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IF YOU ARE NERVOUS CLOSE YOUR EYES AND DREAM OF A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY. WHEN YOU WAKE UP YOU WILL BE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO A BETTER TOMORROW. IT’S BEST TO HAVE HOPE, RELAX, BE HAPPY, AND HAVE FAITH.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Move Over, God Is Coming
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Are you standing in the way of a glorious future, and a new beginning? Don’t let your inhibitions stand in your way of finding God. Unlock your imagination, and continue your search for God.
Are you standing in the way of a glorious future, and a new beginning? Don’t let your inhibitions stand in your way of finding God. Unlock your imagination, and continue your search for God.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Faith And The No List Virus
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The No List Virus is spreading rapidly at retail store check out counters across the country. Common responses to customer questions by store clerks are a follow:
1. No, you can’t use that coupon. It has expired.
2. No, that item is not on sale. I don’t care what the store flyer says.
3. No, we don’t carry that here.
4. No, we can’t order it for you.
5. No, you can’t order less than a pound.
6. No, the manager is not available.
7. No, you can’t have 2 flavors of ice cream in the small cup.
8. No, I can’t do that.
9. No, I won’t do that.
10. No, you can’t substitute one item for another.
My fellow Americans, I beseech you, is this any way to run a country? What ever happened to customer service? What ever happened to faith in our fellow man or woman? What ever happened to the Yes List? What ever happened to Gods commandments to be kind and caring?
Yes List items that have been excluded include:
1. Yes, I would love to carry your packages to the car.
2. Yes, I can help you find that.
3. Yes, I can sell you half a loaf.
4. Yes, we can order that in your size for you.
5. Yes, you can have 2 flavors of ice cream in the small cup.
6. Yes, The manager will be right with you.
7. Yes, you can substitute that item for the other one.
8. Yes, you can buy less than a pound.
9. Yes, you can use that coupon even though the expiration date was last week.
10. Yes, I will be happy to do that for you.
Corporate Gurus wake up. Where is your faith in your customers? Where is your customer service? How about making the world a friendlier place to live in? Where is your faith in God?
As you can see, I have been having some problems in retail stores lately, how about you? How about being a little kinder when it’s your turn to say yes or no? How about having a little faith in your fellow man or woman? You do want to be considered a person of faith, don’t you?
Please help us get rid of the No List Virus. How about a return to civility? The world may be watching. It’s not just the overhead cameras in retail stores that you have to worry about, God may be watching too.
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Arthur Levine is the author of The Magic of Faith. To discover 99 Magical Keys to finding your faith, please access: http://www.faith123.com
The No List Virus is spreading rapidly at retail store check out counters across the country. Common responses to customer questions by store clerks are a follow:
1. No, you can’t use that coupon. It has expired.
2. No, that item is not on sale. I don’t care what the store flyer says.
3. No, we don’t carry that here.
4. No, we can’t order it for you.
5. No, you can’t order less than a pound.
6. No, the manager is not available.
7. No, you can’t have 2 flavors of ice cream in the small cup.
8. No, I can’t do that.
9. No, I won’t do that.
10. No, you can’t substitute one item for another.
My fellow Americans, I beseech you, is this any way to run a country? What ever happened to customer service? What ever happened to faith in our fellow man or woman? What ever happened to the Yes List? What ever happened to Gods commandments to be kind and caring?
Yes List items that have been excluded include:
1. Yes, I would love to carry your packages to the car.
2. Yes, I can help you find that.
3. Yes, I can sell you half a loaf.
4. Yes, we can order that in your size for you.
5. Yes, you can have 2 flavors of ice cream in the small cup.
6. Yes, The manager will be right with you.
7. Yes, you can substitute that item for the other one.
8. Yes, you can buy less than a pound.
9. Yes, you can use that coupon even though the expiration date was last week.
10. Yes, I will be happy to do that for you.
Corporate Gurus wake up. Where is your faith in your customers? Where is your customer service? How about making the world a friendlier place to live in? Where is your faith in God?
As you can see, I have been having some problems in retail stores lately, how about you? How about being a little kinder when it’s your turn to say yes or no? How about having a little faith in your fellow man or woman? You do want to be considered a person of faith, don’t you?
Please help us get rid of the No List Virus. How about a return to civility? The world may be watching. It’s not just the overhead cameras in retail stores that you have to worry about, God may be watching too.
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Arthur Levine is the author of The Magic of Faith. To discover 99 Magical Keys to finding your faith, please access: http://www.faith123.com
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Crazy Quilt Work of Beliefs
Everyone seems to have a different opinion on how to believe in God. It doesn’t really matter how you believe in God, or what your vision of Him is. What matters is that you have faith and that you continue your search to find the God of your dreams.
Monday, August 07, 2006
Faith, Hope, And Fulfillment
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Most of us have faith in God, and we hope that he will help up. If we continually search for his Grace we will find fulfillment – the joy of knowing that we are not alone, that He is always with us. Continue your search for God. It can all be yours.
Most of us have faith in God, and we hope that he will help up. If we continually search for his Grace we will find fulfillment – the joy of knowing that we are not alone, that He is always with us. Continue your search for God. It can all be yours.
Friday, August 04, 2006
A Rip Roaring Time Was Had By All
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Couples were dancing wildly on the dance floor to the sound of the latest hit dance music. The drinks were being served fast and furiously. Champagne flowed and caviar was being dispensed as if it were mashed potatoes in large delectable mounds. Everyone was celebrating. They were celebrating their search for God. They were celebrating becoming people of faith. They were celebrating their newfound sense of bliss.
Would you like to join the party? Continue your search for God.
