The young man had lost his job and didn’t know which way to turn. So he went to see the old preacher. Pacing about the preacher’s study, the young man ranted about his problem. Finally he clenched his fist and shouted, “I’ve begged God to say something to help me. Tell me, Preacher, why doesn’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Perception’
Are You Hearing….?
Posted in Food for the Soul, tagged Care, Failure, God, Happiness, Life, peace, Perception, relationship, Success, Trials, unchanging value on September 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Appreciation – a key to success
Posted in Food for the Soul, tagged Appreciation, Care, Family, Happiness, joy, Life, love, money, Obedience, Perception, precious, relationship, Success, Thanksgiving, wealth on November 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, [...]
Learn From The Eagles
Posted in Food for the Soul, tagged Life, Perception, perseverance, Scarifice, Success on October 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The nest of young eagles hung on every word as the Master Eagle described his exploits. This was an important day for the eaglets. They were preparing for their first solo flight from the nest. It was the confidence builder many of them needed to fulfill their destiny. “How far can I travel?” asked one [...]
A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee…
Posted in Food for the Soul, tagged Appreciation, God, joy, Life, Perception, perseverance, Sorrows, Success on September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again…….. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting [...]
The Window
Posted in Food for the Soul, tagged Appreciation, Life, Perception on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hang the wash outside. That laundry is not very clean, she said, she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap. Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every [...]
Lessons on Life
Posted in Food for the Soul, tagged Life, Perception on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the [...]
How poor are you?
Posted in Food for the Soul, tagged Appreciation, Perception on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, [...]


