Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side...

[Falla39]

I received this email this morning from a retired C.of Christ minister.


Every time I am asked to pray, I think of the old deacon who always prayed, "Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side."

After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently.

He answered, "Well sir, you see, it's like this....I got an old barn out back. It's been there a long time; it's withstood a lot of weather; it's gone through a lot of storms; and it's stood for many years. It's still standing, but one day I noticed it was leaning to one side a bit. So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn't fall.

Then I got to thinking 'bout that and how much I was like that old barn. I been around a long time; I've withstood a lot of life's storms; I've withstood a lot of bad weather in life; I've withstood a lot of hard times; and I'm still standing too. But I find myself leaning to one side from time to time, so I like to ask the Lord to prop us up on our leaning side, 'cause I figure a lot of us get to leaning at times.

Sometime we get to leaning toward anger, leaning toward bitterness, leaning toward hatred, leaning toward cussing, leaning toward a lot of things that we shouldn't, so we need to pray, 'Lord, prop us up on our leaning side,' so we will stand straight and tall again."

-- Author Unknown

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by Falla39

I received this email this morning from a retired C.of Christ minister.


Every time I am asked to pray, I think of the old deacon who always prayed, "Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side."

After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently.

He answered, "Well sir, you see, it's like this....I got an old barn out back. It's been there a long time; it's withstood a lot of weather; it's gone through a lot of storms; and it's stood for many years. It's still standing, but one day I noticed it was leaning to one side a bit. So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn't fall.

Then I got to thinking 'bout that and how much I was like that old barn. I been around a long time; I've withstood a lot of life's storms; I've withstood a lot of bad weather in life; I've withstood a lot of hard times; and I'm still standing too. But I find myself leaning to one side from time to time, so I like to ask the Lord to prop us up on our leaning side, 'cause I figure a lot of us get to leaning at times.

Sometime we get to leaning toward anger, leaning toward bitterness, leaning toward hatred, leaning toward cussing, leaning toward a lot of things that we shouldn't, so we need to pray, 'Lord, prop us up on our leaning side,' so we will stand straight and tall again."

-- Author Unknown

So very true, Falla, in spite of our public persona, we all lean at times. Thank God we are not alone.

[Raven]

Sister Falla

Good post! I've got props all around me. Only by His grace am I here.
Raven

[Falla39]

Originally Posted by Raven

Sister Falla

Good post! I've got props all around me. Only by His grace am I here.
Raven

Amen, Bro. Raven,

Good is SO GOOD and knows just where to place the "props", doesn't

He. His grace and mercy has brought us this far and His grace will take

us home. God is great and greatly to be praised!!

Blessings,

Falla39