{"id":3257,"date":"2020-04-21T22:18:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2020-04-21T22:18:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:18:33","slug":"from-barbaras-desk-21-04-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/?p=3257","title":{"rendered":"From Barbara’s Desk 21-04-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Faith Pals,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Going through some papers, I unearthed two quite moving items :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

‘God can use you to your full potential…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The next time you feel like God can’t use you, just remember…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Noah was a drunk<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Abraham was too old<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Isaac was a daydreamer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jacob was a liar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Leah was ugly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph was abused<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Moses had a stuttering problem<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Gideon was afraid<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Samson had long hair and was a womaniser<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rahab was a prostitute<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremiah and Timothy were too young<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

David had an affair and was a murderer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Elijah was suicidal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Isaiah preached naked<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jonah ran from God<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Naomi was a widow<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Job went bankrupt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Peter denied Christ<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The disciples fell asleep while praying<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Martha worried about everything<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Magdalene was, well you know<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Samaritan women was divorced, more than once<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Zacchaeus was too short<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Paul was too religious<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Timothy had an ulcer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

AND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lazarus was dead!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

…no more excuses now.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

God can use you to your full potential.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Besides you aren’t the message, you are the messenger.’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-Author unknown.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I had to look up two of these: Isaiah 20: 2, and 1 Timothy 5: 23 (didn’t say he had an ulcer)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The other item was:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

‘One day you’ll be just a memory for some people.\u00a0 Do your best to be a good one.’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, you are all good memories for me!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rohini wants to let you know that Jaya is recovering a little-but slowly.\u00a0 Also, if you want to receive a copy of With Love to the World <\/i>(single copy is $5), please let her know.\u00a0 When the ones on order come, she will drop them into your letter boxes, if we are still in lock down.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you wish to go on-line to see the service from Heatherton-Dingley, the link is:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/S4QrvPWkCAM<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Blessings, and love,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Barbara<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello Faith Pals, Going through some papers, I unearthed two quite moving items : ‘God can use you to your full potential… The next time you feel like God can’t use you, just remember… Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon was afraid Samson had long hair and was a womaniser Rahab was a prostitute Jeremiah and Timothy were too young David had an affair and was a murderer Elijah was suicidal Isaiah preached naked Jonah ran from God Naomi was a widow Job went bankrupt Peter denied Christ The disciples fell asleep while praying Martha worried about everything Mary Magdalene was, well you know The Samaritan women was divorced, more than once Zacchaeus was too short Paul was too religious Timothy had an ulcer AND Lazarus was dead! …no more excuses now. God can use you to your full potential. Besides you aren’t the message, you are the messenger.’ -Author unknown. I had to look up two of these: Isaiah 20: 2, and 1 Timothy 5: 23 (didn’t say he had an ulcer) The other item was: ‘One day you’ll be just a memory for some people.\u00a0 Do your best to be a good one.’ Well, you are all good memories for me!\u00a0 Rohini wants to let you know that Jaya is recovering a little-but slowly.\u00a0 Also, if you want to receive a copy of With Love to the World (single copy is $5), please let her know.\u00a0 When the ones on order come, she will drop them into your letter boxes, if we are still in lock down. If you wish to go on-line to see the service from Heatherton-Dingley, the link is: https:\/\/youtu.be\/S4QrvPWkCAM Blessings, and love, Barbara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center 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