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Leona
Quit Date: June 1, 2017
Posts: 1838 Location: Alpena, Michigan
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Posted: January 11, 2005 2:40 PM Post subject: Awesome Idea |
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get the hanky
DADDY'S EMPTY CHAIR
A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with
herfather. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed
with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his
bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his
visit.
"I guess you were expecting me, he said. 'No, who are you?" said the
father. The minister told him his name and then remarked, "I saw the
empty chair and I figured you knew I was going to show up," "Oh yeah,
the chair," said the bedridden man. "Would you mind closing the door?"
Puzzled, the minister shut the door.
"I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man.
"But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used
to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head." I
abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued, "until one
day four years ago, my best friend said to me, "Johnny, prayer is just a
simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here is what I
suggest." "Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you,
and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he
promised, 'I will be with you always' "Then just speak to him in the
same way you're doing with me right now." "
So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of
hours every day. I'm careful though If my daughter saw me talking to an
empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the
funny farm."
The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man
to continue on the journey Then he prayed with him, anointed him with
oil, and returned to the church. Two nights later the daughter called
to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon. Did he
die in peace?" he asked. Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock, he
called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me and kissed me on
the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him
dead.
But there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just
before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair
beside the bed. What do you make of that?"
The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said, "I wish we could all
go like that."
Just send this to four people or more, and do not break this, please.
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.
I asked God for water, He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower, He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a friend, He gave me YOU.
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
We have much to be thankful. _________________
Quiting smoking is like a fine wine ......
It just gets better with age. |
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mtwilsonranch
Quit Date: January 20, 2006
Posts: 1863 Location: nevada
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Posted: January 11, 2005 5:24 PM Post subject: |
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Leona, thank you for sharing this, I printed it out to put in my journal and to pass to my freinds and family.
When words such as these fills my heart, I leave them there , and I be still.
Thank you again.
Pam _________________
Right Now, this minute, this hour, this day, I choose not to feed my addiction.... |
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kannprint
Quit Date: April 10, 2004
Posts: 4988 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: January 11, 2005 6:59 PM Post subject: |
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Hi Leona,
That is so beautiful. I have a copy of it in my Bible. It's well worth keeping. _________________
LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN, LOVE MUCH.
Jo |
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pixiegirl
Quit Date: October 24, 2004
Posts: 8 Location: Colorado
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Posted: January 12, 2005 3:49 PM Post subject: |
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Wow! What a pull at the heart strings - thank you for the beautiful post! _________________
Jennifer
We know that trials are good for us - they help us learn to endure. ~Romans 5:3 |
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Seabrez
Quit Date: -
Posts: 4458 Location: Gulf Coast
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Posted: January 13, 2005 1:59 AM Post subject: |
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Leona,
You're right...a hanky was needed.
It would be a beautiful way to go. Thank you for this thread. It brought tears of love to my eyes.
Love,
Deb _________________
Living in Freedom
Deb
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Corn 5:17 NASB |
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Barbara K.
Quit Date: December 23, 2004
Posts: 5977
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Posted: January 26, 2005 2:29 AM Post subject: |
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Leona,
Tonight is the 1st time I saw this post. When I showed my mom a picture a couple of weeks before she died, of her in it, she pointed to herself and said it was Jesus. Did she see Jesus in her heart? I can look back on all the people she had succeeded in life that she would call my husband, I now think she knew she would soon be with them all. I've heard stories of such but never went through such things close to home before.
Blessings, _________________
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn arouind and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Blessings,
Barbara K. |
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Dana Rae
Quit Date: January 22, 2005
Posts: 201 Location: Palatka, Florida
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Posted: January 26, 2005 7:59 AM Post subject: |
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I have read this before and still get tears in my eyes Thank you!! It would be a blessing if we could all go that way. Dana
I have been quit for 3 Days, 23 hours, 22 minutes and 5 seconds (3 days). I have saved $12.70 by not smoking 158 cigarettes. I have saved 13 hours and 10 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/22/05 |
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