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>>Proverbs 3:5-6
>>Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer
>>great
>>sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract
>>their
>>grief and heals them...Tolstoy
>>
>> > This is a true story of something that happened just a few years
>>ago
>>at
>> > USC.
>> >
>> > There was a professor of philosophy there who was a deeply
>>committed
>> > atheist..............
>> >
>> > His primary goal for one required class was to spend the entire
>>semester
>> > attempting to prove that God couldn't exist.
>> >
>> > His students were always afraid to argue with him because of his
>> > impeccable logic.
>> >
>> > For twenty years, he had taught this class and no one had ever
>>had the
>>
>> > courage to go against him.
>> >
>> > Sure, some had argued in class at times, but no one had ever
>>really
>>gone
>> > against him because of his reputation.
>> >
>> > At the end of every semester on the last day, he would say to
>>his
>>class
>>of
>> > 300 students, "If there is anyone here who still believes in
>>Jesus,
>>stand
>> > up!"
>> >
>> > In twenty years, no one had ever stood up. They knew what he
>>was
>>going
>>to
>> > do next. He would say, "Because anyone who believes in God is a
>>fool.
>>
>> > If God existed, he could stop this piece of chalk from hitting
>>the
>>ground
>> > and breaking. Such a simple task to prove that He is God, and
>>yet He
>> > can't do it."
>> >
>> > And every year, he would drop the chalk onto the tile floor of
>>the
>> > classroom and it would shatter into a hundred pieces.
>> >
>> > All of the students would do nothing but stop and stare.
>> >
>> > Most of the students thought that God couldn't exist.
>>Certainly, a
>>number
>> > of Christians had slipped through, but for 20 years, they had
>>been too
>>
>> > afraid to stand up.
>> >
>> > Well, a few years ago there was a freshman who happened to
>>enroll.
>> >
>> > He was a Christian, and had heard the stories about his
>>professor.
>> >
>> > He was required to take the class for his major, and he was
>>afraid.
>>But
>> > for three months that semester, he prayed every morning that he
>>would
>>have
>> > the courage to stand up no matter what the professor said, or
>>what the
>>
>> > class thought.
>> >
>> > Nothing they said could ever shatter his faith...he hoped.
>> >
>> > Finally, the day came. The professor said, "If there is anyone
>>here
>>who
>> > still believes in God, stand up!" The professor and the class of
>>300
>> > people looked at him, shocked, as he stood up at the back of the
>> > classroom.
>> > The professor shouted, "You FOOL!!!
>> > If God existed, he would keep this piece of chalk from breaking
>>when
>>it
>> > hit the ground!"
>> >
>> > He proceeded to drop the chalk, but as he did, it! slipped out
>>of his
>>
>> > fingers, off his shirt cuff, onto the pleat of his pants, down
>>his
>>leg,
>> > and off his shoe. As it hit the ground, it simply rolled away
>>unbroken.
>> > The professor's jaw dropped as he stared at the chalk. He
>>looked up
>>at
>> > the young man, and then ran out of the lecture hall.
>> >
>> > The young man who had stood, proceeded to walk to the front of
>>the
>>room
>> > and shared his faith in Jesus for the next half hour.
>> > 300 students stayed and listened as he told of God's love for
>>them and
>>of
>> > His power through Jesus.
>>

>> > A Woman that feareth the lord, she shall be praised;
>> > Proverbs:31;30

The Lotus Totus

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you
want.

FOUR. When you say, "I love you," mean it.

FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only
way to live life completely.

TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer,
smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"

FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great
risk.

FIFTEEN. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others;
and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps
to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.

TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.