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There was a group of women in a Bible Study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, they came across verse three, which says:"He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, this woman called up a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work.She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot then she thought again about the verse, that"He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, how do you know when the silver is fully refined? He smiled at her and answered,"Oh, that's easy - when I see my image in it."If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has His eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.Have A Great DayHugsssssssDon
John McCloy
GALLIPOLI
It’s one am, nineteen-fifteen
The soldiers are given a meal
Hot soup, hot stew and a nice cup of tea
Some warm comfort before their ordeal.
Their spirits are high on this twenty-fifth day
Of April at Gallipoli.
The landing ahead should be fine it was thought
Oh God, If only they’d seen.
They loaded the boats, the launches were filled,
All landing craft crammed to the brim
The first wave of men, fifteen hundred in all,
Through the cold and the mist sailed right in
To the beach that today we call Anzac Cove
To answer the call of their country,
Never knowing how many would die on that beach
The sands full of the dead and so bloody.
Up high on the cliffs the Turks were all waiting
Their guns trained on the enemy soldiers.
As each craft hit the beach, machine guns were fired
Bringing hundreds of young lives to a closure.
But as men fell down dead, other boats they arrived
Disgorging their unwitting cargo
And they tried to succeed, the close cliffs to attain,
No stopping, the dead given no sorrow.
For eight long, dark months the Aussies fought with their mates
From New Zealand and Britain and France
To climb those steep cliffs and capture Constantinople
But the Turks would not allow them that chance
By the end of the year eight thousand Australians
Lay dead on Gallipoli’s shores,
And today we reflect on those men and their deeds
And the thousands who fought in all wars.
Legends were made and heroes created
We know hundred of stories from then
Of how young brave Aussie soldiers fought for their lives
And the freedoms we cherish and when,
The nick name of diggers was conferred on the boys
For the trenches from which they all fought
And mateship was born that continues today
And we learn of the lessons they taught.
Gallipoli taught us to have pride in our nation
To defend all of our freedoms, our mates
Our families, our children, our lives and our homes
Though sometimes the sacrifices are great.
Those soldiers who went were an unselfish mob
And they died or they lived with great glory
And we should never forget or not understand what they did
The amazing Gallipoli story.
Over the years there have been many conflicts
The Korean and Vietnam wars
The Second World War was billed as a classic
We would not see anything like it once more.
But in year twenty eleven our soldiers are there
In Afghanistan deserts they fight
Trying to bring about peace in a terrorised world
And destroying the terrorists might.
And so come Anzac Day, we must hold our heads high
And remember our soldiers through time
They didn’t do it for glory, they did it for love
The love of the country which they left far behind
Many have died, they still die today
As a result of the conflicts they’ve known
So let us all stand and search inside our hearts
And let them know they are never alone.
So please join with me and remember them all
The men and women who have given a great deal
Their time and their love and so often their lives
The sacrifices for you and for me
And as the sun goes to rest and in the morning we rise
Forever we’ll be in their debt
Anzac Day is the day we remember them all
And should never allow ourselves to forget.
©Copyright March 11, 2011 by John McCloy
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LET THEM GO! BY BISHOP T.D. JAKES....
There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this!
When people can walk away from you: let them walk.
I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.
The Bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.
Let them go.
And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.
You've got to know when it's dead.
You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.
Let them go!!
If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains . . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents . . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
Let the past be the past Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for 2011!!!
LET IT GO!!!
Get Right or Get Left. think about it, and then . . . . . . . .
LET IT GO!!!
"The Battle is the Lord's!"