Couples were dancing wildly on the dance floor to the sound of the latest hit dance music. The drinks were being served fast and furiously. Champagne flowed and caviar was being dispensed as if it were mashed potatoes in large delectable mounds. Everyone was celebrating. They were celebrating their search for God. They were celebrating becoming people of faith. They were celebrating their newfound sense of bliss.
Would you like to join the party? Continue your search for God.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Expressions Of Faith
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Did you know that each and every one of us has their own unique way of expressing their faith in God? Some of us verbalize it and some of us express our faith through our actions. Most of us do both. But how often have you written down an expression of your faith and shared your prose with family and friends? I encourage you to do so. It could make them and you feel wonderful.
Writing down you feelings can have a therapeutic effect on your psyche. It can be a source for you revealing to yourself your innermost thoughts. You might be surprised at what strong feelings of faith you really have. Just strip away your inhibitions and let your imagination take over.
Writing down your feeling of faith can be a way to memorialize for your children what you are all about. It is something they can refer to and share with their children so they too will have an idea of your innermost feeling of faith in God. Don’t miss the opportunity to let everyone you care about know how you feel. It could help make them stronger. It could help make them happier. Seize the moment and write down your expression of faith.
It is up to you to pass your word along. It is up to you to let those you hold dear know how you feel. It is up to you to pass your feelings of faith along. It’s time to express your feelings of faith in God in writing.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Search For God Stories, a free e-book download. To add an expression of faith to his new book for all the world to see go to http://www.faith123.com and click on Post or View Your Expression of Faith.
Did you know that each and every one of us has their own unique way of expressing their faith in God? Some of us verbalize it and some of us express our faith through our actions. Most of us do both. But how often have you written down an expression of your faith and shared your prose with family and friends? I encourage you to do so. It could make them and you feel wonderful.
Writing down you feelings can have a therapeutic effect on your psyche. It can be a source for you revealing to yourself your innermost thoughts. You might be surprised at what strong feelings of faith you really have. Just strip away your inhibitions and let your imagination take over.
Writing down your feeling of faith can be a way to memorialize for your children what you are all about. It is something they can refer to and share with their children so they too will have an idea of your innermost feeling of faith in God. Don’t miss the opportunity to let everyone you care about know how you feel. It could help make them stronger. It could help make them happier. Seize the moment and write down your expression of faith.
It is up to you to pass your word along. It is up to you to let those you hold dear know how you feel. It is up to you to pass your feelings of faith along. It’s time to express your feelings of faith in God in writing.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Search For God Stories, a free e-book download. To add an expression of faith to his new book for all the world to see go to http://www.faith123.com and click on Post or View Your Expression of Faith.
Monday, July 24, 2006
The Day Before Disaster
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What will you be doing the day before some act of nature or terrorism strikes close to home? Will you be searching for God’s grace and protection? The only way to feel secure in today’s quickly changing environment is to continue your search for God.
An abiding faith in God can help make you feel secure. An abiding faith in God can help protect you from evil. An abiding faith in God can enable you to cope with your fears.
Have you been searching for the God of your dreams lately: the one that will protect you?
Hurry, God may be waiting to hear from you.
What will you be doing the day before some act of nature or terrorism strikes close to home? Will you be searching for God’s grace and protection? The only way to feel secure in today’s quickly changing environment is to continue your search for God.
An abiding faith in God can help make you feel secure. An abiding faith in God can help protect you from evil. An abiding faith in God can enable you to cope with your fears.
Have you been searching for the God of your dreams lately: the one that will protect you?
Hurry, God may be waiting to hear from you.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Weekend Getaway
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Are you getting ready to go away for the weekend? Have you packed you bag? Don’t forget your binoculars. You are going to search for God while you are relaxing, aren’t you? What better way to relax and enjoy a summer weekend then to spend it with God?
Are you getting ready to go away for the weekend? Have you packed you bag? Don’t forget your binoculars. You are going to search for God while you are relaxing, aren’t you? What better way to relax and enjoy a summer weekend then to spend it with God?
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Seniors Wanted – Willing To Start Over
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Are you tired of feeling useless: getting turned down for jobs you could do with your eyes closed? Do you want a way to make a great living from your own home? Are you ready to start over?
I know how you feel. I’ve been there. I’ve felt your pain. I know the feeling of rejection and how frustrating it can be. But you can change all that. You can start over using the Internet.
It doesn’t matter if you are barely computer literate, or an Internet newbie, or think you can find your way around the Web pretty well. There are opportunities out there that you can take advantage of.
What you really need to start over is a bright idea based on something you like to do or feel comfortable telling others about based on your life experience.
Starting Over Requirements Are:
A. A willingness to try again
B. The right tools
C. The desire to help others
D. A bright idea
E. The capacity to learn new things
F. The flexibility to follow instruction
G. The courage of your convictions
Isn’t it time to start over and stop feeling useless? Don’t you want to experience the benefits of feeling relevant again? Aren’t you ready to start over? Wouldn’t you like to feel wonderful and be a success again?
You can do it. I know because I have been where you are. I’ve started over and I invite you to join me. I am putting up a Web site to help other seniors start over.
Arthur Levine is a Senior Citizen who would like to show you that you are never too old to start over. To find out how to start over, share the benefits of your life experience with others, and learn how to build a great income, please send me an e-mail using the Contact Us Form at: http://www.Faith123.com
Are you tired of feeling useless: getting turned down for jobs you could do with your eyes closed? Do you want a way to make a great living from your own home? Are you ready to start over?
I know how you feel. I’ve been there. I’ve felt your pain. I know the feeling of rejection and how frustrating it can be. But you can change all that. You can start over using the Internet.
