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In the Smallest Way


By Kristi Powers


Their faces all blur together.

I see her when I look in the mirror tonight.the girl who has lost all hope...her dark eyes haunt my thoughts, what can I say Lord?  How can I bring her hope?

I see him when I wake up in the middle of the night. I wonder if he is awake and still praying and hoping those unwanted feelings will go away. The tears fall softly down my cheeks as I pray for him. Lord, why was he given these feelings?  Why must he struggle day after day with those thoughts?

I "see" another young man when I watch a school play. I remember watching him year after year and hearing about what a special young man he was...all of his life ahead of him. Why Lord? Why did he end his life?  What can those he left behind do with the all the pain and agony of not understanding. If only. if only he had reached out to just one person before giving into the despair and hopelessness.

I see her in my minds eye.one of the most outwardly beautiful girls I have ever known....but she doesn't see her beauty when she looks in the mirror. She only sees her failures and her flaws. Her insecurity shouts so much louder then the still small voice inside her. Why Lord? Why can't she see herself the way you do?  Why can't she latch onto your Words when You call her your precious, precious daughter? Perfect in her flaws for You have made her.

I ask these questions of You tonight, and I search my heart for what You would say to me.

This is how you answer me.


"My child, there is no pit so deep, that My love is not deeper still. I see each of these also. They are so much better left in My hands then yours. For you see, I am at work....you may not see Me, you may not hear Me, but in My Word I say that I am close to the broken hearted. My ways are not your ways child. How quickly you forget that I have each hair on their head numbered. My love for them is endless and never changing. They only need to stretch out their hand from the pit they are in, and I will pull them up and hold on to them and never let them go.

There is nothing that goes unnoticed by Me.   Remember my child, I say that for anyone who harms one of my children, it would be better for them to tie a millstone around their neck and be thrown into the sea. I take it very seriously when someone messes with my children. For I love them so very much.   Trust me Kristi. Trust that I see and hear and know and My plan for them is one of hope and a future." 


Within the quiet of my soul I then ask, "How can I help you Lord?  What would you require of me?"  And then I remember that it is in the little things of life that the big things are made.  It is in the kindness of a small deed or thought that You are seen. 

"Do you remember Kristi?"

"Yes", I reply, "I remember."  Twenty-five years ago, and I still remember.  I remember standing up for her.

"It was such a small thing, Lord, to stand up for her in gym class." 

"But what happened Kristi?"

"It gave her the confidence and hope she needed, Lord.  It was the small act of kindness that she needed to know how much You loved her Lord.  Afterwards she was able to stand up for herself. To know she was worthy. That she was confident. That she was loved....just the way she was."

"And that, My child, is what I require of you.  The hand for them to hold on to when the waves of life crash in. The lap to lay their head in and just cry when all of the world seems too dark to go on. Sometimes, but only sometimes, you will be the one to stand up for them, to say where the wrong has been done to them. To be My voice and to be their defender."

I take it all in as God's still small voice speaks to my heart.

"Kristi, there is one thing above all others that I would have you do."

"Anything, Lord, anything!"

"PRAY.  For I hear your prayers and I answer.  Maybe not in the way you would like, but I answer prayer.  Sometimes I answer it in the smallest way.

As I finish pouring my heart out to God this evening, I put my laptop away and I gently lift the sleeping five-year-old that has been curled up next to me and carry him to his room. As I tuck him in his bed he opens up those large sleepy eyes and says, "Mommy, I love you. You are the nicest Mommy in the world."

I sit on his bed and smile.  In twelve words, my youngest has made my night a special one.   Twelve words was all it took to end my day on a joyful note.

in the smallest way....


Kristi Powers
NoodlesP29@aol.com

Copyright © 2009 by Kristi Powers

Write Kristi and let her know your thoughts on her story!

Kristi is happily married to Michael and they have three boys. Her writing appears in seven inspirational books, including many in the Chicken Soup series, and their own book entitled: Heart Touchers. Kristi is also homeschool mom and fills her "free time" doing youth ministry and loves her job as a CASA volunteer!

To read more of Kristi's writing visit: http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=3220103&s=98471192

 


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Creation Q & A

Q: How does a biblical creationist deal with plant carnivory?

A: A menu of rats may be expected with coyotes and owls?but plants? As improbable as it sounds, there are plants that can digest rats and other small vertebrates. Recently, news agencies and websites were deluged with headlines that a new species of "rat-eating" plant was discovered by a botanical team led by Stewart McPherson. Apparently the researchers got wind of a story that took place in 2000.

