“Vision without Action is only a dream.

Action without Vision is wasting time.

Vision and Action can change the world!” –

Confucious

Do you agree with that?

There are people who have the vision to “… go and make disciples of all nations,…” Matthew 28:18,19,20

They are not only dreaming about it.

They are leaving their jobs. They are getting trained up to be missionaries. They are applying to a missionary society. They are going to all nations. They are making disciples of all nations!

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I have the vision to produce a little christian brochure (magazine) on a regular basis. But so far it is only a dream……….

Yesterday I saw a little booklet – just 8 pages – put out by SAFE. (The voice for all animals)

Something like that is on my mind.

When I flicked through the pages of the Christmas Paperplus flyer – on the front page two ladies are in the process of decorating a Christmas tree – called My books , My stationery, I stopped reading on the page where they are asking me a question. The question is:

“LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT GIFT?”

My answer is,” No, I am not looking for the perfect Christmas gift. I have found it.”

Are you surprised? Don’t be surprised.

The catalogue or flyer is called My books, My stationery. Next time I must find out if Paperplus – My books. My stationery. My store. – is selling “MY BOOK” . My book is the Bible, the Word of the Living God.

My book, the Bible, is telling me about the perfect gift in James 1:17. Listen to this: “EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT IS FROM ABOVE, COMING DOWN FROM THE FATHER OF THE HEAVENLY LIGHTS, WHO DOES NOT CHANGE LIKE SHIFTING SHADOWS.”

And here is one more verse from “MY BOOK”, the Bible. These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ in John 8:23: ” ‘You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.”

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE PERFECT GIFT FROM ABOVE!

Praise the LORD!

PS:

Gift cards are the perfect gift of Paperplus. Some business people are calling powertools the perfect gifts. I read also that 2010 calendars are the ultimate gift.

“Four people in a conference can kill any idea – no matter how good it is.”

Gene Moore

That is absolutely true. So, next time, when you have a good idea, don’t tell anyone about it. Just go ahead and do it

“It’s easy to blame someone else. You just point a finger at them. But, have you ever noticed where the other three are pointing when  you do that?

Coffee News 16.11. 09

“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”

Ernest Hemingway

That is completely true!

Are you going to church? Did you listen completely to the sermon last Sunday? I am actually asking myself that question right now. How much do I remember from the sermon?

What does the Lord Jesus Christ say in  Matthew 7:24?

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

How can we put things into practice, if we don’t listen completely?

“A chip on the shoulder is an indication of wood higher up.”

Coffee News 16. 11. 09

Have you heard that expression?

I heard this story:

A lady is really going through tough times at the moment. I don’t need to tell you the details. But it is a difficult time for her.

And listen to this. Friends are asking her, “Why are you still smiling? How come that you are carrying on as if nothing very much has happened? ” I am talking about christian friends. Her answer is, ” The Lord is sustaining me!” She has a wonderful testimony.

“You can’t win.” A wise person told her. “If you would be all miserable and sad and grumbling, people would say to you, ‘You are a christian, are you not? Where is your faith’ “?

You really can’t win.