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[Jukka]

2006/4/13, Jim Isbell, W5JAI <jim.isbell at gmail.com>:
> This is NOT an earth shattering truth, but its one of those things
> that suddenly you become aware of and would like to share.
>
> I will be 70 this year and you would think I was smarter than this,
> but I have had a revelation today on ONE of the things to pray for.
>
> Often we pray for fewer problems in our lives.  Sometimes its a prayer
> for only one less problem, some specific problem.  But I realised
> today as I was "stamping out brush fires" here and there that when we
> pray like that we are praying for the wrong thing.  Problems are like
> the gravy on our biscuits.  Life, like biscuits, would be bland
> without the gravy.  We need problems.
>
> So what I now think I will pray for is more solutions.  Bring on the
> problems, but please also furnish some solutions so the problems wont
> be so difficult or so lasting.
>
>
> Jim Isbell
> "If you are not living on the edge, well then,
> you are just taking up too much space."

Thanks Jim for sharing this! I am having quite difficult times right
now and this cleared my thoughts what to pray for!

Blessings,
Jukka