Precious Jewels

“Precious Jewels” are taken from the Stretcher Bearers for Christ newsletter, published once in awhile and sometimes a little sooner. Sample newsletters are availiable. Send your request to:

Peter and Rebekah Laue
965 Cloud Cap Ave.
Pagosa Springs,CO 81147 USA

New: A complete collection of “Precious Jewels” is now available as a Word document. To view, you will need to have a word processor capable of opening Microsoft Word version 6.0 or 95 documents.

	We are asked to give God all the glory because He alone is worthy and we can't handle it. When we put ourselves, a ministry, or a minister on a pedestal, we are breaking the first commandment. Whether someone toots his horn or His horn, makes all the difference in the world. God would rather hurt Himself than hurt His children. That is why He sent Jesus. That is the heart of a true father. God says, “I love you,” not “I love you IF.” He also says, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” Don't go for counseling unless you are prepared to surrender your “pets.” We need to know the depth of our depravity before we can know the height of God's mercy.
Don't rehearse your hurts. A believer can confidently say, “Whether I live or die, I live.” You don't care how much I know until you know how much I care. If money is the principal incentive we can offer an employee, we will make some very poor choices. We can measure our frustration tolerance by how perfect everything and everyone around us has to be. The smallest package is a person all wrapped up in himself
	I am only a man. If you put me on a pedestal, you cannot learn from my weaknesses. Jesus unites to conquer. Satan divides to conquer. God will never bless our sins, but He can redeem them. If we are driven, we are out of control. When you try to pull someone out of the ditch, proceed with caution before you apply power. Pray me loose, don't pry me loose. Every student can be our teacher. Live your life, don't re-live it. Jesus is not pushy, and He is not to be pushed. Only God can unscramble an egghead. We are asked to give God all the glory because He alone is worthy and we can't handle it. When you try to pull someone out of a ditch, proceed with caution before you apply power.