QOTW Do You Have Faith?

[Nutty_ZA]

Originally Posted by Mike

I bet that felt good but scary

It did and it was... actually, I've been with them exactly 10 years yesterday... they've asked me to contract on until the end of December, to which I've agreed with the understanding that I can leave at any time (just in case the perfect job gets offered to me in the UK)

Originally Posted by Mike

Congratulations on making the decision

Thanks...

Originally Posted by Mike

Sounds sensible but probabley lots more cash

Actually, not really (if we had left the kids with the inlaws)... It would have cost us about R800-00 each to fly down (return ticket) and then a car rental would have cost about R1000-00... It cost us about R4000-00 in petrol and Toll Roads to drive

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Nutty_ZA

It did and it was... actually, I've been with them exactly 10 years yesterday... they've asked me to contract on until the end of December, to which I've agreed with the understanding that I can leave at any time (just in case the perfect job gets offered to me in the UK)

Good thinking they must like you to agree to such a thing

Originally Posted by Nutty_ZA

Actually, not really (if we had left the kids with the inlaws)... It would have cost us about R800-00 each to fly down (return ticket) and then a car rental would have cost about R1000-00... It cost us about R4000-00 in petrol and Toll Roads to drive

Wow

[Nutty_ZA]

Originally Posted by Mike

Good thinking they must like you to agree to such a thing

Either that or they're just desperate because no one wants to work for them

[JulieA]

Originally Posted by vinyljunky

Do You Have Faith?

It could be religious faith, karma, faith in fellow mankind........

"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see."

[JulieA]

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe paddled past and shouted, “Can I give you a lift to higher ground?” “No, thanks,” said Smith. “I have faith in the Lord and he will save me.” Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist. At this point a motorboat pulled up and someone called out, “Can I give you a lift to higher ground?” “No, thanks. I have faith in the Lord and he will save me.” Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. “Grab the rope,” yelled the pilot. “I’ll pull you up.” “No, thanks,” said Smith. “I have faith in the Lord and he will save me.”

But after hours of treading water, poor, exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met his maker and complained about this turn of events. “Tell me, Lord,” he said, “I had such faith in you to save me and you let me down. What happened?” To which the Lord replied, “What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter!”

[Mike]

Originally Posted by JulieA

"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see."

Very well put

[JulieA]

Originally Posted by Mike

Very well put

Can't take the credit - it comes straight from the Bible (Hebrews 11:1)

[Mike]

Originally Posted by JulieA

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe paddled past and shouted, “Can I give you a lift to higher ground

I love that tale it always makes me smile

It makes me think "What would it take for man to accept and believe that there is a god?".

What sort miracle would it take?

[Waldo]

Originally Posted by Mike

What sort miracle would it take?

I think, personally, that it really would be raising the dead - mind you, I'd be so freaked out by it I'm not sure that a belief in God would be the first thing on my mind

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by Waldo

I think, personally, that it really would be raising the dead - mind you, I'd be so freaked out by it I'm not sure that a belief in God would be the first thing on my mind

But would that convince you? After all people have been revived after being so called dead?