Rough Waters..

He..rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. Luke 8:25

Recently my husband was in Marathon, `the heart of the beautiful Florida Keys', for a fishing trip with some guys. He said it was windy and really rough out. I could picture the boat getting slammed with the waves. Ordinarily, he wouldn't have even left the dock in this kind of weather, but the men were only there a brief time (so they `had to do it').

According to my husband, an experienced fisherman, calm waters are usually close in to shore, near the land which protects it. The rougher waters are out farther, in between the shallow and the deep, over the reefs. The depth of the water, however, isn't what matters in how rough it is. Interestingly, more fish are usually caught in these rougher waters.

This particular day they were offshore about nine miles. The men got a banner catch that day, a bull dolphin and some schoolies. A marlin even took the bait, which is rare for this time of year.

I doubt anyone wants to get banged up and bruised from the `rough waters' we all encounter in life. Nor be nervous, or afraid, to say nothing of perhaps not being able to `fish'.

The rough waters we have can be calmed by the protective shore of Jesus, who is always there. He spoke to the elements in nature, and they obeyed. He can also speak to our hearts, and supernatural calm can replace our rough waters.

That is good news.

Sally Ireland Kennedy is the author of Irish Thursdays: More Little Parables, Words from the Heart, and 52 Little Parables from Ireland. She is a songwriter and the creator of Poppy the Penguin® preschool music video series. Sally and her husband live in Florida. Her email is sallyikennedy@bellsouth.net Please visit her website at http://www.sallyikennedy.com

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Even if others are not
Even if others will not
Even if others cannot

"He who walks honestly walks securely."
Proverbs 10:9

A message from The Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals.

"AND THE WINNER IS..." June 1, 2009

"For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you." – Matthew 7:2

Simon Cowell from American Idol may be blunt (or too blunt!) when he criticizes
performances for two reasons:

1) He's the producer of the show and he's the
boss, and;
(2) He knows that the tables won't be turned and that he won't be judged in the
same way.

Jesus speaks to the Pinoy Big Brother, Starstruck — Next Level, and American
Idol judges of his time named Pharisees. He tells them: "You are not the boss, God is. And
tables will surely turn. You will be judged with the same measure...."

"Mom, who are we to judge?" asked my 10-year-old daughter Frances. True. We are
not judges and it's not our business. We can be judges, though, of ourselves.

Turning the tables now and asking the real Judge for a "pre-trial" assessment is most
helpful while there's time for "appeals." Whether we like it or not, time will come when we
will face Jesus Himself. This time, impressions and popularity won't matter, and text votes
don't count.

What matters is how we have lived our Christian life doing His will.
Marissa Escoto

REFLECTION:
When was the last time you had a "pre-trial assessment" called confession? Do it
now.

Father, in Your mercy help me judge myself according to the truth of Your Word.
Forgive
me and make me a new person today.

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D O YOU KNOW THESE FACTS?

                    I M SURE YOU DIDNT TILL NOW

        Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely death!

                   Make a personal reflection about this.......

                    Very interesting, read until the end.......

                It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):

                 'Be not deceived; God is not mocked:

                     for whatsoever a man sow,

                          that shall he also reap.

            Here are some men and women who mocked God :

                               John Lennon (Singer):

Some years before, during his interview with an American Magazine, he said:
'Christianity will end, it will disappear.

I do not have to argue about that. I am certain.

Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, today we are more famous than Him' (1966).

Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, was shot six times.

                      Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil ):

During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes from his party, not even God would remove him from Presidency.

Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being made President, then he died.

                 Cazuza (Bi-sexual Brazilian composer, singer and poet):

During A show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ), while smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into the air and said:'God, that's for you.'

He died at the age of 32 of LUNG CANCER in a horrible manner.

                    The man who built the Titanic

After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be.
With an ironic tone he said:

'Not even God can sink it'

The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic

                       Marilyn Monroe (Actress)

She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a show.

He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.

After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she said:

'I don't need your Jesus'.

A week later, she was found dead in her apartment

                             Bon Scott (Singer)

The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC On one of his 1979 songs he sang:

'Don't stop me; I'm going down all the way, down the highway to hell'.

On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found dead, he had been choked by his own vomit.

                        Campinas (IN 2005)

In Campinas , Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to pick up a friend.....

The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried about the drunkenness of her friends and she said to the daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the car:

'My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect You.'

She responded: 'Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk, Cause Inside Here.....It's Already Full '

Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died, the car could not be recognized what type of car it had been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.

The police said there was no way the trunk could have remained intact. To their surprise, inside the trunk was a crate of eggs, none was broken

                   Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and entertainer)
said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever written.

In June 2006 she was found burnt beyond recognition in her motor vehicle.

Many more important people have forgotten that there is no other name that was given so much authority as the name of Jesus.

Many have died, but only Jesus died and rose again, and he is still alive.

                                                      'Jesus'

               PS: If it was a joke, you would have sent it to everyone.
                 So are you going to have courage to send this?.

                       I have done my part, Jesus said

                      'If you are embarrassed about me,

           I will also be embarrassed about you before my father.'

I'M TOLD THIS WORKS!!!!! Bishop T.D. Jakes '8 Second Prayer.' Just repeat this prayer and see how God moves!!

'Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen.'

Pass this message to 8 people {EXCEPT YOU AND ME}.You will receive a miracle tomorrow. I Hope that you don't ignore and
let God bless you

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