As the tale goes, two Christian missionaries to the Philippines got lost in central Palawan while attempting to ascend Mount Alexandria. They were rescued 13 days later and recounted seeing large carnivorous pitcher plants on the slope of the mountain. Their botanical descriptions were unique enough to cause McPherson and team to mount a two-month expedition to the area in 2007. Upon hiking through dense forests and climbing up Mount Alexandria, they spotted the first specimen at around 1600 meters in elevation.

What are these plants? Why do they eat animals and how are we to understand them within a biblical model of creation?
Continue reading about plant carnivory in The Genesis of "Rat-Eating" Plants at: http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/aid/v4/n1/genesis-of-rat-eating-plants



Source: AnswersinGenesis.org

  

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Creation News

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This new addition to our web site will give you an article on the leading news in the Creation/Evolution controversy each day. This section also includes a rotating Question and Answer feature and a weekly Creation Comic strip from the people at AnswersInGenesis.org. Be sure to come back and visit each day for an informative article that will help you keep up to date on the latest news in this controversial area!

 

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Thought For The Day

"Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts." --William Hazlitt


Verse for the Day

"Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered
Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working
together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?"
James 2:21,22


Teen's Thought For The Day

"Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."  --Les Brown


Parent's Thought For The Day

"The secret to feeding your child is learning how to disguise a vegetable
as a french fry." --Jan Blaustone


Coach's Thought For The Day

"Don't knock your competitors. By boosting others you will boost
yourself. A little competition is a good thing and severe competition
is a blessing." --Kindleberger


Creation/Evolution Thought For The Day

"The driving force behind Darwin's theory of origins was blatant racism, not science. Remember, the evidence that Darwin was a racist is easily discovered, he did not hide it. It can be seen in the subtitle selected for his 'The Origin of Species'. The words he chose to describe his effort were: 'The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life'. That should be enough for anyone. Darwin was out to prove the superiority of the white race over the black. That goal was at the core of his stated thesis! He had an agenda, and that agenda was not scientific." -- Mike Carrier,(MA, NYU--Graduate School of Arts and Science)


Writer's Thought For The Day

"I always wanted to write a book that ended with the word mayonnaise." --Richard Brautigan


Deep Thought For The Day

"The other day I went to the bookstore to buy a dictionary. The clerk showed me a really cheap one. I couldn't find the words to thank him."

 

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Author MICHAEL T. POWERS
Contributing Author to Chicken Soup for the Christian Teenage
Soul and 28 other inspirational books.

Over 185,000 people have listened to popular Chicken Soup Author Michael T. Powers' free inspirational message entitled: "Breathing Life into Others". If you aren't one of them just visit: http://www.Heart4Teens.com and click on the link to listen to the free streaming audio message!

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
Galatians 2:20 


 

http://www.faithcommunitychurch.net/Youth


ALL-STAR Youth Ministry

--The Youth Church of Faith Community Church in Janesville, WI

Check out our youth group! If you are in 7-12th grade and live in the southern Wisconsin/northern Illinois area come check us out!  Jr. High meets on Sunday mornings from 9:30 am - 10:30 am. High School age meets on Sunday night from 6:30-8:00 pm at Faith Community Church which is located at 2931 Lucerne Dr. in Janesville, WI. (About 3 blocks south-east of the Pontiac Convention Center.)

Currently we have students from Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Milton, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Marshall, Franklin, Edison, Clinton, Parkview, Beloit Memorial, and Beloit Turner. E-mail me back if you have any questions about our weekly meetings or would like to come to any of our events that are listed below... We have way too much fun and then, most importantly, talk about issues that are relevant to you as a teenager.

This Week:  October 18

Jr. High -- 9:30 am - 10:30 am - "All Out War" - Preventing Truth Decay
High School -- 6:30 - 8:00 pm - "All Out War" - Dressed for the Right Occasion

Visit our youth website to see our topics up through the year 2010!
http://www.faithcommunitychurch.net/upcoming_topics
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http://www.faithcommunitychurch.net/Small_Groups

Teen Community Groups

6:30 - 8:00 PM Wednesday nights -- These groups are limited to no more than ten teens and are split into Jr. High and High School ages. This night is for those teens who want to dig deeper than what we do on Sundays. These cell groups will also be doing special activities with each other as the year goes on to build community.

Jr. High meet at 2109 N. Pontiac (Kent and Rachel Martin)

High School meet at 1918 Liberty Lane (Michael and Kristi Powers)


This Week October 14

We Were Created to Serve

For more info on our small groups, visit:
http://www.faithcommunitychurch.net/small_groups


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