Christians By Maya Angelou

"A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
that a man should have to seek Him first to find her."


When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'"
I'm whispering "I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven."


When I say... "I am a Christian" I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.


When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.


When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.


When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible but, God believes I am worth it.


When I say... "I am a Christian" I still feel the sting of pain..
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.


When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Jesus

I came across this today and just had to post it:

Jesus had no slaves, yet they called Him Master.
Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher.
Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer.
Had no army, yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.
Feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Usher Seats Pastor's Mother

An elderly woman walked into the local country church. A friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps.

"Where would you like to sit?" he asked.

"The front row please," she answered.

"You really don't want to do that," the usher said. "The pastor is really boring."

"Do you happen to know who I am?" asked the woman.

"No," said the usher.

"I'm the pastor's mother," she replied indignantly.

"Do you know who I am?" the usher asked.

"No," she said.

"Good."

Haha

Billy Graham

Billy Graham was returning
To Charlotte after a speaking engagement and when his Plane arrived there was a limousine there to transport him to his home.

As he prepared to get into the limo, he stopped
and spoke to the driver.

'You know' he said, 'I am 87 years old and I have never
driven a limousine. Would you mind if I drove it for a while?'

The driver said,

'No problem. Have at it.'

Billy gets into the driver's seat and they head off
down the highway.
A short distance away
sat a rookie State Trooper operating his first speed trap.

The long black limo went by him doing 70 in a 55 mph zone.

The trooper pulled out
and easily caught the limo
and he got out of his patrol car to begin the procedure.

The young trooper walked up to the driver's door
and when the glass
was rolled down,
he was surprised to see
who was driving.

He immediately excused himself and went back to his car
and called his supervisor.

He told the supervisor,
'I know we are supposed
to enforce the law....
But I also know that
important people are
given certain courtesies.
I need to know what
I should do because
I have stopped a
very important person.'

The supervisor asked,
'Is it the governor?'

The young trooper said,
'No, he's more important
than that.'

The supervisor said,
'Oh, so it's the president.'

The young trooper said,
'No, he's even more
important than that.'

The supervisor finally asked,

'Well then, who is it?'

The young trooper said,

'I think it's Jesus,
because he's got Billy Graham for a chauffeur!'

The Coat Hanger

A young woman was at work when she received a phone call that her small daughter was very sick with a fever. She left her work and stopped by the pharmacy to get some medication. She got back to her car and found that she had locked her keys in the car. She didn't know what to do, so she called home and told her baby sitter, a grandmotherly-type lady, what had happened.

The baby sitter told her , 'Well, you might find a coat hanger and use that to open the door.'

The woman looked around and found an old rusty coat hanger that had been left on the ground, possibly by someone else who at some time had locked their keys in their car. She looked at the old coat hanger and said, 'I don't know how to use this.'

She bowed her head and asked God to send her help. Within five minutes a beat-up old motorcycle pulled up, with an unkempt-looking man who was wearing an old biker skull rag on his head.

The woman thought, 'This is what You sent to help me, Lord?' But, she was also very thankful.

The man got off of his motorcycle, looked at her standing by a car with an old coat hanger in her hand, and asked if he could help her.

She said, 'Yes, thank you. My daughter is very sick. I stopped to get her some medication and I locked my keys in my car. I must get home to her. Please, can you use this coat hanger to unlock my car?'

He said, 'Sure.' He walked over to the car, and in less than a minute the car door was unlocked.

She hugged the man and through her tears she said, 'Thank you so much! You are a very nice man.'

The man replied, 'Lady, I am not a nice man. I just got out of prison today. I was in prison for car theft and have only been out for about an hour. '

The woman hugged the man again and sobbing tears cried out loud, 'Oh, thank you God! You even sent me a Professional!'


Is - GOD GOOD - or what!

God's E-Mail

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the radical behavior that was going on.

So he called one of His angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time.

When the angel returned, he told God, 'Yes, it is bad on Earth; 95% are misbehaving and only 5% are not.

God thought for a moment and said, 'Maybe I had better send down a second angel to get another opinion.'

So God called another angel and sent him to Earth for a time.

When the angel returned he went to God and confirmed the findings of the first angel, saying, 'Yes, it's true. The Earth is in decline; 95% are misbehaving, but 5% are being good.'

God was not pleased. So He decided to e-mail the 5% that were good, because he wanted to encourage them, and give them a little something to help them keep going on the right path.

So, do you know what the e-mail said?

Okay, I was just wondering, because I didn't get one either.

Noah's Last Name

During a weekend visit with my sister, I read to her granddaughter Adrienna from her children's Bible story book. After our story time, I quizzed Adrienna on what we read.

"Who was the man with the big boat?"

"Noah," she piped right up.

Then—I don't know why—I asked, "What was his last name?"

"Zark!" she replied with authority.

The Modern Church

We've All Been There

We've all had days where all we feel like doing is crying. We don't know why or how to make it stop. And we start seeking someone to fulfill us, someone to confirm us, someone to let us know it will be ok. Well most of us have experienced a split and don't even know it. The split is between our humanistic self and our spiritual self. When we accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior we became "alive" spiritually speaking. So the question then becomes where do we turn to become filled? Are those feelings even Godly? Well the simple answer is yes, of course, they are Godly. God wouldn't have allowed us to be designed that way if it wasn't Godly. We are trained from birth to seek this fulfillment elsewhere. So now what we have to learn to do is to stop crying on the outside and start crying on the inside. No, I don't mean that we aren't allowed to cry anymore. I'm simply saying that we need to stop seeking everyone else's approval and start seeking God's. God can and does use other people. So if you are seeking God's approval and it comes in the form of someone else understand that God is probably behind it. So let's stop seeking everyone else and start looking to God.