PRAY FIRST, AIM HIGH AND STAY FOCUSED

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> >
> > 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 God's
> > voice.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head
> > and killed it.
> > 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 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
> > and that he will not put you through any more than you can
> > bear.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > "Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if
> > you're not willing to move
> > your feet."