a story w an important lesson to be learned by all of us!
There was a farmer who raised sheep and had trouble with wolves
stealing
his
sheep. He loved his sheep and didn't want to lose even one of them.
One
day the wolves came and the farmer quickly raised his rifle and POW! -
killed every wolf he shot at. As he turned his rifle toward a shadow
he
saw
a puppy wolf huddling beside a fence post shivering. The farmer felt
sorry
for him, picked him up, tucked him inside his coat and took him home.
As
time passed, the farmer grew to love the puppy wolf and took him
everyday
to
help him tend his sheep. The sheep loved the puppy wolf too and
thought
of
him as one of them. The puppy wolf learned to call the sheep by their
names, just like the farmer did. It wasn't long before he grew to full
size
and the farmer trusted him to care for his sheep while he rode to town
to
buy supplies.
Then one day the puppy wolf was running in the farmer's field and heard
howling in the woods. He ran to the edge of the fence and watched as a
pack
of wolves approached. They seemed happy to see him although he didn't
recognize them. One by one they told him of all the fun they were
having,
running anywhere they wanted, doing whatever they pleased...no one
telling
them what to do!
They invited him to come on the other side of the fence with them. The
puppy wolf thought about the fence and how he'd never been on the other
side
of it. The more he listened he began to wonder if he was missing out
on
something. It only took another minute and he dug under the fence and
left
with the pack. For three seasons he lived with the wolves. They had
plenty
to eat and did whatever they wanted. It was such fun and he was glad
for
the choice he made.
But winter came and everyone became hungry and restless. It was cold,
so
cold, where they had to sleep. The puppy wolf began to think about the
farmer and how he'd never slept cold and never felt hunger. Soon he
heard
the leader of the pack announce it was time to steal some of the
farmer's
sheep, so they could survive the winter.
The puppy wolf loudly exclaimed, "NO, they are my friends, don't hurt
them".
But the leader said, "You're one of us now, do as you're told!" They
all
began to run fast toward the farmer's property.
The puppy wolf reluctantly followed. Soon they arrived and began to
dig
under the farmer's fence. The farmer heard his sheep cry out so he
grabbed
his rifle and ran to shoot at the wolves. BANG!
He killed one after another and soon was face to face with a wolf
backed
up
against the fence post who cried out, "Wait, don't shoot me. I'm the
puppy
you raised. I'm your friend. Don't you remember me?"
But the farmer looked at the wolf and saw how matted his coat was and
how
he
smelled like the rest of the pack. He said to the wolf, "I don't know
you."
He raised his rifle and shot....BANG!!! The wolf was dead!
Brother McIntosh said that there was silence in the auditorium, and
then
the
brother giving the talk said, "Brothers, when Armageddon comes and
jesus
is
doing his destruction work, will he recognize you"?
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ok one of my close friend (used to be one of my bff) sent me this and i really liked it ...so i wanted to share it w all of u ppl .... meditate in this.... and ask ur self that last question....
stealing
his
sheep. He loved his sheep and didn't want to lose even one of them.
One
day the wolves came and the farmer quickly raised his rifle and POW! -
killed every wolf he shot at. As he turned his rifle toward a shadow
he
saw
a puppy wolf huddling beside a fence post shivering. The farmer felt
sorry
for him, picked him up, tucked him inside his coat and took him home.
As
time passed, the farmer grew to love the puppy wolf and took him
everyday
to
help him tend his sheep. The sheep loved the puppy wolf too and
thought
of
him as one of them. The puppy wolf learned to call the sheep by their
names, just like the farmer did. It wasn't long before he grew to full
size
and the farmer trusted him to care for his sheep while he rode to town
to
buy supplies.
Then one day the puppy wolf was running in the farmer's field and heard
howling in the woods. He ran to the edge of the fence and watched as a
pack
of wolves approached. They seemed happy to see him although he didn't
recognize them. One by one they told him of all the fun they were
having,
running anywhere they wanted, doing whatever they pleased...no one
telling
them what to do!
They invited him to come on the other side of the fence with them. The
puppy wolf thought about the fence and how he'd never been on the other
side
of it. The more he listened he began to wonder if he was missing out
on
something. It only took another minute and he dug under the fence and
left
with the pack. For three seasons he lived with the wolves. They had
plenty
to eat and did whatever they wanted. It was such fun and he was glad
for
the choice he made.
But winter came and everyone became hungry and restless. It was cold,
so
cold, where they had to sleep. The puppy wolf began to think about the
farmer and how he'd never slept cold and never felt hunger. Soon he
heard
the leader of the pack announce it was time to steal some of the
farmer's
sheep, so they could survive the winter.
The puppy wolf loudly exclaimed, "NO, they are my friends, don't hurt
them".
But the leader said, "You're one of us now, do as you're told!" They
all
began to run fast toward the farmer's property.
The puppy wolf reluctantly followed. Soon they arrived and began to
dig
under the farmer's fence. The farmer heard his sheep cry out so he
grabbed
his rifle and ran to shoot at the wolves. BANG!
He killed one after another and soon was face to face with a wolf
backed
up
against the fence post who cried out, "Wait, don't shoot me. I'm the
puppy
you raised. I'm your friend. Don't you remember me?"
But the farmer looked at the wolf and saw how matted his coat was and
how
he
smelled like the rest of the pack. He said to the wolf, "I don't know
you."
He raised his rifle and shot....BANG!!! The wolf was dead!
Brother McIntosh said that there was silence in the auditorium, and
then
the
brother giving the talk said, "Brothers, when Armageddon comes and
jesus
is
doing his destruction work, will he recognize you"?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ok one of my close friend (used to be one of my bff) sent me this and i really liked it ...so i wanted to share it w all of u ppl .... meditate in this.... and ask ur self that last question....