| Under the Shadow
LIVE by the day-aye, by the hour. Put not trust in frames and feelings. Care more for a grain of faith than a ton of excitement. Trust in God alone, and lean not on the reeds of human help. Be not surprised when friends fail you: it is a failing world. Never count upon immutability in a man: inconstancy you may reckon upon without fear of disappointment. The disciples of Jesus forsook him; be not amazed if your adherents wander away to other teachers: as they were not your all when with you, all is not gone from you with their departure.
Serve God with all your might while the candle is burning, and then when it goes out for a season, you will have the less to regret. Be content to be nothing, for that is what you are. When your own emptiness is painfully forced upon your consciousness, chide yourself that you ever dreamed of being full, except in the Lord. Set small store by present rewards; be grateful for earnests by the way, but look for the recompensing joy hereafter. Continue with the double earnestness to serve your Lord when no visible result is before you. Any simpleton can follow the narrow path in the light: faith's rare wisdom enable us to march on in the dark with infallible accuracy, since she places her hand in that of the great Guide. Between this and heaven there may be rougher weather yet, but it is all provided for by our covenant head.
In nothing let us be turned aside from the path which the divine call has urged us to pursue. Come fair or come foul, the pulpit is our watchtower, and the ministry our warfare; be it ours, when we cannot see the face of God, to trust under the shadow of his wings.
-Charles Spurgeon
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| ....live from our nation's capital
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| I have short hair again.
here is a brief history of myself on the crowder website...
11/3/03
9/30/04
and most recently
3/29/06
stay tuned.
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me.
fru fru*.
and these babies.
all 38 degrees of 'em..... I get cold just thinking about it.
* note the jar of vasoline in Dan's hand... immediatley after this
photo was taken, he proceeded to remove a handful of petroleum jelly
and slather onto his entire facial region.... including his beard.
crude, but effective.
Playlist:
"motorcycle drive by" - Third Eye Blind
"noticed" - Mute Math
"the light in your eyes" - Sheryl Crow"
"won my heart" - Joe Morrow
"for you" - David Ryan Harris
"a certain shade of green" - Incubus
"life in general" - mxpx
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| Dear Philip Culubara,
Thank you for contacting me and your generous offer to receive 10% of the 11 million five hundred thousand dollars your father left behind. While I do appreciate the proposal, I respectfully have to decline.
First and foremost I send my deepest regards to you in this time of loss. I'm sure your father, the late Desmond Culubara was a hard working man who did many good deeds for his country. After all, who among us can say that the director of finance for the Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation is not a respectable position.
I also pray that the rebels who abducted your children in Abidjan will be caught and dealt with. Kidnapping is no laughing matter. Hopefully there are some faithful patriots who can stage a successful Cou de 'tat and save you and your people from this oppression.
I sincerely hope the PRIME BANK on the ivory coast can somehow grant you access to your finances. Regretfully, I cannot furnish you with my bank name, account number, and other particulars for I am only 22 and cannot properly care for a sum of that magnitude.
You made mention of seeking citizenship in the U.S. so you could better "further your education and secure business transactions" I hope that all works out for you.
In closing, thank your for your interest. I'm sorry that I could not assist you in this matter. I have a large volume of mail to respond to including one from a "Ivy Ojeda" offering me the generous proposition of an extra 10 inches and a 6 hour erection.
My apologies in my late response to your message, it was erroneously forwarded to my junk e-mail account.
cheers
-Matthew Summers |
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