| Subject: Thanks Mel for getting hooked up with GOD thru LT! |
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Saretta
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Date Posted: 06:57:11 02/25/02 Mon
In reply to:
Mel
's message, ""Yoo hoo, it's me, GOD!"" on 10:47:11 02/24/02 Sun
Love your inspiring words too!! Glad to have you part of our team. I am still truly touched by your courage when your shared your Steube experience 2 yrs ago and openly shared very private moments from your past with the teens @ Life Nite, I just hope the teens R listening! Thank you for using your God given talents of your angelic voice to move the teens physically and spritually. I could not believe after singing all nite Friday, then ALL DAY Saturday until 10:00 you still had the energy and the voice to continue to entertain with your yodeling!! BAM! Open the Eyes of My Heart and Shout to the Lord bring me to tears when I hear the words and your compasion and love for Jesus pour our of your heart and mouth!! WOW! I know we don't spend much time together, but we are all working for the same thing and I am thankful you have answered too!! Love Saretta
>I have a challeng for you guys...something that I've
>been praying about in my own life for a while now and
>since last weekend I thought it be a good time to talk
>about it. Thanks to Jason, I also had something
>happen to me that will help me explain it to you.
>Okay, so last night after the bonfire a bunch of us
>went to IHOP and there were about fourteen of us
>sitting at a big long table and annoying everyone else
>there by being incredibly loud--there were some
>talkative syrup pitchers and hand puppets at our
>table--any way, my phone started ringing at about
>1:15am and my caller ID said "private". The person on
>the other end claimed to be a guy in one of my
>classes, and it so did not sound like this guy. So
>here I am wondering why this nut would be calling me
>at 1:15 in the morning and thinking, "Man this sounds
>like Jason." And sure enough, I look down the table
>and there's Jason, crouched down, talking on his cell
>phone! Then everybody laughed at me for not catching
>it sooner.
>
>So, yeah, it was a joke, but sometimes, that's what
>it's like when God is calling us. We all know that He
>doesn't use cell phones (though if he does, I'm sure
>He's got a better plan than with SunCom)--but He is
>calling us...CONSTANTLY! And sometimes we don't know
>who it is, or what He wants, or why. Sometimes, He's
>right at the other end of the table and we just don't
>see Him. Sometimes, (pardon my upcomming dorkiness)
>we look on the caller ID of life and we just don't
>answer cause we're not in the mood. Sound familiar?
>
>God is calling you! The retreat was a way for y'all
>to get hooked up, get to know each other, and start
>talking. You might not have been answering your phone
>before, so God had to say...BAM! Chris was right, it
>was a wake up CALL.
>A call to love and serve God, a call to love and serve
>your neighbor. Don't hang up yet, because He's not
>through with you. He never will be really. He will
>use each and every one of you to do amazing things if
>you listen to Him.
>Imagine where you'd be if Mrs. Janice and Mrs. Saretta
>had not answered His call. Two people. That's it.
>TWO. That's how this family we have now began. All
>because they said "yes, God, I'm here." (To me, that
>thought is like BAM!) Now, if you've never talked to
>either one of them about it, I must tell you that they
>were scared to answer. God doesn't give us the easy
>way, He gives us the BEST way. Look at the result of
>that one "yes."
>
>So here's your challenge for the rest of lent. Keep
>fighting your cravings for carbonated beverages, fast
>food and chocolate, but fulfill another craving--that
>craving for Jesus in your life. Don't just refrain
>from things you enjoy, but push yourself to love new
>things... new people. Help someone, smile, work
>harder in school, share, make new friends with someone
>you've ignored or pushed away... there's so much more
>for us than what we sometimes limit ourselves to out
>of fear. Put God on your speed dial, and everyday wake
>up, give Him a call and say, "I'm here God, talk to
>me. Use me in your plan, I'm here."
>
>So, He's calling YOU. PICK UP THE PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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