It doesn’t matter if you are barely computer literate, or an Internet newbie, or think you can find your way around the Web pretty well. There are opportunities out there that you can take advantage of.
What you really need to start over is a bright idea based on something you like to do or feel comfortable telling others about based on your life experience.
Starting Over Requirements Are:
A. A willingness to try again
B. The right tools
C. The desire to help others
D. A bright idea
E. The capacity to learn new things
F. The flexibility to follow instruction
G. The courage of your convictions
Isn’t it time to start over and stop feeling useless? Don’t you want to experience the benefits of feeling relevant again? Aren’t you ready to start over? Wouldn’t you like to feel wonderful and be a success again?
You can do it. I know because I have been where you are. I’ve started over and I invite you to join me. I am putting up a Web site to help other seniors start over.
Arthur Levine is a Senior Citizen who would like to show you that you are never too old to start over. To find out how to start over, share the benefits of your life experience with others, and learn how to build a great income, please send me an e-mail using the Contact Us Form at: http://www.Faith123.com
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Happy Days Are Here Again
Can you see the glory of it? The sun is shining and it is a beautiful day. All seems right in God’s world. That is if you are a part of God’s world. Are you continuing your search for God? Don’t you want to experience the state of bliss that can come from being a person of faith?
Monday, July 17, 2006
The Clock Is Ticking
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Are you concerned with your own mortality? Do you worry because you are getting older? Don’t worry; look at the options. In the meantime how about getting yourself some protection against the inevitable. Have you been searching for God lately?
Are you concerned with your own mortality? Do you worry because you are getting older? Don’t worry; look at the options. In the meantime how about getting yourself some protection against the inevitable. Have you been searching for God lately?
Friday, July 14, 2006
Ten Magical Keys To Finding Your Faith
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I have a Magic Genie friend named Glorious. He has taught me a lot about finding my faith. Glorious has revealed to me 99 Magical Keys to finding faith. In a spirit of kindness and caring that Glorious has instilled in me, I thought I would share ten of the Magical Keys with you.
Couldn’t you use a little more faith today? Sometimes it takes a little magic to believe in what we cannot see or understand.
1. Caring about others is a Magical Key to finding your faith.
2. Remember that only God has the right to sit in judgment.
3. Try and do something worthwhile with your life.
4. Have the grace to share your faith and learn to express it.
5. Have forgiveness in your heart for your fellow human beings.
6. Take responsibility for your own actions.
7. Be willing to repent for your sins.
8. The most meaningful thing you can do is to have faith in God.
9. Have faith that God loves you.
10. Your state of mind will determine how easy it will be for you to find your faith.
Glorious has taught me many more Magic Keys to finding faith, but he has advised me not to overwhelm you with too many things to do all at once. I think that makes sense, don’t you? Oh, I almost forgot, Glorious told me that making sense of what you do is an important Magical Key to finding your faith. I guess that’s number eleven, but Glorious never said I had to be a mathematician to try and help you find your faith. What about you, are you spending too much time counting up what you have done to find your faith, and not enough time relying on your faith in God? Are you searching for God?
Arthur Levine is a faith building copywriter, and the author of The Magic of Faith. To discover 99 Magical Keys to finding your faith, and receive a free faith based Magic Pill please access:
http://www.faith123.com
I have a Magic Genie friend named Glorious. He has taught me a lot about finding my faith. Glorious has revealed to me 99 Magical Keys to finding faith. In a spirit of kindness and caring that Glorious has instilled in me, I thought I would share ten of the Magical Keys with you.
Couldn’t you use a little more faith today? Sometimes it takes a little magic to believe in what we cannot see or understand.
1. Caring about others is a Magical Key to finding your faith.
2. Remember that only God has the right to sit in judgment.
3. Try and do something worthwhile with your life.
4. Have the grace to share your faith and learn to express it.
5. Have forgiveness in your heart for your fellow human beings.
6. Take responsibility for your own actions.
7. Be willing to repent for your sins.
8. The most meaningful thing you can do is to have faith in God.
9. Have faith that God loves you.
10. Your state of mind will determine how easy it will be for you to find your faith.
Glorious has taught me many more Magic Keys to finding faith, but he has advised me not to overwhelm you with too many things to do all at once. I think that makes sense, don’t you? Oh, I almost forgot, Glorious told me that making sense of what you do is an important Magical Key to finding your faith. I guess that’s number eleven, but Glorious never said I had to be a mathematician to try and help you find your faith. What about you, are you spending too much time counting up what you have done to find your faith, and not enough time relying on your faith in God? Are you searching for God?
Arthur Levine is a faith building copywriter, and the author of The Magic of Faith. To discover 99 Magical Keys to finding your faith, and receive a free faith based Magic Pill please access:
http://www.faith123.com
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Startling New Evidence That God Exists
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A gallant band of true believers, operating in total secrecy, have uncovered proof positive of the existence of God. These faithful searchers have been inspired in their search by documents handed down through the ages such as the Bible, but their discovery of God’s existence was enabled by one of the oldest methods available to mankind.
The search for God’s existence, which was not aided by computer models or modern technology of any kind, relied almost wholly on the most primitive of human skills and abilities – the ability to think.
Buried in the deepest recesses of the human mind, this faithful group of searchers for God’s grace found the answer to the most important mystery of our universe. How we got here and how we can prove that God is real.
They have determined that each human being has been instilled by our Creator with a special gene that acknowledges that God exists. It is up to each and every one of us to strip away our inhibitions and unlock our imaginations so that we may recognize and accept the existence of God.
