The Reason For The Season

Dear all in christ,

I just want to wish u all a very merry christmas and a blessed new year. In all the commercialisation of christmas,we tend to forget the real reason for the season.Thats our LORD JESUS CHRIST, who came for our SALVATION.

http://www.reasonfortheseason.com/christmas/default.htm

This link is a small presentation about that which i got in the net.


God bless u.

He Knows Your Name

When you are having problems

And feel there's no help around

First take one step forward

To get to higher ground.

If you think that God doesn't hear you,

Then that,is really a shame.

Not only does He hear every prayer you say;

But,He Know you,By your Name.

It does not matter just where you are

When you call upon the Lord,

He will be listening with a well-tuned ear.

And will understand every word.

Be ready to listen to what He says,

As He tell you what to do.

For that, will be your instructions.

Because the rest will be up to you.

You should thank Him for His Kindness,

Because He was standing by.

And not, As you thought;He has turned away.

And would,never hear you cry.

Even though you have made so many mistakes,

He will not hold you to blame.

For Now,You are fully Forgiven.

And remember, He Knows Your Name.

Priceless gifts to give for FREE

The gift of listening : No interrupting, no daydreaming,no planning your responses. Just listen.

The gift of affection : Be generous with appropriate hugs,kisses, pats on the back, and handholding.

The gift of laughter : share articles,funny stories, and cartoons to tell someone," I love to laugh with u".

The gift of compliment : A simple and sincere " you look beautiful today", "you did a great job",or " that was a wonderful meal" and so on,can make someone's day.

The gift of solitude : Be sensitive to the times when others want nothing more than to be left alone.

The gift of a cheerful disposition :The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone,even if it's just hello or thank you.

And last but not the least gift,

The gift of Prayer: Let your friends and loved ones know you pray for them - then do it!

And the best part is everyone can give and receive this gift.So why don't we try this???

Attitude

A woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirrorand noticed she had only three hairs on her head. Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "H-M-M," she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?" So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. "Well," she said, "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head. "YEA!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"

What an attitude!!!!

Wish I were like that all the time.....

A good story...

One day a man saw a old lady, strandedon the side of the road, but even inthe dim light of day, he could see sheneeded help. So he pulled up in frontof her Mercedes and got out. HisPontiac was still sputtering when heapproached her.Even with the smile on his face, shewas worried. No one had stopped tohelp for the last hour or so. Was hegoing to hurt her? He didn't looksafe; he looked poor and hungry.He could see that she was frightened,standing out there in the cold. Heknew how she felt. It was that chillwhich only fear can put in you.He said, "I'm here to help you, ma'am.Why don't you wait in the car whereit's warm? By the way, my name isBryan Anderson."Well, all she had was a flat tire, butfor an old lady, that was bad enough.Bryan crawled under the car lookingfor a place to put the jack, skinninghis knuckles a time or two. Soon hewas able to change the tire. But hehad to get dirty and his hands hurt.As he was tightening up the lug nuts,she rolled down the window and beganto talk to him. She told him that shewas from St. Louis and was only justpassing through. She couldn't thankhim enough for coming to her aid.Bryan just smiled as he closed hertrunk. The lady asked how much sheowed him. Any amount would have beenall right with her. She alreadyimagined all the awful things thatcould have happened had he notstopped. Bryan never thought twiceabout being paid. This was not a jobto him. This was helping someone inneed, and God knows there were plenty,who had given him a hand in the past.He had lived his whole life that way,and it never occurred to him to actany other way.He told her that if she really wantedto pay him back, the next time she sawsomeone who needed help, she couldgive that person the assistance theyneeded, and Bryan added, "And think ofme."He waited until she started her carand drove off. It had been a cold anddepressing day, but he felt good as heheaded for home, disappearing into thetwilight.A few miles down the road the lady sawa small cafe. She went in to grab abite to eat, and take the chill offbefore she made the last leg of hertrip home. It was a dingy lookingrestaurant. Outside were two old gaspumps. The whole scene was unfamiliarto her. The waitress came over andbrought a clean towel to wipe her wethair. She had a sweet smile, one thateven being on her feet for the wholeday couldn't erase. The lady noticedthe waitress was nearly eight monthspregnant, but she never let the strainand aches change her attitude. The oldlady wondered how someone who had solittle could be so giving to astranger. Then she remembered Bryan .After the lady finished her meal, shepaid with a hundred dollar bill. Thewaitress quickly went to get changefor her hundred dollar bill, but theold lady had slipped right out thedoor. She was gone by the time thewaitress came back. The waitresswondered where the lady could be. Thenshe noticed something written on thenapkin.There were tears in her eyes when sheread what the lady wrote: "You don'towe me anything. I havebeen there too. Somebody once helpedme out, the way I'm helping you. Ifyou really want to pay me back, hereis what you do: Do not let this chainof love end with you."Under the napkin were four more $100bills.Well, there were tables to clear,sugar bowls to fill, and people toserve, but the waitress made itthrough another day. That night whenshe got home from work and climbedinto bed, she was thinking about themoney and what the lady had written.How could the lady have known how muchshe and her husband needed it? Withthe baby due next month, it was goingto be hard....She knew how worried her husband was,and as he lay sleeping next to her,she gave him a soft kiss and whisperedsoft and low, "Everything's going tobe all right. I love you, BryanAnderson."There is an old saying "What goesaround comes around." Good friends are like stars....Youdon't always see them, but you knowthey are always there.~GOD BLESS!~

Can you read this ????

