Discovering the real fear

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 12/21/2012 11:03:00 AM

'A Sultan decided to make a voyage with some of his best courtiers. They embarked at the port of Dubai and set out across the open seas.As the ship sailed away from the land, one of his subjects, who had never seen the sea and had spent much of his life in the mountains, had a panic attack.Everyone tried to calm him down, saying that the journey really wasn’t all that dangerous, but although their words reached his ears, they did not touch his heart.The Sultan was ready to turn (...)'

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Fake Coins

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 12/21/2012 10:57:00 AM

'An old man was selling toys at the market in Bagdad. His buyers, knowing he had weak sight, would sometimes pay him with fake coins. The old man noticed the trick but didn’t say anything.In his prayers he asked God to forgive those who had tricked him. ‘Perhaps they don’t have much money and want to buy gifts for their children,’ he would say to himself. Time passed by and the man died.Standing before the portal of Paradise, he prayed once again.‘Lord,’ he said, ‘I am a sinner. ‘I(...)'

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The Best Dad

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 12/17/2012 1:51:00 PM

'Years ago I heard a story of a dad named Paul who gave his young son a small chalkboard to practice writing on. One evening his son called out from the bedroom, "Dad, how do you spell best?"Paul answered him. Moments later, the boy hollered, "How do you spell kid?"Finally he asked, "How do you spell ever?"When the boy showed him what he'd written on the chalkboard, Paul expected to see "I'm the best kid ever." Instead, the boy beamed a(...)'

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How To Have A True Spiritual Revival

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 11/29/2012 11:23:00 AM

'Once a man asked an evangelist "how can we have revival?" The evangelist answered by asking "Do you have a place where you can pray?" Yes the man replied. Tell you what to do, go to that place and take a piece of chalk along. Kneel down there, and with the chalk draw a complete circle around you and pray for God to send revival on everything inside that circle. Stay there until He answers, and you will have your revival. You see, God is ready for revival...always! But the quest(...)'

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How to claim your inheritances?

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 11/29/2012 11:16:00 AM

'A Michigan factory worker, earning less than ten thousand dollars a year, was an unknowing heir to a half-million dollars. When located by an investigator some years after his benefactor's death, the worker explained that he had neither returned home nor kept in touch with his family for 24 years. The investigator who located him estimates there is about 40 billion dollars in inheritances lying unclaimed in this country alone. Are you as a Christian unaware of your status as "an(...)'

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ACTS 2:38

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 11/29/2012 11:06:00 AM

'An elderly lady was asleep in her bed one night, when she was awakened by a strange noise from the living room. Cautiously, she walked in and discovered a burglar in the process of stealing the stereo. Overcome with fear, she whispered a desperate prayer, "Help me Jesus!" The burglar heard her and started towards her. Without a thought she put up her hand and shouted a favorite scripture reference: ACTS 2:38! The burglar immediately froze. The lady dialed 911, and within minut(...)'

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Billy Graham Tells An Inspiring Story

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 11/21/2012 5:06:00 AM

'Billy Graham tells the story about a little child was playing with a very valuable vase. He put his hand into it and could not withdraw it. His father too, tried his best to get it out, to no avail. They were thinking of breaking the vase when the father said, "Now my son, make one more try. Open your hand and hold your fingers out straight as you see me doing, and then pull."To their astonishment the little fellow said, "O no, dad, I couldn't put my fingers out like that becau(...)'

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How To React To Those Who Hate Christians

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 11/2/2012 8:58:00 AM

'I remember the old story of a young soldier boy who was a Christian. After the lights were out in the barracks he would slip down on his knees by his bunk in order to pray. One night the sergeant, who had little use for anything religious or Christian, threw his very muddy boots at the boy, striking him on the side of the head. The next morning the sergeant found his boots beside his bed all clean and polished to perfection. He was so impressed by the actions of the young man (...)'

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A Message to All Sinners

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 10/23/2012 10:21:00 AM

'Imagine a sponge that has been used to wash the dishes. It's all full of dirt and food and old water. It needs to be filled with clean water! But how can you do that? Easy. You wring it out, rinse it off, and wring it out again. Only when you have done this can you fill it with clean water. It's the same with the Spirit. Here we are, all full of sin and grime and filth. There is no room for Him. But once all the filth has been removed, and we have been emptied, the Spirit can (...)'

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The BIG truth about fear...