This is not the stuff of fabled theories, or the ranting of some fanatical group. This is the inherent craving of man’s desire to find God, which has been genetically instilled in us by the Almighty Himself.
The millions of people who do believe in God have made this fantastic and miraculous discovery possible. The proof is irrefutable.
Do not doubt the proof. The proof is within you. God exists and is always with you.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Search For God stories. To read many of the stories that will enable you to discover this new evidence of God’s existence for yourself access http://www.faith123.com for a free e-book download of the Search For God Stories.
A gallant band of true believers, operating in total secrecy, have uncovered proof positive of the existence of God. These faithful searchers have been inspired in their search by documents handed down through the ages such as the Bible, but their discovery of God’s existence was enabled by one of the oldest methods available to mankind.
The search for God’s existence, which was not aided by computer models or modern technology of any kind, relied almost wholly on the most primitive of human skills and abilities – the ability to think.
Buried in the deepest recesses of the human mind, this faithful group of searchers for God’s grace found the answer to the most important mystery of our universe. How we got here and how we can prove that God is real.
They have determined that each human being has been instilled by our Creator with a special gene that acknowledges that God exists. It is up to each and every one of us to strip away our inhibitions and unlock our imaginations so that we may recognize and accept the existence of God.
This is not the stuff of fabled theories, or the ranting of some fanatical group. This is the inherent craving of man’s desire to find God, which has been genetically instilled in us by the Almighty Himself.
The millions of people who do believe in God have made this fantastic and miraculous discovery possible. The proof is irrefutable.
Do not doubt the proof. The proof is within you. God exists and is always with you.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Search For God stories. To read many of the stories that will enable you to discover this new evidence of God’s existence for yourself access http://www.faith123.com for a free e-book download of the Search For God Stories.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Faith Building 101A – Graduate Level
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Okay so you think you have mastered the basics of Faith building 101A. Are you ready to be an expert? Are you prepared to operate on a graduate level? No matter how much faith in God that you think that you have there is always more to learn. Isn’t it interesting that the more we learn about ourselves, the closer we come to understanding God and learning how to communicate with him.
It is not enough that we have learned to strip away our inhibitions and use our imaginations to help us find the God of our dreams, we must also learn how to express to him our innermost feelings. When we discover how to open ourselves up to God’s kindness and mercy we will be inspired by His message of love and caring.
To start to operate as a Faith Builder on a graduate level you have to:
1. Start to care about other people.
2. Let your family and friends know that you would like to help them build their faith in God.
3. Share your feelings of faith with others.
4. Participate in faith-based community activities
5. Open your heart to God.
6. Contribute your time and effort for the greater good.
7. Express your feelings of faith for all to see.
Now that you are an expert Faith Builder, you can help others find their faith. That is what being a Faith Builder is all about. You can start by sharing an expression of faith with everyone to help him or her find more faith.
Isn’t it time you make a statement and let the world know that you are a person of faith? Express yourself.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Search For God stories. To learn how to qualify as a Faith Builder on a graduate level and add your expression of faith to the book access http://www.faith123.com for a free e-book download.
Okay so you think you have mastered the basics of Faith building 101A. Are you ready to be an expert? Are you prepared to operate on a graduate level? No matter how much faith in God that you think that you have there is always more to learn. Isn’t it interesting that the more we learn about ourselves, the closer we come to understanding God and learning how to communicate with him.
It is not enough that we have learned to strip away our inhibitions and use our imaginations to help us find the God of our dreams, we must also learn how to express to him our innermost feelings. When we discover how to open ourselves up to God’s kindness and mercy we will be inspired by His message of love and caring.
To start to operate as a Faith Builder on a graduate level you have to:
1. Start to care about other people.
2. Let your family and friends know that you would like to help them build their faith in God.
3. Share your feelings of faith with others.
4. Participate in faith-based community activities
5. Open your heart to God.
6. Contribute your time and effort for the greater good.
7. Express your feelings of faith for all to see.
Now that you are an expert Faith Builder, you can help others find their faith. That is what being a Faith Builder is all about. You can start by sharing an expression of faith with everyone to help him or her find more faith.
Isn’t it time you make a statement and let the world know that you are a person of faith? Express yourself.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Search For God stories. To learn how to qualify as a Faith Builder on a graduate level and add your expression of faith to the book access http://www.faith123.com for a free e-book download.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Searching For God Stories – The Real Story
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We all want to be inspired in one-way or another, don’t we? It struck me one day that what I was really trying to do by writing articles was to inspire people, myself included, to search for God.
Sometimes you have to take some quiet time to review what you are doing with your life. When I did, it hit me. I was searching for the God of my dreams in my own way. Doesn’t everyone search for the God of his or her dreams in their own way?
I started reading through all the articles that I had written and came to the conclusion that they all had the central themes of searching for God, finding faith, and becoming inspired to become a person of faith.
I guess to some people these things come naturally, but in my case it has always been a struggle to develop a strong belief in God. I have found that it gets easier over time as my needs become greater, and the realization of my own mortality becomes more self-evident.
I find it more and more important to try and do something relevant, something that will help other people and thus make me feel better. That’s what moved me to create a short book out of my many articles. I call them the “Search For God Stories.” I hope they will help inspire you to find more faith, and to make your search for the God of your dreams a success. I hope they will help you find peace of mind. I hope they will make you feel wonderful.
You can add your own expression of faith to this free e-book to help us all in our search for God if you wish. You can find out how to do so in the book. Wouldn’t you like to become a famous published author?
Hurry, God and your friends and family may be waiting to hear what you have to say!
