Ketaatan

Ketaatan membawa engkau naik dan tidak turun. Banyak orang sangat suka dan menginginkan berkat-berkatKu. Mereka berfokus pada berkat dan mengejar berkat. Tetapi ada orang-orang yang mengerti arti sebuah ketaatan dan tinggal dalam ketaatan, sehingga berkat tercurah dengan sendirinya.Ketaatan seperti sebuah kunci yang pas, tepat, cocok untuk membuka pintu berkat. Namun Aku mendapati sedikit anak-anakKu yang mengerti ini, mereka berusaha dengan segala macam cara untuk membuka pintu berkat itu, bahkan dengan mendobraknya bila perlu. Tapi ketahuilah anakKu, kuncinya adalah ketaatan. Ternyata bagi sebgaian besar orang lebih mudah mendobrak...

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Don't Hate me Mom!

SEBUAH KISAH IRONIS DI IRLANDIA UTARA YANG TELAH DITERJEMAHKAN KEDALAM BAHASA INDONESIA SAYA IBU TERBURUK DIDUNIA INI Oh, Tuhan, ijinkan aku menceritakan hal ini.., sebelum ajal menjemputku... 20 tahun yang lalu saya melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, wajahnya lumayan tampan namun terlihat agak bodoh. Sam, suamiku, memberinya nama Eric. Semakin lama semakin nampak jelas bahwa anak ini memang agak terbelakang. Saya berniat memberikannya kepada orang lain saja untuk dijadikan budak atau pelayan. Namun Sam mencegah niat buruk itu. Akhirnya terpaksa saya membesarkannya juga. Ditahun kedua setelah Eric dilahirkan sayapun melahirkan kembali seorang anak perempuan yang cantik mungil. Saya menamainya Angelica. Saya sangat menyayangi Angelica, demikian juga Sam. Seringkali kami mengajaknya...

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Faith Like Potatoes

Directed by: Regardt van den BerghProduced by: Frans Cronje, Kirstin BarwiseStarring: Frank Rautenbach, Jeanne Neilson, Hamilton DlaminiRelease date: October 27, 2006Running time: 116 minA story that urges you to trust in God with full faith, even when you are in difficult times. This movie is based on a true story of a man in South Africa called Angus, he lived with his family on a farm. When they got there, they started to make friends, but this man was very worried when he heard bad news about the harvest, and other troubles that were happening there. He was tired of fighting in between but he did not want to be defeated.One day...

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Keep on Knocking, Keep on Asking, Keep on Seeking

When Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself, except an old Caddie roadster, a $105 monthly pension check, and a recipe for chicken. Knowing he couldn't live on his pension, he took his chicken recipe in hand, got behind the wheel of his van, and set out to make his fortune. His first plan was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners, who would in turn give him a residual for every piece of chicken they sold--5 cents per chicken. The first restaurateur he called on turned him down.So did the second.So did the third.In fact, the first 1008 sales calls Colonel Sanders made ended in rejection....

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