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tkt8763-01: Fwd: I've got a secret




I deleted as much of the top as I could..but I think you all should know 
"THE SECRET"

Enjoy!!

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November 12, 1999

I’ve Got a Secret

> >  A woman named Frances once knew a young person at church named Debbie.
>> >  Debbie always seemed effervescent and happy, although Frances knew she
>> > had faced struggles in her life. Her long-awaited marriage had quickly
>> > ended in divorce. She had struggled to get a grip on her single life.
>> > She hadn't chosen it, but she decided she would live it with utmost
>> > enjoyment and satisfaction.
>> >  Debbie was active in Sunday school, in the choir, as a leader of the
>> > junior high girls' group, and in the church renewal movement. Frances
>> > enjoyed knowing Debbie. Debbie's whole face seemed to
>> > smile and she always greeted Frances with a hug. One day she asked
>> > Debbie, "How is it that you are always so happy you have so much
>>energy,
>> > and you never seem to get down?" With her eyes
>> > smiling, Debbie said, "I know the secret!"
>> >  "What secret is that? What are you talking about?"  Frances asked.
>> > Debbie replied, "I'll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to
>> > share the 'secret' with others.     Frances agreed, "Okay, now what
>> > is it?"  "The secret is this: I have learned there is little I can do
>>in
>> > my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to make me
>> > happy and meet my needs. When a need  arises in my life, I have to
>>trust
>> > God to supply according to HIS riches.
>> > I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do.
>> > HE has never let me down. Since I learned that secret - I am happy."
>> > Frances' first thought was, That's too simple!
>> >  But upon reflecting over her own life she recalled how she thought a
>> > bigger  house would make her happy-but it didn't!  She thought a
>> > better-paying job would make her happy-but it hadn't. When did she
>> > realize her greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with her
>> > grandchildren, eating pizza and watching a movie - a simple gift from
>> > God.
>> >  Debbie knew the secret, Frances learned the secret, and now you know
>>it
>> > too!
>> >
>> >  So pass it on!  I'm a witness that the secret is true! And now I pass
>> > the secret on to you!  So once you get it, whatcha gonna  do?YOU have
>>to
>> > tell someone the secret, too!

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