Once Upon a Time....

There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat.

He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go

out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner.

As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the rabbit and missed
it.

The rabbit ran away.

Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and missed it.

The squirrel disappeared into a hole in a cottonwood tree.

As he went further, he saw a large wild "Tom" turkey in the tree, but

he had only one bullet remaining.

A voice spoke to him and said, "Pray first, aim high and stay focused."

However, at the same time, he saw a deer which was a better kill.

He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer. But, then he saw a

rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him, so he naturally brought

the gun down further to shoot the rattlesnake.

Still, the voice said again to him, "I said, Pray, Aim high and Stay
focused."

So, the man decided to listen to the voice which the man knew must be God's.

He prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the wild turkey.

The bullet bounced off the turkey and killed the deer.

And, when the gun had gone off, it knocked him into a pond.

When he stood up to look around, he had fish in all his pockets, a

dead deer and a dead turkey to eat for his family.

The snake (Satan) was dead simply because the man listened to God.

Moral of the story:

Pray first before you do anything, Aim and shoot high in your goals,

and stay focused on God.

Never let others discourage you concerning your past. The past is

exactly that, "the past."

Live every day one day at a time and remember that only God knows our

future . Do not look to man for your blessings, but look to the doors that
only

He has prepared in advance for you in your favor.

Wait, be still and patient: keep God first and everything else will

follow. The Bible says, "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness

all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)

(Psalm 46:10 NKJV) says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be
exalted

Among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

I heard this and decided to pass it along to you and have

added scripture to reinforce the wisdom in this little story....Patti