GOD KNOWS
Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a
look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the
store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She
softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children
and they needed food. John Longhouse, the grocer scoffed at her and requested that she
leave his store.
Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just
as soon as I can." John told her he could not give her credit, as she did not have a
charge account at his store. Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the
conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he
would stand good for whatever she needed for her family. The grocer said in a very
reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery list?"
Louise replied, "Yes sir".
"O.K." he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your
grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries."
Louise, hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her purse and took out
a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the
scale carefully with her head still bowed.
The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and
stayed down. The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said
begrudgingly, "I can't believe it." The customer smiled and the grocer started
putting groceries on the other side of the scales.
The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the
scales would hold no more. The grocer stood there in utter disgust.
Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater
amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer which said:
"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in Your hands".
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence.
Louise thanked him and left the store.
The customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said, "It was worth every
penny of it."
Only God nows how much a prayer weighs.
POWER OF PRAYER : When you receive this, say a prayer. That's all you have to do. Just
stop right now, and say a prayer for the one who sent this to you. Then please send this
to all your friends and relatives. Don't break this, please. Prayer is one of the best
free gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy :)
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand
new ending.
God didn't promise days without pain,
Laughter without sorrow, sun without rain,
But He did promise strength for the day,
Comfort for the tears and light for the
way.
Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth
road afterwards. Don't stay on the bumps too long.
Move on!
When you feel down because you didn't get what you want, just sit tight and be happy,
because God has thought of something better to give you.
When something happens to you, good or
bad, consider what it means. There's a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh
more or not to cry too hard.
You can't make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved; the rest
is up to the person to realize your worth. It's better to lose your pride to the one you
love, than to lose the one you love because of pride.
We spend too much time looking for the right person to love or finding fault with those we
already love, when instead we should be perfecting the love we give.
Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can take his place.
Friendship is like wine; it gets better as it grows older.
Pass it on to your dear friends. I just did.
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