YOU ARE MY REAL FRIENDS

How real or fake are u?!!!

FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.

REAL FRIENDS: is the reason you have no food.

FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. / Mrs.

REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM

FAKE FRIENDS: bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong
REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you saying 'Dawg ... we screwed up... but that was
fun!'

FAKE FRIENDS: never seen you cry

REAL FRIENDS: cry with you

FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back
REAL FRIENDS: keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours

FAKE FRIENDS: know a few things about you

REAL FRIENDS: Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you

FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds butt that left you

FAKE FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door

REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say 'I'M HOME!'

FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile

REAL FRIENDS: Are for life

FAKE FRIENDS: will talk bad to the person who talks bad about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Will knock the person out that talked bad about you

FAKE FRIENDS: Would ignore this

REAL FRIENDS: Will send this to all their real friends and hope to get it back!

If you were killed today, I'm sorry I wouldn't be able to come to your
funeral, because I'd be in jail for killing the person who did it.

First, I wanted to let you know that I love you to death & think you are amazing!
Second, if I don't get this back I understand...

I have a game for you. Once you read this letter, you must send it to
14 people that you really care about, including the person that
sent it to you. If you receive at least 7 back then you are **AMAZING**

The Duck & the Devil

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.

He was given a slngshot to play with out in the woods.

He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target.

Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.

As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck.

Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it.
He was shocked and grieved!

In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile; only to see his
sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After lunch the next day Grandma said, 'Sally, let's wash the dishes'

But Sally said, 'Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.'

Then she whispered to him, 'Remember the duck?'

So Johnny did the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, 'I'm
sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.'

Sally just smiled and said, 'Well that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help'

She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to
help.

After several day of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's; he
finally couldn't stand it any longer.

He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck.

Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was
standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you.
I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.'

Thought for the day and every day thereafter?

Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... And the devil keeps throwing it up in
your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.) ..whatever
it is...You need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole
thing.

He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are
forgiven. He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.

The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness;

He not only forgives you, but He forgets.

It is by God's grace and mercy that we are saved.

Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life today.

Share this with a friend and always remember:

God is at the window!

When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!

If you are one of the 93 % who will stand up for him

forward this with the title, 'I'm in the 93%'

Would you believe 7% of people won't forward this?

Husband writes:
Dear Sweetheart, I can't send my salary this month, so I am sending 100 kisses.
You are my sweetheart

Your husband ...........

Allen.

His wife replies after some days:

Dearest sweetheart, Thanks for your 100 kisses, attached is the expenses details.
1. The Milk man agreed on 2 kisses for one month's milk.
2. The electricity man only agreed after 7 kisses.
3. Your house owner is coming every day and taking two or three kisses instead of the
rent.
4. Supermarket owner did not accept kisses only, so I have given him some other items,
5. Other expenses 40 kisses

Please don't worry for me, I have a remaining balance of 35 kisses and I hope I can
complete the month using this balance.

Shall I plan the same way for next months ahead? Please Advise.....................
Ur sweetheart.

Have a pleasant workfree weekend!!!!!!!

