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                       .:Inspirational Story:.
                      .:Request for Transfer:.

TO: Commander and Chief Spiritual Armed Forces, 
Jesus Christ

Dear Lord;
I am writing this to You to request a transfer 
to a desk job. I herewith 
present my reasons: 
I began my career as a private, because of the
intensity of the battle You have quickly moved 
me up in the ranks. You 
have made me an officer 
and given me a tremendous amount of responsibility. 

There are many soldiers and recruits under my charge. I
am constantly being called upon to dispense 
wisdom, make judgments, and 
find solutions to 
complex problems. You have placed me in a position to
function as an officer, when in my heart I know I 
have only the skills 
of a private. I realize 
that You have promised to supply all I would
need for the battle. But Sir, I must present You a 
realistic picture of 
my equipment. My uniform, 
once so crisp and starched, is now stained
with tears and blood of those I have tried to 
assist. The soles of my boots 
are cracked and 
worn from the miles I have walked trying to enlist
and encourage the instructed troops. My weapons are 
marred, tarnished and 
chipped from constant battle 
against the enemy. Even the Book of Regulations 

I was issued has been torn and tattered from endless use.
The words are now smeared. You have promised You 
would be with me throughout, 
but when the noise of 
the battle is so loud and the confusion is so great, 

I can neither see nor hear You. I feel so alone.
I'm tired. I'm discouraged. I have Battle Fatigue. 
I would never ask You 
for a discharge. I love 
being in Your service. But I humbly request a
demotion and transfer. I'll file papers or 
clean latrines. Just get me 
out of the 
battle--please, Sir.

Your Faithful, but tired, Warrior.

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To: Faithful, but tired, Soldier, Spiritual 
Armed Forces
Location: The Battlefield
SUBJECT: Transfer

Dear Soldier:
Your request for transfer has been denied. 
I herewith present My reasons: 
You are needed 
in this battle. I have selected you, and I will
keep My Word to supply your need. You do not need 
a demotion and transfer. 
(You'd never cut it on 
latrine duty.) You need a period of "R&R" --Renewal 

and Rekindling. I am setting aside a place on the
battlefield that is insulated from all sound and 
fully protected from the 
enemy. I will meet you 
there and I will give you rest. I will remove
your old equipment and "make all things new." 
You have been wounded in 
the battle, My soldier. 
Your wounds are not visible, but you have
received grave internal injuries. You need to be 
healed. I will heal you. 
You have been weakened in 
the battle. You need to be strengthened.
I will strengthen you and be your strength. I will 
instill in you confidence 
and ability. My Words will 
rekindle within you and renewed love, zeal and 

enthusiasm. Report to Me tattered and empty. I will
refill you.

Compassionately,
Your Commander-in-Chief, Jesus Christ

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                  .:Daily Proverb for 6-29-1:.
                               .:Proverbs 29:.

29:1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his
 neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that
 without remedy. 
29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the
 people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule,
 the people mourn. 
29:3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father:
 but he that keepeth company with harlots
 spendeth his substance. 
29:4 The king by judgment establisheth the
 land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. 
29:5 A man that flattereth 
his neighbour spreadeth
 a net for his feet. 
29:6 In the transgression of an evil man there is
 a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 
29:7 The righteous considereth 
the cause of the
 poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. 
29:8 Scornful men bring 
a city into a snare: but
 wise men turn away wrath. 
29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish 
man,
 whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. 
29:10 The bloodthirsty hate 
the upright: but the
 just seek his soul. 
29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise
 man keepeth it in till afterwards. 
29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all 
his servants
 are wicked. 
29:13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together:
 the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. 
29:14 The king that faithfully judgeth 
the poor,
 his throne shall be established for ever. 
29:15 The rod and reproof give 
wisdom: but a child
 left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 
29:16 When the wicked are 
multiplied, transgression
 increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. 
29:17 Correct thy 
son, and he shall give thee rest;
 yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. 
29:18 Where there is no vision, 
the people perish:
 but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. 
29:19 A servant will not be 
corrected by words: for
 though he understand he will not answer. 
29:20 Seest thou a man that is 
hasty in his words?
 there is more hope of a fool than of him. 
29:21 He that delicately bringeth 
up his servant
 from a child shall have him become his son at the length. 
29:22 An angry 
man stirreth up strife, and a furious
 man aboundeth in transgression. 
29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: 
but honour
 shall uphold the humble in spirit. 
29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief 
hateth his own
 soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. 
29:25 The fear of man 
bringeth a snare: but whoso
 putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 
29:26 Many seek the ruler's 
favour; but every man's
 judgment cometh from the LORD. 
29:27 An unjust man is an abomination to 
the just:
 and he that is upright in the way is abomination
 to the wicked. 

