Good grief..Friday all ready?

Friday, April 9, 2010 at 9:21am Copyright 2010 Bob PerksPerks Pearl of Wisdom


"Don't just look, see! Don't just hear, listen!"
Bob Perks

Hello, my friend...Good grief...Friday all ready?Make it a great weekend whatever your plans.
Bob and Marianne"
Look at all that I have done with my life!"
By Bob Perks"
I am worried that I haven't done enough with my life," the man said."So, what have you done so far?"Looking stunned and a bit confused, he began to respond as he stumbled over his words."Well, I mean...I have...done things over the years. Hey, how can I answer that?" he said nervously as he tugged at his jacket and sat back in his chair."You're asking me to suddenly list all the things thatI have done in a lifetime?" he said with a tone of anger in his voice."You're expecting me to believe that you haven'tdone enough with your life?" his friend replied."How is it that anyone who wakes up on any given day, who is surrounded by the love of family, friends, a job to go to, a home to live in, food to eat and aproven faith in God, can suddenly feel they haven't done enough?""Maybe, you don't understand. Having Family, friends,a job, a home and whatever else you said aren'taccomplishments. Everyone has those things.""Oh, really. Come with me," he said. They both got in a car and drove to the other side of town. As they pulled up in front of a small church the first man said, "Look, I've got faith. You even said so.""Follow me," his friend replied.They walked to the rear of the building and entered the basement. "Mr. Jack! Hello, how are you?" someone shouted."Hello, This is my friend, Paul. I just wanted him to meet everyone," he said. "Go ahead, sit with the guys. They love to tell their stories."About two hours later the two friends were back at the office. Both sat quietly over a cup of coffee."So, everyone doesn't have a home, friends, family, a job. I knew that. I guess I just didn't see them as accomplishments.I just assumed that they came with life.""The problem with most of us is we take the most important things in our lives for granted. You looked at your life and felt you hadn't accomplished much. It takes a great deal of workto make a family happy, provide nourishing food, to have friends you can count on, keep a home, and a job. Faith requires commitment. You can't just say "I believe!" and things magically happen. You acquire faith by giving when allyou have is hope.""After speaking with them I discovered those men had no home,no family, no work, no friends.""They were building it all from scratch. They had the shelter, the family of God, the Bread of Life and each other. They were building it all on faith. One day they will turn to a friend and say, "Look at all that I have done with my life!""

I wish you enough!"

J Bob Perks