Friends

Friends are flower in garden of life
They help you through time of trouble and strife

There's nothing like friends to make a heart sing
True friends will share with you most everything

They will not abandon you in time of need
They aren't overcome by envy or greed

Friends are the icing on life's great big cake
Real friend will give and allow you to take

I don't know how I can survive without friends
They applause my beginning and mourn my sad ends

Tell me, please tell me what would I do
If I don't have a garden full of flower like you

The Year of Breaktrough

" I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. " ( Isaiah 45:2-3 )

This year will be a Year of Breakthrough. Breakthrough in spiritual life, economy, family relations in everything of our struggles. When this message was given, I said in my heart "I do, yes Lord.. I do need a breakthrough....!!". I don't know, It just sound so nice in my ears. I have been waiting for these word. It seems represents all of my struggles lately. I have a lot of problems nowadays. Economy, my future, families, friends, ministry etc. It just make me headache, dizzy. But this message makes me awake. I realize that God loves me so, that He would do and provide everything that I need. This year will be a great year, a breakthrough of all my life. This is what I believe and prayed.

Humility

Acknowledging that achievement results from the investment of others in our lives.

You’ve often heard it said, “There’s no I in Team.” Truly, in order to be successful,
an athletic team needs to play as one unit, not just as individuals, no matter
how talented those individuals may be.

Being humble does not mean that we have to put ourselves down; it simply means that we recognize the value of others in our lives.

A humble person is usually someone we enjoy being around because they avoid arrogance and are genuinely interested in others.

To practice Humility, “I will” statements for children and adults alike --

I will…

• Remember what others have done for me

• Not boast or brag

• Serve without being recognized

• Pass on praise to others

• Take responsibility for my actions

Practice humility by focusing outward, recognizing how important others are in our lives, and by letting them know they are valued.

“To become truly great,
one has to stand with people,
not above them.”

-Charles de Montesquieu

FISH AND WATER

One day at a river side, a Father and his 10 years old son was discussing about the river.

“You see son, water is very important in lives. Without water we all will suffer and die”, the father start. At the same time, a little fish was listening the conversation. He wondered and worryied about what water is and how it became so important in lives. The little fish was so curious and asked all his fishfriends he met. “Hey, do you know where water is? I’ve heard human said that without it we all gonna die…” he shouted. All the fish came and discuss this issued. They began to worried and think where the water is. Suddenly one fish broke out the crowd. “Why don’t we go to Old Frey near the cliff. He is the oldest fish in this river, maybe he can help us..”. All the fish agreed and went to the cliff to find Old Frey. “Old Frey!! Old Frey!!” They shouted. Old Frey came out and found the fishcrowd. “Old Frey, do you know where water is, we just heard from human that without water we all gonna die” The Little fish start. After taking a deep breath the Old Frey respond. “Don’t you worry my fishfellow It is true without water we all gonna die. But the water is surrounding you. It has been with us since the beginning. You just didn’t realize that...”

Sometimes we human are just like that little fish. We asking and searching about the meaning of life, about happiness. We just don’t realize that we live in it. Life and happiness are surrounding us as long as we open our heart and mind.

"Being happy requires looking for the good things. One person see a beautiful view and the other sees a dirty window, choose what to see and think. It’s all come back to you.

You are what you see and think about yourself.

Memo from God

To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: God
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE

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I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help. If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.

If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them!

America vs. Russia

The Americans and Russians, at the height of the arms race, realized that if they continued in the usual manner they were going to blow up the whole world.

One day they sat down and decided to settle the whole dispute with one dog fight. They'd have five years to breed the best fighting dog in the world and whichever side's dog won would be entitled to dominate the world. The losing side would have to lay down its arms.

The Russians found the biggest, meanest Doberman and Rottweiler ------- in the world and bred them with the biggest meanest Siberian wolves. They selected only the biggest and strongest puppy from each litter, killed his siblings, and gave him all the milk. They used steroids and trainers and after five years came up with the biggest meanest dog the world had ever seen. Its cage needed steel bars that were three inches thick and nobody could get near it.

When the day came for the fight, the Americans showed up with a strange animal. It was a nine-foot long Dachshund. Everyone felt sorry for the Americans because they knew there was no way that this dog could possibly last ten seconds with the Russian dog.

When the cages were opened up, the Dachshund came out and wrapped itself around the outside of the ring. It had the Russian dog almost completely surrounded. When the Russian dog leaned over to bite the Dachshund's neck, the Dachshund reached out and consumed the Russian dog in one bite. There was nothing left at all of the Russian dog.

The Russians came up to the Americans, shaking their heads in disbelief. `We don't understand how this could have happened. We had our best people working for five years with the meanest Doberman and Rottweiler ------- in the world and the biggest, meanest Siberian wolves."

"That's nothing," an American replied. "We had our best plastic surgeons working for five years to make an alligator look like a Dachshund."

Adventurous Dining

A man travels to Spain and goes to Pamplona during the great "running of the Bulls" festival.

After his first day there, he goes out late for dinner at a restuarant in the center of the town. He orders the house special and he is brought a plate ,with potatoes, corn, and two large meaty objects.

"What's this?" he asks.

"Cojones, senor," the waiter replies.
"What are cojones?" the man asks.
"Cojones," the waiter explains, "are the testicles of the bull who lost at the arena this afternoon."

At first the man is disgusted, but being the adventurous type, he decides to try this local delicacy. To his amazement, it is quite delicious. In fact, it is so good that he decides to come back again the next night and order it again. This time, the waiter brings out the plate, but the meaty objects are much smaller.

"What's this?" he asks the waiter.
"Cojones, senor," the waiter replies.

"No, no," the man objects. "I had cojones yesterday and they were much bigger than these."

"Senor," the waiter explains, "the bull does not lose every time."