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                                 .:Testimony:.
                            .:Erik Meinders':.

When I was born I was very, very young. :) I 
was born to a young woman 
who did not have the 
skills or security to take care of me. She 
tried 
to care for me for 2 and a half years 
but maybe the pressure and instability 
was to 
great for her so she gave me up for adoption. 
As I think back to 
that and as I look at my own 
child in that age range I wonder what went 

through my mind. I don't remember but I often 
think it relates to the issues 
of security I 
struggle with now even at the age of 27. I spent 
a year 
going from one foster home to another. 
Finally my adoptive parents came 
into the 
picture. It was, from what I hear pretty 
weird and God's hand 
was definately in it. 
At times I hear arguments of whether God 
predestines 
people or not. Well you make the 
decision. The Child and Family people 
advertised 
me as an 'Indian'. This description along 
with my age and the 
fact that older kids who 
are adopted often have a lot of 'baggage' didn't 

make it any easier for me to be adopted. My 
parents are wonderful people 
who don't 
seem to be too concerned about these things. 
They loved me before 
they even met me. 
After I was adopted they started taking 
me to church 
right away. For many years 
I went, as many kids, do without asking 
any 
questions. I attended the christian 
school and did what was right. But 
then 
I hit the teen years and Satan used this 
confusing period of time 
mightily. In 
grade 7, a 'friend' and I painted upside 
down black crosses 
on our arms as a way 
to tick off the teachers. This affected 
me greatly. 
I began to listen to music 
that glorified Satan and in a scary way 
I began 
to serve Satan. The next 3 months 
were full of hate and condemnation and 

then I started to hear voices. They started 
to say that I should die so 
I could be with 
Satan. It was shortly after this in an 
attempt to get 
stoned that I took about 
52 pills from around the house and and bottle 

of coke. I probably would have died had 
my cousin not told my parents. 
I prayed 
that God would spare me but I wasn't yet 
ready to change. Several 
weeks later I 
had a dream that I entered the gates of 
hell. I was in a 
trance and it wasn't 
until I passed the gates that a stone 
figure of a 
demon came to life and began 
to laugh but it was too late for me to 
get 
out. I awoke very scared and I 
asked to go for counseling. During 
the 
counseling I discovered that God 
did care for me. I accepted that but 

I'm not sure I fully understood it. I 
tried for the next couple of years 
to 
be a 'good Christian' but the condemnation 
even in students who went 
to church was 
tremendous. In grade 9 I just gave up. I 
remember thinking 
that I could never live 
up to the rules of the church and God. I 
spiritually 
ran from God. I drank, did drugs 
and fooled around with a lot of girls. 
I 
stopped going to my parents church but I 
would from time to time go 
to another 
church. It was in this church that slowly 
I began to understand 
God's grace. The youth 
leaders just showed me love and had a real 
interest 
in my life. They never condemned me 
even if they knew I was high. During 
my grade 
12 year I was kicked out of school for uttering 
threats and I 
was kicked out of my house 
because my parents didn't know what else to 
do. 
I spent the next 6 months partying. by the end 
of the summer I was 
tired. I decided to go to 
my sister's house which was a 24 hour drive away. 

My car never should have made it as it was 
overloaded with oil and I blew 
some gaskets. 
Some how I got there. During that time I did a 
lot of thinking 
and reassessing my life. I 
realized that I didn't want to live like this. 

