Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Fall is my favorite time of year. I enjoy the cooler weather and I love watching the leaves turn to red and gold. But, the rains and cooler weather cause me a great deal of pain and also cause my allergies to kick in. Have you ever questioned God and asked Him why you or a loved one must suffer pain or a disease? I am convinced that everything that happens to us happens for a reason and good will come of it in the end. There have been times in my life that God has allowed me to see the reason for some of the things that have happened to me and yet other things have happened that have completely baffled me. But I have never doubted that everything in my life was handled wisely by my Master. I m so glad He is in control of my life and knows that It is good! THE WAY THINGS SEEM Author Unknown, Source Unknown The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation, the friend remarked as usual, "This is good!" To which the king replied, "No, this is not good!" and proceeded to send his friend to jail. About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured him and took them to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up a stake and bound him to the stake. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his way. As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend. "You were right," he said, "it was good that my thumb was blown off." And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this." "No," his friend replied, "This is good!" "What do you mean, 'This is good'? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?" "If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you." I hope as you enter this new season of Thanksgiving and Joy you will do so with a sense of things being good in your life simply because your life is held in the hands of the Master! The navigation buttons below are self-explanatory and easy to use. You will find over 150 Devotions, Bible Studies in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, hundreds of midi files, over a thousand clip art, animated gifs and original background sets as well as many friendship greetings to send to friends and loved ones. The Devotions, Bible Studies, background sets and friendship greetings you will find here are all original unless otherwise stated and may not be duplicated for sale. Please feel free, however, to use any of them you would like to for personal or teaching purposes. I hope you enjoy your visit and come back each week! LOVE, MEME Click HERE to go to: THIS WEEK'S DEVOTION Please take time to vote for this site.

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