You Can Find Anything...

I am of an age that when you needed something you did one of two things. You either went shopping or "you let your fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages." I guess I am still that way more out of habit than anything else.

I say that to explain why I have been looking for six months "the old fashioned way" for iced teaspoons. I have been to so many stores that I was beginning to think the iced teaspoon was extinct. (For those of you who have never seen one, it is a long-handled teaspoon.)

I use this utensil to stir my Chai tea latte every morning (I make my own, thereby, the stirring). We had somehow gone down from 12 when we got married 34 years ago to only 3 (go figure) and those of you who know me know how much I HATE to wash dishes. But there I was, washing iced teaspoons over and over just to have something to stir my tea first thing in the morning.

It took a while of looking and looking, knowing they were hiding somewhere because all restaurants have them, before it hit me. "Look on the Internet, dummy. You can find anything on the Internet." So, I sat down at my trusty computer and there they were...the elusive iced teaspoon. My search over I took time to marvel at not only how many sites carried the spoons but also at how one really could find anything on the Internet.

God is the same way. He still uses a phone book but guess what?? The phone book is on the Internet! And it covers any situation you might find yourself in.


GOD'S PHONE BOOK

Numbers to call when:

You are sad, phone............................... John 14

You have sinned, phone........................... Psalm 51

You are facing danger, phone..................... Psalm 91

When people have failed you, phone............... Psalm 27

It feels as though God is far from you, phone.... Psalm 139

Your faith needs stimulation, phone.............. Hebrews 11

To get along with other people, phone............ Romans 12

You are alone and scared, phone.................. Psalm 23

You are worried, phone........................... Matthew 8:19-34

You are hurt and critical, phone................. 1 Corinthians 13

You wonder about Christianity, phone............. 2 Corinthians 5:15-18

You feel like an outcast, phone.................. Romans 8:31-39

You are seeking peace, phone..................... Matthew 11:25-30

It feels as if the world is bigger than God, phone......Psalm 90

You need Christ like insurance, phone.............Romans 8:1-30

You are leaving home for a trip, phone............Psalm 121

You are praying for yourself, phone...............Psalm 87

You require courage for a task, phone............ Joshua 1

Inflation & investments hogging your thoughts, phone Mark 10:17-31

You are depressed, phone..........................Psalm 27

Your bank account is empty, phone................ Psalm 37

It looks like people are unfriendly, phone.........John 15

You are losing hope, phone........................Psalm 126

You feel the world is small compared to you, phone...Psalm 19

You want to carry fruit, phone....................John 15

Paul's secret for happiness, phone................Colossians 3:12-17

With big opportunity/discovery, phone............ Isaiah 55

ALTERNATE NUMBERS

For dealing with fear, call...................... Psalm 3:47

For security, call............................... Psalm 121:3

For assurance, call.............................. Mark 8:35

For reassurance, call............................ Psalm 145:18

ALL THESE NUMBERS MAY BE PHONED DIRECTLY.

NO OPERATOR ASSISTANCE IS NECESSARY.

ALL LINES TO HEAVEN ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY.

I guess it really true that you can find anything on the Internet. But it is comforting that God still uses books. I don't feel so old that way.

Every scripture is God-breathed and profitable for instruction, for reproof, and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose and action. II Timothy 3:16 (Amplified Bible)