One night I couldn't sleep so I went outside 
and sat in a field just thinking. 
For some 
reason I soon started to talk to God. I just 
started to tell 
Him everything. I found 
myself crying and saying that I was sick 
of running. 
That night I answered the door 
to see Jesus who had been knocking and 

knocking. I became a Christian who understood 
that God won't leave me if 
I screw up from 
time to time. I also asked Him to keep me 
from dating 
any girl that wasn't a Christian. 
That was hard. But soon I met Karen, 
my would 
be wife. It was weird. I went back to school 
to finish my grade 
12 and I started going 
to the church where these people had accepted 
me 
without condemnation. I met Karen there. 
She had come on a volunteer program 
the year 
before and had decided to stay. At first we 
were just friends 
but by Christmas we had 
started to date. 4 months later we were 
engaged 
but didn't get married until 2 years 
later. I worked during this time but 
it 
seemed that God had more in mind for me. 
So I applied to some Christian 
colleges 
to go back to school. This was a tough 
time for me. I figured 
that if God accepeted 
what did it matter what my past was? It 
seemed to 
matter for some of the schools 
that I applied to. One told me that I 
would 
have to go to counselling if they 
deemed it necessary and I had to quit 

smoking. I didn't understand. What did 
that have to do with learning more 
about 
God and trying to do His will. Thankfully 
there was one school that 
said that yes I 
could come and they wouldn't make me quit 
but they wouldn't 
encourage my habit either. 
"If God accepts you, Erik, who am I to be 
condemn 
you.", said the president. It was a 
wonderful year for me and my new bride 

Karen. We learned a lot about God and I 
realized that God wanted me to 
tell others 
the story of Jesus. I attended another 
school after this for 
2 years. I became a 
youth pastor and have been doing that for 
several 
years. About 2 years ago Karen and 
began to sense that God has more in 
store 
for us as we realized that we have a desire 
to plant a church. We 
do need some training 
before this but we are looking forward to 
the challenge. 
One thing I know for sure: 
to reach the lost, we need to exemplify Christ. 

If I had one prayer for the church it would be 
that we would all accept 
people where they 
are at. We never know what God has in mind.

Your bro in Christ,

Erik


Behold, I[Jesus] stand at the door and knock: 
 if any man hear my voice, 
and open the door, 
  I will come in to him, and will sup with him, 
   
and he with me.
    -Revelation 3:20 

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                                  .:Humor Me:.
                           .:Atheist Holiday:.

An atheist complained to a Christian friend, 
"Christians have their special 
holidays, 
such as Christmas and Easter; and Jews 
celebrate their holidays, 
such as Passover 
and Yom Kippur; Muslims have their holidays. 
EVERY religion 
has its holidays. But we 
atheists," he said, "have no recognized 
holidays. 
It's an unfair discrimination." 

"What do you mean, atheists have no holidays," 

his friend replied, "People have been 
observing a special day in your honor 
for years." 

"I don't know what you're talking about," the 
atheist said, 
"When is this special day 
honoring atheists?" 

"April first." 

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  Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal 
  savior?  Do feel like something 

is missing
  in your life?  Do you feel like there is 
  no point to life, you have 

nothing to live
  for?  Are you worried about your future?
  You don't have to read horoscopes, or call
  a psychic hotline to be comforted of your 
  future.  Instead, GOD loves 

you.  And He 
  wants only the best for you.  He knows 
  you inside and 

out, even if you don't know
  Him.  He loves you unconditionally, no strings
  are attached to His love.  He loves you so
  much that He died for you.  He did it so 
  that you and I could spend 

all eternity
  with Him. Do you have Him as your savior?
  He didn't say that we would have all the 
  luxuries of this world, He 

did say that He 
  would provide for us, if only we seek Him.
  Do you have this wonderful gift called 
  Salvation?  If you don't, it's 

easy to get,
  just ask Him you want it.  Commit your life 
  to Him, and He will greatly 

reward you.
      Will you pray?
"Lord Jesus, I admit I am a sinner. I need forgiveness. 
    I am sorry 

for my sins and I don't want to sin against You 
  anymore. I believe You 

are the Son of God and You died on 
the cross for MY sins. I also believe 

that you rose from the dead 
so that I, too, may have victory over the grave. 

Please forgive me 
now Lord and cleanse me. Come into my heart and give 

me a new 
life. Thank You, Jesus, for shedding your blood for me and for 
                         
hearing
                   and answering my prayer. Amen" 

  If you've just prayed 

that, you are a Child
  of GOD.  Think about that!  A child of the
  Creator of the Universe.  It's a humbling
  experience.  If you have anything you 
  want to know about your new life 

with Christ,
  or if you're still not sure about all this,
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