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I was amazed why God did not allow me to change
the 'Word of the week' for two weeks. I intended to change, yet,
when I asked for it, He did not provide His Word. Finally I chose to keep
this page as is - thinking probably God has to make that message
available to someone who really needed it.
Finally, He touched
my heart with one very inspiring story from Email Ministry - 'The
perfect mistake'. I have been thoroughly blessed, so publishing
it as is, with all due credit to the Email Ministry team.
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My Mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particular
day, he was
building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to
orphanages in
China. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find
his
glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed his
earlier actions,
he realized what had happened; the glasses had slipped out of
his pocket
unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed
shut. His
brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at it's height and Grandpa had six
children. He had
spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. He was upset by
the thought
of having to buy another pair. "It's not fair," he told God as
he drove home
in frustration. "I've been very faithful in giving of my time
and money to
your work, and now this."
Months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in
the United
States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him
in China, so
he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather' s small church in
Chicago. The
missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness
in supporting
the orphanage. "But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for
the glasses
you sent last year. You see, the Communists had just swept
through the
orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was
desperate.
Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing
those glasses.
Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches
every day, so
my coworkers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your
crates arrived.
When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses
lying on top.
The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in.
Then, still
gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued: "Folks, when I
tried on the
glasses, it was as though they had been custom made just for me!
I want to
thank you for being a part of that."
The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the
missionary
surely must have confused their church with another, they
thought. There
were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas. But
sitting
quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an
ordinary
carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an
extraordinary
way.
There are times we want to blame God instead of thanking him!
Perhaps it is
something we ought to try more often, "Thank you God for not
allowing my car
to start this morning." He may have been saving your life from a
car
accident. "Lord Jesus, thank you for letting me lose my glasses;
I'm sure
they'll be put to good use or there is a lesson to be learned."
-- Author Unknown
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