> PUSH
>
> Push!
> A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly
> his room filled with Light,
> and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him
> to do,
> and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin.
>
> The Lord explained that the man was to push against the
> rock with all his might.
> So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he
> toiled from
> sun up to sun down; his shoulders set squarely against the
> cold, massive
> surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all of his
> might.
> Each night, the man returned to his cabin sore and worn
> out, feeling that
> his whole day had been spent in vain.
>
> Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary
> (Satan) decided
> to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary
> mind:
> 'you have been pushing against that rock for a long
> time, and it hasn't moved.'
> Thus, giving the man the impression that the task was
> impossible and the he was a failure.
> These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.
>
> 'Why kill myself over this?' he thought.
> 'I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum
> effort; and that will be good enough.' And that is what
> he planned to do, until one day he decided to make it a
> matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
> Lord,
> ' he said, 'I have laboured long and hard in your
> service, putting all my strength to do that which you have
> asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that
> rock by half a millimetre.
> What is wrong? Why am I failing?'
>
> The Lord responded compassionately, 'My friend, when I
> asked you to serve
> Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to
> push against the rock
> with all of your strength, which you have done. Never
> once did I mention to
> you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to
> push. And now you come
> to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have
> failed. But, is that really so?
>
> Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your
> back sinewy and brown,
> your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs
> have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have
> grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you
> used to have. Yet you haven't moved the rock.
>
> But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to
> exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have
> done. Now I, My friend, will now move the rock.'
>
> At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our
> own intellect
> to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is
> just a simple
> obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the
> faith that moves
> mountains, but know that it is still God who moves
> mountains.
>
> When everything seems to go wrong ... just P.U.S.H.!
> When the job gets you down ... just P.U.S.H.!
> When people don't react the way you think they
> should... just P.U.S.H.!
> When your money looks 'gone' and the bills are
> due...just P.U.S.H!
> When people just don't understand you ... just
> P.U.S.H.!
>
> P= Pray
> U= Until
> S= Something
> H= Happens
> Author Unknown
> Pass this on to all the love ones and friends who may need
> it. They may get it just in time

Hi, I'm sorry to bother you but it's urgent. I've a friend coming from far and needs a place
to stay since he'll be around, so I've indicated your house. Please receive and love
him. ......... His name is Jesus Christ of Nazareth ... He is already at the door knocking.
Say this slowly, Jesus I love you and I need you. Clean my heart with your blood and
make it pure. Send this to your friends and people special to you. You will experience a
wonderful miracle before the end of this month because you are announcing Jesus to your
friends. If you think the death of Jesus Christ is for nothing ignore this message but if you
believe that he died for you to prosper in every thing you do send this message to every
one in your list.
God is Great!

Kids Say

What, you ask, is 'Butt dust?' Read on and you'll discover the joy in it!
These have to be original and genuine. No adult is this creative!!
JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister. After
a while he asked: 'Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one
for cold milk?'

MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was so
old she didn't remember any more. Melanie said, 'If you don't remember
you must look in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six.'

STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom good night. 'I love you so much
that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window.'

BRITTANY (age 4) had an ear ache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in
vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her
Mom explained it was a child-proof cap and she 'd have to open it
for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: 'How does
it know it's me?

SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. 'Please don't
give me this juice again,' she said, 'It makes my teeth cough.'

DJ (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: 'How much do I cost?'

MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing
in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad:
'Why is he whispering in her mouth?'

CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried. When his Mom asked
what was troubling him, he replied, 'I don't know what'll happen
with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in it?'

JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: 'The man named
Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife
looked back and was turned to salt.' Concerned, James asked: 'What
happened to the flea?'

TAMMY (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled
woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for a while and then asked,
'Why doesn't your skin fit your face ?'

The Sermon.
I think this Mom will never forget this particular Sunday sermon. 'Dear
Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a
rapturous look on his upturned face, 'Without you, we are but dust...'

He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter

who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her
 shrill little four year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

Make sure you pass this one on and spread the smiles....

Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to be

Editor's Note: The following is a report on the practical applications of Andy Stanley's
new book, The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You
Want to Be, (Thomas Nelson, 2008).

Whether it’s a struggling marriage, a mountain of debt, or a dead-end job, you never
meant to be where you find yourself now. You had the best of intentions. So how did you
end up in such a mess?

Decision by decision, you followed a certain path that ultimately led to your current
destination. But the good news is that if you don’t like where you’ve ended up, you can
change direction to start heading toward where you want to be.

Here’s how you can get from where you are to where you want to be:

Learn the principle of the path. The principle of the path says: "Direction – not intention
– determines our destination." You’ll win or lose at life by the paths you choose, and
each daily decision you make points you in a certain direction.

Identify the paths you’ve chosen so far. What decisions have you made that over time
have led you to either right or wrong paths? When have you followed paths that have
headed in the right direction for you to fulfill your values, goals, dreams, or
commitments? When have you followed paths that led away from what’s most important
and taken you to places that you didn’t want to go?