Arthur Levine is the author of the “Search For God Stories, a collection of short articles to help inspire you to find more faith. You and your friends can download a free copy at:
http://www.Faith123.com
We all want to be inspired in one-way or another, don’t we? It struck me one day that what I was really trying to do by writing articles was to inspire people, myself included, to search for God.
Sometimes you have to take some quiet time to review what you are doing with your life. When I did, it hit me. I was searching for the God of my dreams in my own way. Doesn’t everyone search for the God of his or her dreams in their own way?
I started reading through all the articles that I had written and came to the conclusion that they all had the central themes of searching for God, finding faith, and becoming inspired to become a person of faith.
I guess to some people these things come naturally, but in my case it has always been a struggle to develop a strong belief in God. I have found that it gets easier over time as my needs become greater, and the realization of my own mortality becomes more self-evident.
I find it more and more important to try and do something relevant, something that will help other people and thus make me feel better. That’s what moved me to create a short book out of my many articles. I call them the “Search For God Stories.” I hope they will help inspire you to find more faith, and to make your search for the God of your dreams a success. I hope they will help you find peace of mind. I hope they will make you feel wonderful.
You can add your own expression of faith to this free e-book to help us all in our search for God if you wish. You can find out how to do so in the book. Wouldn’t you like to become a famous published author?
Hurry, God and your friends and family may be waiting to hear what you have to say!
Arthur Levine is the author of the “Search For God Stories, a collection of short articles to help inspire you to find more faith. You and your friends can download a free copy at:
http://www.Faith123.com
Sunday, July 02, 2006
God Isn’t Smashing The Daisies
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Taking God’s name in vain is a little like a giant trampling fields of daisies with his feet. It is a futile act that can only end with the offender loosing his footing. Don’t blame God for your problems. It isn’t his fault that you are not following his message of kindness and caring. Don’t take God’s name in vain by trying to blame Him for your own lack of faith. You can’t really believe in God if you don’t believe in yourself. It’s time to start taking responsibility for your own actions and stop trampling the flowerbeds by putting you foot in your mouth and saying that It’s God’s fault that that I have this problem.
We can’t blame God for all the problems that we inflict on ourselves. We can however implore him to help us overcome our problems. The way to do this is to have faith that God is always with us: that he knows our weaknesses, and that He is there to help us overcome them.
Think of God’s mercy and kindness as being as abundant as flowing fields of wild Yellow and White daisies blowing gently in the wind. Let His spirit inspire you and give you the inner peace of mind that you are striving for. Walk gently through the fields of daisies. Don’t trample your true feelings of faith. Allow yourself to believe in God’s kindness and mercy. Allow yourself the best chance you will ever have to solve your problems. Allow yourself to find God’s grace.
Arthur Levine is the author of The Magic of Faith, the Faith Patch Manual and the Search For God Stories. To find out more about how to find faith and receive a free download of the Search For God Stories please access:
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Taking God’s name in vain is a little like a giant trampling fields of daisies with his feet. It is a futile act that can only end with the offender loosing his footing. Don’t blame God for your problems. It isn’t his fault that you are not following his message of kindness and caring. Don’t take God’s name in vain by trying to blame Him for your own lack of faith. You can’t really believe in God if you don’t believe in yourself. It’s time to start taking responsibility for your own actions and stop trampling the flowerbeds by putting you foot in your mouth and saying that It’s God’s fault that that I have this problem.
We can’t blame God for all the problems that we inflict on ourselves. We can however implore him to help us overcome our problems. The way to do this is to have faith that God is always with us: that he knows our weaknesses, and that He is there to help us overcome them.
Think of God’s mercy and kindness as being as abundant as flowing fields of wild Yellow and White daisies blowing gently in the wind. Let His spirit inspire you and give you the inner peace of mind that you are striving for. Walk gently through the fields of daisies. Don’t trample your true feelings of faith. Allow yourself to believe in God’s kindness and mercy. Allow yourself the best chance you will ever have to solve your problems. Allow yourself to find God’s grace.
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Thursday, June 29, 2006
Happy weekend
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I wish everyone a happy and healthy July 4th weekend. Have a lot of fun and don't forget to continue your search for God.
I wish everyone a happy and healthy July 4th weekend. Have a lot of fun and don't forget to continue your search for God.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
GRANDMA’S SECRET POTION OF FAITH
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Grandma Jenny had a secret way of communicating with God
Grandma Jenny slipped shoveling snow off the front steps of our home in the midst of a fearsome snow storm at the age of ninety-six and broke her hip. She was a feisty little woman who weighed only ninety-five pounds and stood four feet-nine inches tall. The shovel was bigger than Grandma. You might wonder why she was out shoveling snow early in the morning at her advanced age, but it was part of her stubborn and cantankerous nature. And it was a part of her tradition. She didn’t want my father going to work and getting his feet wet in the snow. It was a matter of respect for the man of the house. It was a matter of faith in her traditions. It was her way.
Grandma was from the old country – Russia to be specific. She came to the United States as a girl of fourteen traveling for fifteen days on a tramp steamer, and surviving on bread and water. She lost her provisions, her money, and her clothes on the trip over to thieves that hounded naïve, unsuspecting young girls such as her as a normal part of refugee voyages in those days. Most people though it was the work of greedy members of the crew. She arrived in this country penniless and literally with only the clothes on her back. But nothing could stop Grandma from making a new life in the land of her dreams, or bringing with her the rituals and traditions that were an innate part of her heritage, her faith in God, and of her very being.
