Rocks and Limes
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~ ""Love knows-
no division... an open-
decision adversity matters-not...
Love seize-the-opportunity - "God's-
Heart - an open-playground-the-World;
His-Grand Churchyard!""
""Empowered are those-who know-this;
remain-willing... live to show-this-be-
honest with-themselves -
"They know - peace is not fleeting -
in the offering Love is abounding!"" ~
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~ "Time is patient, yes?"
"God created it if you would
be willing to consider this, if to
believe in Him, you do, or do not."
"Who says that it's not righteous to
question the one who made everything?"
"Though I would never myself if I'm not
willing to remain patient with Him, am
not open to His answer."
"Here is an example if you will... ?"
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"I used to live in Florida. We had a
lime tree in the side yard. I picked
up a lime one day, and something,
(I believe it to be God now) told me
to toss it up and try and catch it-keep
doing it. Moving to fast I kept dropping
it time and again. It was frustrating; very!
The idea hit me that if I were to slow down
I might then have a greater chance of catching
it on a more regular basis. It turned out to be the
truth. This was my first moment of enlightenment.
Soon I was tossing it and moving faster than when
I originally was when I first began.
I talked with my idea at the time of God. Having
slowed down, I was able to hear Him far better
as well. I came to know of even more of Him
through my curiosities I gave to Him, all my
questions, considerations... concerns. With
each toss He answered me without fail,
with the truth and various and even
more greater levels of this same truth.
It has been some years now.
The limes I used to fail in catching
them and sometimes they used to
fall and bop me right on my face
head and even my nose.
I live else where now, don't have
any limes, but I have plenty of rocks,
if I look... !
Either lime or rock, God I have found is
a Gentleman, always willing to teach me,
though sometimes the lesson, can be hard." ~
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Author notes
~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIsou0IRIQU ~
Copyright © James Long | Year Posted 2010
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