Make connections. You need to connect your desires with your direction in life. Ask
yourself: “Are there disconnects in my life?”, “Are there discrepancies between what I
desire in my heart and what I’m doing with my life?”, and “Is there alignment between
my intentions and my direction?”.

Choose specific paths with specific destinations in mind. Since today and tomorrow are
connected, look as far down the road as possible when making decisions. Ask yourself:
“In light of my past experience, and my future hopes and dreams, what’s the wise thing to
do?” Pray for God to help you see trouble coming before it arrives, the wisdom to know
what to do when you see warning signs, and the courage to do it so you won’t have
regrets later.

Tell yourself the truth. Simply following your heart is dangerous when making decisions,
because your heart can’t be trusted. In this fallen world, you’ll always have the ability to
lie to yourself, act on those lies, and defend the lies with excuses. Come clean with
yourself about the uncomfortable truth behind your choices so you’ll be free to move
from where you are to where you want to be. What’s the real reason you moved in with
your boyfriend or girlfriend, filed for divorce, ran up credit card debt, drink so much
alcohol, quit going to church, etc.? Keep your heart in check. Ask yourself: “Why am I
doing this, really?”, “If someone in my circumstances came to me for advice, what course
of action would I recommend?” and “In light of my past experience, and my future hopes
and dreams, what’s the wise thing to do?”

Submit to the One who knows where each path leads. The key to finding the right path
isn’t information; it’s submission to God, who sees the whole picture and knows what’s
best for you. When considering options, trust God rather than your own understanding.
When conventional wisdom conflicts with biblical truth, choose what the Bible has to
say. When your emotions conflict with God’s law, harness your emotions and lean into
God’s law. Acknowledge the limitations of your own knowledge, as well as the fact that
God knows everything. When you wrestle with submitting all your decisions fully to
God, ask yourself: “Why do I hesitate to give God full access to every part of my life?”,
“What do I fear will happen on the other side of that decision?”, and “What is the most
difficult area of my life to yield control?”

Consider the story your life will tell. What kind of legacy will you leave after you die?
When people look back at your life, will it tell them a story you’re proud of, or one that
you regret? As you face every decision, keep in mind that you can never accomplish
God’s will by breaking His law, violating His principles, or ignoring His wisdom. Ask
yourself whether or not God has already spoken on the matter you’re considering by
searching the Scriptures about it. To figure out if the options you’re considering violate
one of God’s principles, ask yourself: “What outcome am I expecting from this
decision?” and “Does the option I’m considering now naturally lead to that outcome?”

Tap into the wisdom of others. You have certain limits to your own personal experiences
and knowledge, but you can always learn something valuable from others. No one ever
gets to the place where he or she no longer needs wise counsel. So find people you trust
and admire – those who are good influences on your life. Who has the kind of marriage
you’d like? Who seems to have done a good job of managing money? Who has a family
life you’d like to enjoy yourself? Ask people for their advice, and heed it.
Pay attention. Whatever you give your attention to influences the direction of your life.
So consider whether or not you’re giving your attention to the right people and situations.
Is there something that’s distracting you by drawing your attention away from what
matters most? Who or what do you need to start paying more attention to, instead of
making excuses: your kids, your health, your spiritual growth, your savings account? Ask
God to reveal what your priorities should be and to give you the strength you need to
discipline yourself to keep those priorities in mind when making daily decisions. Pause
before devoting your attention to anyone or anything; pray about your decision first. Then
be sure to give your full attention to whoever and whatever deserves it most.

Deal with disappointment. Unfortunately, some destinations are unreachable because

dreams won’t come true. If you find that you can’t get to the place you’d like to be, don’t
despair or try to make something happen anyway, since that won’t lead you any closer to
your desired destination. Instead, go ahead and mourn the loss of your dream. Then place
your trust in God. Tell God that you want His will for your life rather than your own.
Keep believing and keep following in the direction that God leads, which, even though
you may not have chosen it, will ultimately lead you to the right destination.