{"id":2728,"date":"2011-06-03T17:12:30","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T21:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2011-06-03T17:12:30","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T21:12:30","slug":"warm-fuzzy-inspiration-for-june-3-2011-sweet-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/06\/warm-fuzzy-inspiration-for-june-3-2011-sweet-smiles.html","title":{"rendered":"Warm & Fuzzy Inspiration for June 3, 2011 – Sweet Smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Smile<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"A smile cost nothing, but gives so much. It enriches those who receive it, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature\u2019s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. <\/span>– BJ.Morbitzer<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"\"The Christian Alphabet<\/span><\/p>\n

A lthough things are not perfect<\/span>
\nB ecause of trial or pain<\/span>
\nC ontinue in thanksgiving<\/span>
\nD o not begin to blame.<\/span><\/p>\n

E ven when the times are hard<\/span>
\nF ierce winds are bound to blow<\/span>
\nG od is forever able<\/span>
\nH old on to what you know.<\/span><\/p>\n

I magine life without His love<\/span>
\nJ oy would cease to be<\/span>
\nK eep thanking<\/span>
\nH im for all the things<\/span>
\nL ove imparts to thee.<\/span><\/p>\n

M ove out of “Camp Complaining”<\/span>
\nN o weapon that is known<\/span>
\nO n earth can yield the power<\/span>
\nP raise can do alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q uit looking at the future<\/span>
\nR edeem the time at hand<\/span>
\nS tart every day with worship<\/span>
\nT o “thank” is a command.<\/span><\/p>\n

U ntil we see Him coming<\/span>
\nV ictorious in the sky<\/span>
\nW e’ll run the race with gratitude<\/span>
\neX alting God most high.<\/span><\/p>\n

Y es, there will be good times and yes some will be bad, but<\/span>
\nZ ion waits in glory, where none are ever sad!<\/span><\/p>\n

Submitted by IM4JESUS!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Diving into God<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young diver never really paid much attention to his friend\u2019s sermons, but he heard them often.<\/span><\/p>\n

One night the diver went to the indoor pool at the college he attended. The lights were all off, but as the pool had big skylights and the moon was bright, there was plenty of light to practice by.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young man climbed up to the highest diving board and as he turned his back to the pool on the edge of the board and extended his arms out, he saw his shadow on the wall. The shadow of his body was in the shape of a cross.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of diving, he knelt down and asked God to come into his life. As the young man stood, a maintenance man walked in and turned the lights on.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pool had been drained for repairs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Submitted by Richard<\/span><\/p>\n


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\"\"Wreckers or Builders<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/ins><\/ins><\/span><\/div>\n
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I watched them tearing a building down,<\/span>
\nA gang of men in a busy town.<\/span>
\nWith a ho-heave-ho and lusty yell,<\/span>
\nThey swung a beam and a sidewall fell.<\/span>
\nI asked the foreman, \u201cAre these men skilled,<\/span>
\nAs the men you\u2019d hire if you had to build?\u201d<\/span>
\nHe gave me a laugh and said, \u201cNo indeed!<\/span>
\nJust common labor is all I need.<\/span>
\nI can easily wreck in a day or two<\/span>
\nWhat builders have taken a year to do.\u201d<\/span>
\nAnd I tho\u2019t to myself as I went my way,<\/span>
\nWhich of these two roles have I tried to play?<\/span>
\nAm I a builder who works with care,<\/span>
\nMeasuring life by the rule and square?<\/span>
\nAm I shaping my deeds by a well-made plan,<\/span>
\nPatiently doing the best I can?<\/span>
\nOr am I a wrecker who walks the town,<\/span>
\nContent with the labor of tearing down?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Unknown<\/span><\/p>\n


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