Until she slipped and broke her hip, Grandma Jenny had always been healthy. None of us in the family could remember her having a cold. She attributed her good health to a secret potion of Elderberry Brandy that she distilled in the attic of our Georgian Colonial House. I have no idea where she got the Elderberries from or how she prepared the brew. We were never allowed up to her special place in the attic to see what she was doing. Everything that Grandma did was a secret.
Grandma had a shot of the special potion when she woke up in the morning and when she went to bed at night, that much she told us. To the best of my knowledge it was the only medicine she ever took. On rare occasions such as holidays and birthdays, we were all invited to join her for a sip of her Elderberry Brandy. I was allowed to participate from the time I was a teenager. Boy did that stuff pack a wallop. It is no wonder that Grandma was never sick. The brandy must have killed the germs. My dad didn’t really like it. He was a scotch man. My mother struggled to swallow it. She didn’t drink. We all participated in the ritual. No one in the family was about to insult Grandma Jenny. She was too tough a cookie to be trifled with. Grandma Jenny always said a prayer to got in her native tongue before taking a sip of her special potion. It was her way of communicating with God.
On one of the rare occasions when Grandma Jenny bothered to talk to me, communication was a problem since she spoke only Russian; I asked her what was so special about the secret potion? She sort of half smiled at me indicating that when I was more mature I would understand, pointing at my head. Grandma was great at the universal language of hand signals. I do understand a little Russian, but I don’t speak the language. Fortunately for me Grandma did understand English except when she chose to pretend that she didn’t. Even the dog understood Russian because Grandma fed him and he didn’t speak at all. When she called him to come and get it in Russian, he came running. No one disobeyed Grandma. The dog was a huge Boxer named Slugger. It was amazing to see him cower in front of my Grandmother, and wait for her command allowing him to eat. He sure didn’t act like that with my father or me. He once jumped up on my Dad and pushed him so hard that he fell down and dislocated his shoulder. Slugger wouldn’t dare jump up on my Grandma. The dog knew better.
After Grandma passed away, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was so special about her secret potion and how to make it. Grandma wasn’t big on measurements or recipes. She insisted that you just add a little bit of this and a little bit of that. This was the way she talked when someone wanted to know how to make her yeast coffee cake or her saffron laced ginger-carrot candy. Unfortunately the secrets died with her.
I think I finally have the answer when it comes to her secret potion. It wasn’t the herbs that she added. It wasn’t how high the alcohol content was. It was the love with which she made it and dispensed it to the whole family. It represented to her a melding of old traditions and new rituals. It symbolized her faith in God, and the respect she had for our family and our Country. It was a way for her to celebrate her freedom. It was her way of communicating her faith to God in a language of kindness and caring that we could all understand.
Sometimes when I sip a little brandy late at night to help calm me from the stress of the day and the threat of terrorism or natural disasters, I wonder, couldn’t we all use a little of Grandma’s secret potion to help us through these troubled times? The commercial stuff doesn’t seem to be doing the trick anymore. It lacks the tradition of caring, kindness, and love necessary to make it a special brew. It lacks that personal faith-filled touch of Grandma Jenny. It doesn’t have her tenacious character or her will to survive. It lacks respect.
There are some things that you can’t put in a bottle, smack a label on, and expect to work miracles. Sometimes you have to find the right ingredients in your own heart. Sometimes you have to distill them yourself. Sometimes the secret potion of faith is within you. Sometimes it will show you how to communicate with God.
Grandma Jenny had a secret way of communicating with God
Grandma Jenny slipped shoveling snow off the front steps of our home in the midst of a fearsome snow storm at the age of ninety-six and broke her hip. She was a feisty little woman who weighed only ninety-five pounds and stood four feet-nine inches tall. The shovel was bigger than Grandma. You might wonder why she was out shoveling snow early in the morning at her advanced age, but it was part of her stubborn and cantankerous nature. And it was a part of her tradition. She didn’t want my father going to work and getting his feet wet in the snow. It was a matter of respect for the man of the house. It was a matter of faith in her traditions. It was her way.
Grandma was from the old country – Russia to be specific. She came to the United States as a girl of fourteen traveling for fifteen days on a tramp steamer, and surviving on bread and water. She lost her provisions, her money, and her clothes on the trip over to thieves that hounded naïve, unsuspecting young girls such as her as a normal part of refugee voyages in those days. Most people though it was the work of greedy members of the crew. She arrived in this country penniless and literally with only the clothes on her back. But nothing could stop Grandma from making a new life in the land of her dreams, or bringing with her the rituals and traditions that were an innate part of her heritage, her faith in God, and of her very being.
Until she slipped and broke her hip, Grandma Jenny had always been healthy. None of us in the family could remember her having a cold. She attributed her good health to a secret potion of Elderberry Brandy that she distilled in the attic of our Georgian Colonial House. I have no idea where she got the Elderberries from or how she prepared the brew. We were never allowed up to her special place in the attic to see what she was doing. Everything that Grandma did was a secret.
Grandma had a shot of the special potion when she woke up in the morning and when she went to bed at night, that much she told us. To the best of my knowledge it was the only medicine she ever took. On rare occasions such as holidays and birthdays, we were all invited to join her for a sip of her Elderberry Brandy. I was allowed to participate from the time I was a teenager. Boy did that stuff pack a wallop. It is no wonder that Grandma was never sick. The brandy must have killed the germs. My dad didn’t really like it. He was a scotch man. My mother struggled to swallow it. She didn’t drink. We all participated in the ritual. No one in the family was about to insult Grandma Jenny. She was too tough a cookie to be trifled with. Grandma Jenny always said a prayer to got in her native tongue before taking a sip of her special potion. It was her way of communicating with God.
