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How heavy is your Cross ?
CROSSES
The young man was at the end of his rope.
Seeing no way out, he
dropped to his knees in prayer.
"Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to bear."
The Lord replied, "My son, if you can't
bear its weight,
just place your cross inside this room.
Then, open that other door
and pick out any cross you wish."
The man was filled with relief. Thank you, Lord,"
He sighed, and he did as he was told.
Upon entering the other door, he saw many
crosses, some
so large the tops were not visible.
Then, he spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far wall.
"I'd like that one, Lord," he whispered.
And the Lord replied,
" My son, that is the cross you just brought
in."
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When life's problems seem overwhelming,
it helps to look around
and see what other people are coping
with.
You may consider yourself far more fortunate
than
you imagined.
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I cried because i had no shoes,
until i met a man who had no feet.
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Mat 16:24-27 (KJV)
{24} Then said Jesus unto his disciples,
If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me.
{25} For whosoever will save his
life shall lose it:
and whosoever will lose his life for my
sake shall find it.
{26} For what is a man profited,
if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul?
or what shall a man give in exchange for
his soul?
{27} For the Son of man shall come
in the glory of his Father with his angels;
and then he shall reward every man according
to his works.
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2 Tim 1:5b-10
{5a} I feel sure you are still trusting
Him as much as ever.
{6} This being so, I want to remind you
to stir into flame
the strength and boldness that is in you,
that entered into you
when I laid my hands upon your head and
blessed you.
{7} For the Holy Spirit, God's gift,
does not want you to be afraid of
people,
but to be wise and strong,
and to love them and enjoy being with
them.
{8} If you will stir up this inner power,
you will never be afraid to tell
others about our Lord
or to let them know that I am your
friend
even though I am here in jail for Christ's
sake.
You will be ready to suffer with
me for the Lord,
for he will give you strength in suffering.
{9} It is he who saved us and chose us
for his holy work
not because we deserved it
but because that was his plan long before
the world began--
to show his love and kindness to us through
Christ.
{10} And now he has made all of this plain
to us
by the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ,
who broke the power of death
and showed us the way of everlasting life
through trusting him.
2 Tim 1:5b-10
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1 Pet 4:1-5 (KJV)
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered
for us in the flesh,
arm yourselves likewise with the
same mind:
for he that hath suffered in the flesh
hath ceased from sin;
{2} That he no longer should live the
rest of his time
in the flesh to the lusts of men,
but to the will of God.
{3} For the time past of our life
may suffice us to have wrought the
will of the Gentiles,
when we walked in lasciviousness,
lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
{4} Wherein they think it strange that
ye run not with them
to the same excess of riot, speaking evil
of you:
{5} Who shall give account to him that
is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
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