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 10/8/2012 11:24:00 AM

'Shohoiya Yokowai spent 28 years of his life in prison. It was not a prison of bars & locks & wardens, but a self-imposed prison of fear. He was a Japanese soldier on the island of Guam during WW2. And when the American forces landed, he fled into the jungle & found a cave in which he hid for 28 years because he was afraid of being captured by the Americans. He learned that the war was over by reading one of the thousands of pamphlets dropped into the jungle. But he (...)'

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How to know if you're really saved...

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 10/8/2012 11:20:00 AM

'"Let's say you have an appointment in another city, and you need to fly there. You purchase your ticket on the internet, you get your confirmation with times and flight and gate numbers. But you are delayed enroute to the airport, and when you finally arrive, running through the airport you come to your gate only to be told that the plane you see rolling away outside the window is the one you were supposed to be on, and you've missed your flight.You were very, very close. But t(...)'

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When God doesn't make sense...

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 10/8/2012 10:57:00 AM

'A little boy wanted $100 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write a letter to God requesting $100. When the postal authorities received the letter to "God, USA", they decided to send it to the President. The President was so amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5 bill. The President thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy. The little boy was delighted with the $5 bill, and sat down to writ(...)'

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Keep doing this and blessings will overtake you...

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 10/8/2012 10:53:00 AM

'There was a story back in the 1800s about a group of explorers who got lost in the middle of a desert. After using up their water supply, then began to dig under the sand in hopes of finding water. But unfortunately none of them were able to find any, and none survived the ordeal. Several years later, it was found out that there was indeed water just a few feet below the spot where they were digging. If they hadn't given up, they would've been able to drink fresh water to the(...)'

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How to remain faithful in God while facing life challenges

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 9/14/2012 9:16:00 AM

'A certain king needed a faithful servant and had to choose between two candidates for the office. He took both at fixed wages and told them to fill a basket with water from a nearby well, saying that he would come in the evening to inspect their work. After dumping one or two buckets of water into the basket, one of the men said, "What is the good of doing this useless work? As soon as we pour the water in, it runs out the sides."The other answered, "But we have our wages, have(...)'

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How to invite miracles to happen

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 9/13/2012 9:27:00 AM

'A traveling man came into a hotel to secure a room for the night. Upon being informed that every room in the building had been taken, he was naturally quite perturbed, until a portly gentleman standing nearby kindly offered to share his room with him. The offer was thankfully accepted. Upon retiring, the portly man knelt and prayed, tenderly mentioning his guest for the night in his petition. In the morning his host informed him that it was his custom to read a portion of the(...)'

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Most critical rescue mission

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 9/11/2012 10:55:00 AM

'I once heard a story by Gene Appel. A family was out vacationing at the lake one summer. Dad had been puttering out by the boat house. Two of his sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 year old, little Billy, thought that would be a good time to check out the shiny aluminum fishing boat tied up at the end of the dock. So he went to the dock and put one fo(...)'

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How to brake spiritual poverty?

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 9/11/2012 10:50:00 AM

'Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ tells this story of a famous oil field called Yates Pool: During the depression this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn't able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on the mortgage, so he was in danger of losing his ranch. With little money for clothes or food, his family (like many others) had to live on government subsidy. Day after day, as he grazed his sheep ove(...)'

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Florida State building code

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 9/5/2012 9:38:00 AM

'A TV camera crew was on assignment in Southern Florida filming the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew. In one scene, amid the devastation and debris stood one house on its foundation. The owner was cleaning up the yard when the reporter approached. "Sir, why is your house the only one standing?" asked the reporter. "How did you manage to escape the severe damage of the hurricane?" "I built the house myself," the man replied. "I also built it according to Florida State (...)'

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You gonna talk, or you gonna fish?

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 8/3/2012 4:48:00 AM

'There was a man in a community that had the reputation for always being able to catch fish. Regardless of the time of the year it was, or whether anybody else was catching fish, this man was always managed to come back with a boat load of fish. His brother-in-law, who happened to be a Game Warden had always been amazed at the man's success. So, one morning the man agreed to take his brother in law fishing with him. They went to a lake that was known for its poor fishing. The ga(...)'

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Land of the dying and the land of living

Author : Daisy      Blog : Circulated Stories      Date : 7/25/2012 9:18:00 AM

'Professional golfer Paul Azinger was diagnosed with cancer at age 33. He had just won a PGA championship and had ten tournament victories to his credit. He wrote, "A genuine feeling of fear came over me. I could die from cancer. Then another reality hit me even harder. I'm going to die eventually anyway, whether from cancer or something else. It's just a question of when. Everything I had accomplished in golf became meaningless to me. All I wanted to do was live." Then he rem(...)'

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