Aug 07, 2005 22:31
Ok, the story time. Gather around the screen and let me tell ya a story. This story is actually a dream. A dream that's been told many times. It starts like this.
One day a man was carrying his daily cross and following Jesus... Then he got very tired... tired of carrying the cross. So he begged Jesus...
"Lord... please... let me carry other cross... this burden... it just isn't for me....!"
Jesus then reaches to him and takes his cross and puts it along many different crosses. Then He says "Take whatever you feel is best! You may follow me with that cross!"
The man was quite satisfied with Jesus' answer and he went off for a search of a cross. He picked the smallest cross there was, it was made with pure lead. So he left it there, then he went for the most elegant looking cross. Then he picked it up and realized it was made of diamond and rough around edges. He wanted it, but the pain was unbearable. Then he looked behind and there was a cross looks pretty light and when picked it up, it was light but it was made of thorn tree. He looked around and found another cross and he picked it up and tried to carry it and it was best out of all of 'em. The man said to the Lord.
"Lord! I belive I found a cross that matches me perfect! I choose this one!"
Then Lord smiled and said "Dear child, look at the cross you chose... It's the exactly the same cross you tried to get rid of"
Powerful message. Very Very powerful.
God knows what's best (Matthew 10:29-31). 1 Chorinthian 10:13! The reason I never give the full verse is because I don't want you guys to be just relying on what I'm saying! Rely on His very words!
As I said before, questions, you know how to reach me. Thanks y'all.
I phileo lot of ya!