Riverbottom Ron
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"COURAGE: LIVE IT IF YA GOT IT!
A AWSOME.AWSOME MORNIN!I HEARD A FEW STORYS ABOUT FINDIN MUSHROOMS THIS MORNIN AT THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP,THE FELLERS AND FRIENDS ALWAYS GIVES ME A HEADS UP WHEN THERE STARTIN TO FIND THOSE BIG OLE JUICY PIECES OF FRUIT OF THE EARTH,I DONT KNOW WHY GOD MADE THESE THINGS BUT MAN THEY ARE TASTY,JUST GIVE ME A PLATEFULL AND KATCHUP AND LEAVE ME ALONE ,AND IL SHOW YA HOW TO MAKE THEY DISSAPEAR.LETS GET TO TODAYS MESSAGE ,IM GETIN HUNGRY ..."COURAGE" THATS ONE THING YA NEED TO GET GODS WORK DONE.THATS WHAT I SAID ONE DAY IN A BIBLE CLASS.I TOLD THE PEOPLE THAT ACCORDING TO {2 TIMOTHY 1 :7 GOD DID NOT GIVE US A SPIRIT OF TIMIDITY BUT A SPIRIT OF POWER . A FEW DAYS LATER ,WHILE AT A SWIMMING PARTY OLE RON CLIMBED THE LADDER TO THE HIGH DIVE ,OLE RON HADNT JUMPED FROM THAT HIGH SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER AND WASNT AFRAID OF NOTIN.ALL THE YOUNGSTERS WERE BEHIND ME YELLIN JUMP!,JUMP!, AS I LOOKED DOWN I SAID TO MY SELF ,MAN IM CRAZY SHOULD I JUMP FROM THIS HIGH? THEN ONE OF THE TEENAGERS SAID ,MR RON IF YOU DONT JUMP ,DONT YOU EVER PREACH ABOUT HAVIN COURAGE AGAIN ,EVERYONE STARTED LAUGHING .WELL I STOOD THERE ,SMILED REAL BIG AND ALL THE SUDDEN THIS OLE 320 POUND BODY MADE SUCH A BIG SPLASH MOST OF THE WATER WAS GONE OUT THE POOL! WHEN I CAME UP I I YELLED "WHAT YA THINK ABOUT THAT COURAGE!!! " I KNEW THAT SOME TIMES THE COURAGEOUS THING IS NOT TO GO ALONG WITH THE CROWED.BUT THIS TIME I JUMPED! COURAGE MAKES A GOOD THEORY ,BUT SOME TIMES WE NEED HELP TO PRACTICE IT.WE HAVE MANY OPPRITUNITYS TO STEP OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE TO SERVE GOD.WHEN WE DONT HAVE THE COURAGE,WE NEED TO BE REMINDED OF GODS PROMISE IN {2 TIMOTHY,AND WE NEED OTHERS ENCOURAGEMENT TO TAKE THE LEAP.COURAGE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW WHEN OUR FAITH TAKES THE LEAD!PERHAPS YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TELL YOU ;VOLUNTEER FOR THAT JOB AT CHURCH-THEY NEED YOU.HAVE LUNCH WITH YOUR COWORKERS TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF FAITH.OR JOIN THAT SMALL GROUP STUDIE.WHEN YOU ARE STANDIN IN THE LINE AT THE GROCERY STORE AND HAVE THAT OPPRITUNITY TO TELL SOME ONE ABOUT OUR LORD OR WHERE EVER YA HAVE THAT MOMENT THAT YOU COULD TELL SOMEONE ABOUT GOD,DO IT ! BE COURAGEOUS FOR JESUS.SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES THAT FIRST STEP OF COURAGE TO SERVE OUR MAJESTIC GOD ,THE ONE THAT GAVE IT ALL FOR US .,YOU MIGHT NEED COURAGE TO ASK GOD INTO YOUR LIFE ,IF YOU DO,,,JUST DO IT !HES THERE RIGHT NOW WAITING FOR YA ....GOD LOVES YAS ,WE LOVE YAS ,HAVE A BLESSED DAY,YOUR FRIEND IN CHRIST,,,FROM THE RIVERBOTTOM,,,RON..........NEED PRAYERS ALL YA GOTA DO IS ASK..HEY PREACHER ,BROTHER BRAD,STEVE ,AND EVERYONE ELSE ISNT IT AWSOME TO HAVE A GOD IN YOUR LIFE LIKE MANY OF US HAVE ,I SURE WISH THOSE THAT DONT WOULD ASK HIM TO BE A PART OF THERE LIFE,,,,I WANT YA KNOW THIS,, IF YOU HAVENT ASKED GOD INTO YOUR LIFE HE HE IS STILL RIGHT THERE WITH YOU ,REMEMBER THE TIMES WHEN SOMETHIN HAPPENED AND YOU WONDERED HOW IN THE WORLD DID I KEEP FROM HITTIN THAT CAR,HOW DID I KEEP FROM RUNNIN OVER THAT LITTLE CHILD, OR HOW IN THE WORLD DID ALL OF THESE TROUBLES GET STRAIGHTEND OUT ,OR WHERE DID THIS FOOD COME FROM ,OR WHERE DID THAT MONEY COME FROM TO PAY MY HOUSE PAYMENT ,I COULD GO ON AND ON ,,,,BUT FOR A LONG STORY SHORT,,,ALL THAT CAME FROM GOD ,EVEN THOUGH HES NOT IN YOUR LIFE ,HE WAS THERE FOR YA AND WANTS TO ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YA ,BUT THERES GONA COME A TIME ,AND ITS COMIN SOON THAT IF YOU DONT HAVE HIM IN YOUR LIFE,YOU WILL HAVE LOST HIM FOR EVER ...NOWS A GOOD TIME TO ASK HIM...
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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!
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