“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I like that very much.

We read about a man in the BIBLE who did just that. It is no other than the apostle Paul. Let us read Romans 15:20 “It has always been my ambition to preach the GOSPEL where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone elses foundation.”

There are also others:

BRUCE OLSON WENT TO THE MOTILONES (SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS)

DON RICHARDSON WENT TO THE SAWI (STONEAGE TRIBE IN NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA)

We are all looking for happiness! Have we lost happiness in the past? Or is it a peak to be arrived at in some distant FUTURE?

I’ll be happy as soon as………………….. I’ll be happy as soon as………………..

HAPPINESS CAN ONLY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE NOW! Difficult to understand?

See how many times you can find the word “happy” in Matthew chapter five in the verses one to eleven.

THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE!

I counted the word happy just now 8 times and the word happiness once.

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Today I picked up a little booklet at The Warehouse with quotes from real Dads. Here are three:

“Every moment they put their trust in us… we gotta be there for them.”

“My Dad said he loved me before he died.. it was the best thing anyone has ever said to me.”

And here is the last one. I like it very much!

“What sort of legacy are we going to leave our kids?”

Good question! A picture goes with it. You can see the backs of three people sitting on a bench looking towards the sea, Dad with his two children. On the left a big tree and on the right houses. A very impressive picture indeed.

“What sort of legacy are we going to leave our kids?”

Are we teaching them, that there is a heavenly Father they must trust? And that the heavenly Father is always there for them?

Are we teaching them, that there is a heavenly Father who loves them so much, that HE sent HIS only Son Jesus Christ to die for them?

“What sort of legacy are we going to leave our kids?”

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“IT’S ONLY ILLEGAL WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT.”

The BIBLE says: Exodus 20:1-17

Exodus 20:15 “You shall not steal.”

John 3:18

This verse from my wall calendar struck me this morning!

The Dekarski’s have a car,

but they don’t go very far.

Whenever they go out of town,

they do it with a frown.

This time it’s the gears,

that give them lots of fears.

And next time it’s the a brakes,

which cause them many aches.

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* Once they lost the fan belt and found out that you cannot replace the fan belt with a panty hose.

“Everybody needs someone to talk to.”

I remember a lady missionary in Thailand saying something like this,”I was alone on the station and felt lonely. The worst thing was, that I had nobody to talk to.” When I heard that at that time many years ago I did not understand, what she was on about, but years later I found out for myself how true it is that “Everybody needs someone to talk to.”

“St John Caring Caller is a FREE long-term FRIENDSHIP service.” “A Caring Caller makes a daily FRIENDSHIP phone call to those living alone to check everything is OK.”

You can read a lot about FRIENDSHIP, especially on greeting cards.

I am so glad, that the Lord Jesus Christ is my friend and that I can talk to HIM everywhere all the time. That is really something! And the best thing is, that I get also answers. Are you wondering, how that is possible? Somebody answered that question already like this,”Don’t you know the Voice of your Father?”

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