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Subject: "I helped you again." - December18, 2006

"I Believe in You!"

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Perks Pearl of Wisdom

"Do more than listen. Respond to the Voice inside that

loves without limits." Bob Perks

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Today's Message:

"I helped you again"

I am following that "Voice" again. It told me share this experience with

my pastor friend, Nathaniel, but then, step out in faith and share it with

"my friends I've never met."

Please know that I am doing well and this experience I am sharing with you

reminded me of that.

I subscribe to Mountain Wings, a message sent by Nathaniel Bronner. I spoke at his

church a few years ago and he has impacted my life in such a way that I will be forever

grateful to God for his friendship.

Today I received his message with a invitation to submit prayer requests. His church will

hold a three day power prayer session calling on all to request prayers and or join

them in prayer daily.

I am sharing with you my unedited personal message sent to him because I have always felt the need

to connect with you by being open about my own highs and lows in life. I have never pretended

to be an inspirational writer/speaker with all the answers. I have way too many questions.

So, God sends people into my life and I write about it.

I have included the link information for Nathaniel's prayer request page at the end of this message.

Here is the email I sent to him just minutes ago. He celebrates his birthday on 12/31.

That Voice told me to send it to you.

Nathaniel,

First, Merry Christmas and happy birthday!

I wanted to share this with you.

I received your message today regarding prayer requests.

I felt foolish at first to even consider submitting one. I know that you have

remembered me in prayer.

Still, I went ahead and began the process on your website. I carefully chose

the category and wrote a personal request. I was uncomfortable with revealing

to your prayer group who I was since I was brought to your church to speak and

gave the impression I had some life answers to share with them. Oddly a few

years later I am struggling myself. Perhaps embarrassed or ashamed of doing this

is more appropriate than "uncomfortable."

Part way through my prayer request to you, I began to feel badly for asking for

anything. I felt I should be writing to say thanks to God rather than asking,

"can you help me again?"

Think about it. My wife and son are cancer free. I may not be where I want to

be professionally, financially, but I am still writing each week.

This past summer I went into a deep depression and after medical intervention,

have risen to a point that I no longer cry at the drop of a hat and I am looking

forward to Christmas.

"So why would I decide to still request prayer?" I asked myself.

I was about to click the "submit" button when my ego took me to the

"terms of submission" link.

I read the page and accepted the fact that using my real name was the

right thing to do.

Again, thoughts of all the wonderful things in my life rushed through my head.

"There are so many other people out there who have much greater problems

than I do," I said.

I then decided not to request prayer, but on my own, simply thank God for everything

good and bad in my life.

I read the note at the bottom of the web page that said "CLICK the “BACK” button on your browser
to go back and submit your item."

I did. By doing so, the original request, my real name and all I wrote about, was gone.

The page was cleared and I could not return to it.

I began to laugh.

My prayer was answered.

There was no need to go "back" to it.

I gave it to God and when I tried to "hit the back button" I discovered He had

cleared away my worries and concerns.

He had helped me again.

Love to you, my friend and all there at the Ark of Salvation.

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Love to you, too, my "friend I've never met."

Visit the Mountain Wings site and submit your prayer requests.

Please tell Nathaniel I will join him in prayer.

http://www.mountainwings.com/prayer_request.html

"I believe in You!"

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"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
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I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
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