On one of the rare occasions when Grandma Jenny bothered to talk to me, communication was a problem since she spoke only Russian; I asked her what was so special about the secret potion? She sort of half smiled at me indicating that when I was more mature I would understand, pointing at my head. Grandma was great at the universal language of hand signals. I do understand a little Russian, but I don’t speak the language. Fortunately for me Grandma did understand English except when she chose to pretend that she didn’t. Even the dog understood Russian because Grandma fed him and he didn’t speak at all. When she called him to come and get it in Russian, he came running. No one disobeyed Grandma. The dog was a huge Boxer named Slugger. It was amazing to see him cower in front of my Grandmother, and wait for her command allowing him to eat. He sure didn’t act like that with my father or me. He once jumped up on my Dad and pushed him so hard that he fell down and dislocated his shoulder. Slugger wouldn’t dare jump up on my Grandma. The dog knew better.
After Grandma passed away, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was so special about her secret potion and how to make it. Grandma wasn’t big on measurements or recipes. She insisted that you just add a little bit of this and a little bit of that. This was the way she talked when someone wanted to know how to make her yeast coffee cake or her saffron laced ginger-carrot candy. Unfortunately the secrets died with her.
I think I finally have the answer when it comes to her secret potion. It wasn’t the herbs that she added. It wasn’t how high the alcohol content was. It was the love with which she made it and dispensed it to the whole family. It represented to her a melding of old traditions and new rituals. It symbolized her faith in God, and the respect she had for our family and our Country. It was a way for her to celebrate her freedom. It was her way of communicating her faith to God in a language of kindness and caring that we could all understand.
Sometimes when I sip a little brandy late at night to help calm me from the stress of the day and the threat of terrorism or natural disasters, I wonder, couldn’t we all use a little of Grandma’s secret potion to help us through these troubled times? The commercial stuff doesn’t seem to be doing the trick anymore. It lacks the tradition of caring, kindness, and love necessary to make it a special brew. It lacks that personal faith-filled touch of Grandma Jenny. It doesn’t have her tenacious character or her will to survive. It lacks respect.
There are some things that you can’t put in a bottle, smack a label on, and expect to work miracles. Sometimes you have to find the right ingredients in your own heart. Sometimes you have to distill them yourself. Sometimes the secret potion of faith is within you. Sometimes it will show you how to communicate with God.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Chasing Jesus
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I woke up feeling shaky, and with that same old fear making me sweaty. I guess I had been dreaming again about whether or not I’d ever get to Heaven. I’m not getting any younger and thoughts of death and Heaven seem to be more on my mind lately.
Christian scholars and Ministers are constantly preaching that the only way to Heaven is through Jesus. Unfortunately for me I guess, I’m not Christian. I am as you may have deduced Jewish. Is there no other path to God? I accept a Christian’s right to find God through Jesus, but what about me?
What would the difference be if I were Muslim or Buddhist? I would still have the same problem. It seems the Christian World thinks my way to Heaven is blocked. I don’t want to be blocked. I want a shot at getting to Heaven just like everyone else. Do you think the fact that I am not Christian makes me a bad person in the eyes of God? Do you believe God cares how I believe in him as long as I do? I think God wouldn’t have given us the right to make choices about how we have faith in the one Supreme Being if he didn’t love us all, and wasn’t willing to accept us all into Heaven.
I’ve had people try to convert me to Christianity including a daughter who has, and a son-in-law who converted her. I come close to seeing the light, but something always holds me back. Some instinct I suppose, some quirk of my nature, which restrains me from abandoning my traditions and beliefs and keeps me from making the big leap. Why can’t life be simple and easy? I guess it can if all you have to do is to follow your traditions and beliefs. But I wasn’t born in to a Christian family, and my traditions and beliefs are different except when it comes to believing in one Supreme Being, the one God.
Yet it seems to me that I have been spending much of my life chasing Jesus. Like many others, I want to believe. It would make my life so much easier. It would give me instant peace of mind. But my heritage and tradition keep me from following the path of Christ, although I do not dispute the wisdom of his teachings. I consider him a great prophet. I simply cannot deny the teachings of my own religion and my personal beliefs. Jesus was Jewish, wasn’t he? God in his wisdom must have known what he was doing.
When I find myself torn by these feelings of misgivings I usually turn to a Magic Genie Faith Builder friend of mine named Glorious for advice. It’s my way of unlocking my imagination so that I can catch a glimpse of what is going on deep down in my soul. I invented Glorious to help me find my faith. That’s why he is a special type of Magic Genie. He is not your typical make a wish Genie. They are old-fashioned. He is the newer model # AEEF – 3 (After everything else fails for the third time). He is a Faith Builder. I use him as my faith patch – the symbol of my faith in God.
My best friend Glorious tells me it’s all right to believe in God any way I want. He feels that we were all made in Gods image, and he must have known what he was doing when he gave us the ability to worship him in our own way. Glorious tells me I am a good and worthwhile person who is entitled to have faith in God in my own way. I find comfort in this, but still worry that I will wake up tomorrow morning shaking in fear and in a cold sweat. When will I finally be secure in my faith? I know that others would answer this question for me, but I feel I must find my own answer, my own faith.
Sometimes I’m not sure whether I am chasing Jesus or running away from him. Either way I have faith that God will understand. I am not running away from God. What I really am doing is chasing after my faith. I am trying to hold on to it as best I can. Do you have enough faith to help you wake up without fear? Do you have enough faith to give you peace of mind? Do you have enough faith to believe in what you cannot see or comprehend? You can if you believe in yourself and in God any way that you think is right for you. Let’s stop worrying and arguing about whose way to worship God is the right way. Let’s concentrate on having faith in the Almighty. Coming together in our common faith in God is a better way to find grace in the eyes of the Lord. Couldn’t we all use a little more faith today?