Not possible to read anything? then follow the guidelines given below :

Close your eyes almost 90% so that you can actually read it..

Friends

A true story from somebody....here it goes...

My wife called, 'How long will you be poring over that newspaper?Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?' I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene.My only daughter Sindu looked frightened.Tears were welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl filled to its brim with Curd Rice.Sindu is a nice child, quite intelligent for her age. She has just turned eight.She particularly detested Curd Rice. My mother and my wife are orthodox, and believe firmly in the 'coolingeffects' of Curd Rice! I cleared my throat, and picked up the bowl. 'Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this Curd Rice?Just for Dad's sake, dear. And, if you don't, your Mom will shout at me'I could sense my wife's scowl behind my back.Sindu softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.'OK, Dad. I will eat - not just a few mouthfuls, but the whole lot of this.But, you should...' Sindu hesitated.'Dad, if I eat this entire curd Rice, will you give me whatever I ask for?'Oh sure, darling'.

'Promise?''Promise'.I covered the pink soft hand extended by my daughter with mine, and clinched the deal. 'Ask Mom also to give a similar promise', my daughter insisted. My wife slapped her hand on Sindu's, muttering 'Promise', without any emotion.Now I became a bit anxious. 'Sindu dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such expensive items.Dad does not have that kind of money right now. OK?''No, Dad. I do not want anything expensive’.Slowly and painfully, she finished eating the whole quantity. I was silently angry with my wife and my mother for forcing my child eat something that she detested.After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with expectation.All our attention was on her.'Dad, I want to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!' was her demand.'Atrocious!' shouted my wife, 'A girl child having her head shaved off?Impossible!''Never in our family!' my mother rasped. 'She has been watching too much of television.Our culture is getting totally spoiled with these TV programs!'Sindu darling, why don't you ask for something else?We will be sad seeing you with a clean-shaven head.' 'No, Dad. I do not want anything else', Sindu said with finality.'Please, Sindu, why don't you try to understand our feelings?' I tried to plead with her.'Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice'. Sindu was in tears.'And you promised to grant me whatever I ask for. Now, you are going back on your words.Was it not you who told me the story of King Harishchandra, and its moral that we should honor our promises no matter what?' It was time for me to call the shots. 'Our promise must be kept.''Are you out your mind?' chorused my mother and wife.'No. If we go back on our promises, she will never learn to honor her own.

Sindu, your wish will be fulfilled.'With her head clean-shaven, Sindu had a round-face, and her eyes looked big and beautiful.On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom.She turned around and waved.I waved back with a smile.Just then, a boy alighted from a car, and shouted, 'Sinduja, please wait for me!'What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.'May be, that is the in-stuff', I thought. 'Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!'Without introducing herself, a lady got out of the car, and continued, That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish.He is suffering from... ... leukemia.' She paused to muffle her sobs.'Harish could not attend the school for the whole of the last month.He lost all his hair due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back to school fearing the unintentional but cruel teasing of the schoolmates.'Sinduja visited him last week, and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue.But, I never imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!

Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a noble soul as your daughter.'I stood transfixed. And then, I wept.'My little Angel, you are teaching me how self-less real love is!' *The happiest people on this planet are not those who live on their own terms but are those who change their terms for the ones whom they love..* Life ends when U stop dreaming....Hope ends when U stop believing....Love ends when U stop caring....Friendship ends when U stop sharing.....

11 lessons in life

*It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return,But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

*A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you,only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and u you just have to let go.

*The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with,never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

*It is true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

*It takes only a minuteto get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone- but it takes lifetime to forget someone.

*Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a day seem bright.

* Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all things you want to do.

*Always put yourself in other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

*A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

* The happiest of peopledon't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along the way.

*Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Be A Friend

Be A Friend

Follow your dreams and chase the stars.Dance with the moon and be who you are.Uncover the veil that prevents you to see.Open your heart to all you can be.

Some days will be happy while others are sad.Hold on to your faith, take the good with the bad.Count, in your life, all the blessings you should.Make sure that your love is well understood.

Be a friend to a stranger who hold out their hand.Show compassion and kindness so they'll understandThat your willing and able to offer them hope.Do all that you're able to assist a friend cope.

When you lift up the spirit of a person in needAnd show that you love them by doing kind deeds,They will never forget how you offered them lightAnd gave ear and attention as they spoke of their plight.

There will not be a day that passes you by,To help make a difference without asking why.Each act of love and compassion we shareWill spread through the world, showing others we care.

A Friend

a Friend. . .(Author Unknown)
(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "HI"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust "be" with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever Judges
(O)ffers support
(P)icks you up
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)-plain things you don't understand
(Y)ells when you won't listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality

Don't quit

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,When the funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must, but don't you quit.Life is queer with its twists and turns,As everyone of us sometimes learns,And many a failure turns aboutWhen he might have won had he stuck it out;Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -You might succeed with another blow.Often the goal is nearer thanIt seems to a faint and faltering man,Often the struggler has given upWhen he might have captured the victor's cup.And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,How close he was to the golden crown.Success is failure turned inside out -The silver tint of the clouds of doubt -And you never can tell how close you are,It may be near when it seems afar;So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

Foot prints in the sand

Footprints in the Sand


One night a man had a dream. He dreamedhe was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path ofhis life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the verylowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way.But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life,there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."The LORD replied:
"My son, my precious child,I love you and I would never leave you.During your times of trial and suffering,when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

Father's love letter

You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child? John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you. Luke15:11-32

Love,
Ur Dad
(almighty God)