A poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked
into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most
humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries.   She
softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they
had seven children and they needed food. The grocer scoffed at her and
requested that she leave his store.

Visualizing the family needs, she said: ‘Please, sir! I will
bring you the money just as soon as I can." He told her he could not give
her credit, as she did not have a charge account at his store.

Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the
conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the
grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family.

The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery
list? She replied, "Yes sir"

"O.K." he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and whatever
your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries."
She hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her purse
and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then
laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still
bowed.

The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the
scales went down and stayed down. The grocer, staring at the scales,
turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, "I can’t believe
it."

The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries
on the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he
continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold
no more.

The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the
piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement.
It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which said:

"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your
hands."

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood
in stunned silence. The lady thanked him and left the store. The
customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said, "It was worth
every penny of it."

Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs.

POWER OF PRAYER: When you receive this, say a prayer. That’s all
you have to do. Just stop right now, and say a prayer for the one who
sent this to you. Then please send this to all your friends and
relatives. Don’t break this, please. Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.

      There is no cost but a lot of rewards.

      5. Expect less.


No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start
from now and make a brand new ending. God didn’t promise days without
pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise
strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you down a bit but
you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don’t stay on the bumps too
long. Move on!

When you feel down because you didn’t get what you want, just sit
tight and be happy, because God has thought of something better to give
you.

When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it
means. There’s a purpose to life’s events, to teach you how to laugh
more or not to cry too hard.

You can’t make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who
can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth.
It’s better to lose your pride to the one you love, than to lose the one you
love because of pride.

We spend too much time looking for the right person to love or
finding fault with those we already love, when instead we should be
perfecting the love we give.
    
Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can take
his/her place. Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it
grows older.

    May GOD’S love shine upon you today