Sometimes I’m not sure what all the fuss is about. Isn’t being a good and worthwhile person who cares about others, does good works, and believes in God enough? I hope so. I have this urge to express the fact that I am a Person of Faith too. I think we all are entitled to declare ourselves people of faith. What about you, couldn’t you use a little more faith today to help you cope with the troubled times in which we live? Wouldn’t you like to be able to declare yourself a Person of Faith? You can if you just have faith, and believe in God in any way that seems right to you. Be a faithful servant of the Almighty and find your own way to God. It helps I think, in this respect, to follow family traditions, rituals, and beliefs. But I believe that any way you choose to have faith in God will be the right way for you. You have the right to choose. You are entitled to be a Person of Faith. My best friend Glorious the Magic Genie, my faith patch, told me so.
Arthur Levine, Faith Builder Imaginest, is the author of the Faith Patch Manual, which is an instructional guide to help you find the faith to cope with the troubles of our time. It can be previewed at: www.faith-patch.com
I woke up feeling shaky, and with that same old fear making me sweaty. I guess I had been dreaming again about whether or not I’d ever get to Heaven. I’m not getting any younger and thoughts of death and Heaven seem to be more on my mind lately.
Christian scholars and Ministers are constantly preaching that the only way to Heaven is through Jesus. Unfortunately for me I guess, I’m not Christian. I am as you may have deduced Jewish. Is there no other path to God? I accept a Christian’s right to find God through Jesus, but what about me?
What would the difference be if I were Muslim or Buddhist? I would still have the same problem. It seems the Christian World thinks my way to Heaven is blocked. I don’t want to be blocked. I want a shot at getting to Heaven just like everyone else. Do you think the fact that I am not Christian makes me a bad person in the eyes of God? Do you believe God cares how I believe in him as long as I do? I think God wouldn’t have given us the right to make choices about how we have faith in the one Supreme Being if he didn’t love us all, and wasn’t willing to accept us all into Heaven.
I’ve had people try to convert me to Christianity including a daughter who has, and a son-in-law who converted her. I come close to seeing the light, but something always holds me back. Some instinct I suppose, some quirk of my nature, which restrains me from abandoning my traditions and beliefs and keeps me from making the big leap. Why can’t life be simple and easy? I guess it can if all you have to do is to follow your traditions and beliefs. But I wasn’t born in to a Christian family, and my traditions and beliefs are different except when it comes to believing in one Supreme Being, the one God.
Yet it seems to me that I have been spending much of my life chasing Jesus. Like many others, I want to believe. It would make my life so much easier. It would give me instant peace of mind. But my heritage and tradition keep me from following the path of Christ, although I do not dispute the wisdom of his teachings. I consider him a great prophet. I simply cannot deny the teachings of my own religion and my personal beliefs. Jesus was Jewish, wasn’t he? God in his wisdom must have known what he was doing.
When I find myself torn by these feelings of misgivings I usually turn to a Magic Genie Faith Builder friend of mine named Glorious for advice. It’s my way of unlocking my imagination so that I can catch a glimpse of what is going on deep down in my soul. I invented Glorious to help me find my faith. That’s why he is a special type of Magic Genie. He is not your typical make a wish Genie. They are old-fashioned. He is the newer model # AEEF – 3 (After everything else fails for the third time). He is a Faith Builder. I use him as my faith patch – the symbol of my faith in God.
My best friend Glorious tells me it’s all right to believe in God any way I want. He feels that we were all made in Gods image, and he must have known what he was doing when he gave us the ability to worship him in our own way. Glorious tells me I am a good and worthwhile person who is entitled to have faith in God in my own way. I find comfort in this, but still worry that I will wake up tomorrow morning shaking in fear and in a cold sweat. When will I finally be secure in my faith? I know that others would answer this question for me, but I feel I must find my own answer, my own faith.
Sometimes I’m not sure whether I am chasing Jesus or running away from him. Either way I have faith that God will understand. I am not running away from God. What I really am doing is chasing after my faith. I am trying to hold on to it as best I can. Do you have enough faith to help you wake up without fear? Do you have enough faith to give you peace of mind? Do you have enough faith to believe in what you cannot see or comprehend? You can if you believe in yourself and in God any way that you think is right for you. Let’s stop worrying and arguing about whose way to worship God is the right way. Let’s concentrate on having faith in the Almighty. Coming together in our common faith in God is a better way to find grace in the eyes of the Lord. Couldn’t we all use a little more faith today?
Sometimes I’m not sure what all the fuss is about. Isn’t being a good and worthwhile person who cares about others, does good works, and believes in God enough? I hope so. I have this urge to express the fact that I am a Person of Faith too. I think we all are entitled to declare ourselves people of faith. What about you, couldn’t you use a little more faith today to help you cope with the troubled times in which we live? Wouldn’t you like to be able to declare yourself a Person of Faith? You can if you just have faith, and believe in God in any way that seems right to you. Be a faithful servant of the Almighty and find your own way to God. It helps I think, in this respect, to follow family traditions, rituals, and beliefs. But I believe that any way you choose to have faith in God will be the right way for you. You have the right to choose. You are entitled to be a Person of Faith. My best friend Glorious the Magic Genie, my faith patch, told me so.
Arthur Levine, Faith Builder Imaginest, is the author of the Faith Patch Manual, which is an instructional guide to help you find the faith to cope with the troubles of our time. It can be previewed at: www.faith-patch.com
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