grabbed the > nearest light pole, held on, and said, 'Oh God, I almost sold your Son > for a quarter' > Our lives are the only Bible some people will ever read. This is a > really scary example of how much people watch us as Christians, and > will put us to the > test! Always be on guard -- and remember -- You carry the name of > Christ on your shoulders when you call yourself 'Christian.' > Watch your thoughts; they become words. > Watch your words; they become actions. > Watch your actions; they become habits. > Watch your habits; they become character. > Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. > I'm glad a friend forwarded this to me as a reminder. So, I choose to > forward it to you - my friend. > God bless you; I hope you are having a > wonderful day! > -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
