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Subject: Three Little Trees
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 08:59pm
I really love this story. This really talks about and the least shall be the most.
God equips each Christian according to His will to work for the Kingdom.
We need to prayerfully determine what those gifts are.
They MIGHT not be exactly what we want, but last time I checked, God knew best, and we should use those gifts for the glory of God!
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:00pm
Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up.
The first little tree looked up at the stars and said:
I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones.
I'll be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:01pm
The second little tree looked out at the small stream trickling by on it's way to the ocean. I want to be traveling mighty waters and carrying powerful kings. I'll be the strongest ship in the world!
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:01pm
The third little tree looked down into the valley below where busy men and women worked in a busy town. I don't want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me, they'll raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world.
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:02pm
Years passed. The rain came, the sun shone, and the little trees grew tall. One day three woodcutters climbed the mountain. The first woodcutter looked at the first tree and said,This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for me. With a swoop of his shining axe, the first tree fell. Now I shall be made into a beautiful chest, I shall hold wonderful treasure! The first tree said.
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:03pm
The second woodcutter looked at the second tree and said, This tree is strong. It is perfect for me. With a swoop of his shining axe, the second tree fell. Now I shall sail mighty waters! thought the second tree. I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:03pm
The third tree felt her heart sink when the last woodcutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven. But the woodcutter never even looked up. Any kind of tree will do for me. He muttered. With a swoop of his shining axe, the third tree fell.
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:03pm
The first tree rejoiced when the woodcutter brought her to a carpenter's shop. But the carpenter fashioned the tree into a feed box for animals. The once beautiful tree was not covered with gold, nor with treasure. She was coated with saw dust and filled with hay for hungry farm animals.
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:04pm
The second tree smiled when the woodcutter took her to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ship was made that day. Instead the once strong tree was hammered and sawed into a simple fishing boat. She was too small and too weak to sail to an ocean, or even river; instead she was taken to a little lake
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:04pm
The third tree was confused when the woodcutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard. What happened? The once tall tree wondered. All I ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God...
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:05pm
Many days and night passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams. But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feed box. I wish I could make a cradle for him. her husband whispered. The mother squeezed his hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and the s y wood.This manger is beautiful. She said. And suddenly the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:06pm
One evening a tired traveler and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. The traveler fell asleep as the second tree quietly sailed out into the lake. Soon a thundering and thrashing storm arose. The little tree shuddered. She knew she did not have the strength to carry so many passengers safely through with the wind and the rain. The tired man awakened. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said, Peace. The storm stopped as quickly as it had begun. And suddenly the second tree knew he was carrying the king of heaven and earth.
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:06pm
One Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beam was yanked from the forgotten woodpile. She flinched as she was carried through an angry jeering crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man's hands to her. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel.
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:07pm
But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy beneath her, the third tree knew that God's love had changed everything. It had made the third tree strong. And every time people thought of the third tree, they would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world
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seastarr 3.07.08 - 09:08pm
So next time you feel down because you didn't get what you want, just sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better to give you ........... 
- Anonymous
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1mpume 7.01.09 - 05:02am
Seastar what a nice story 4 kidz il tel it 2 mi kidz @ church nd when we do devotions thank u so much God Bless U. *
jewely31 10.01.09 - 01:12am
im touch thank u sisi 4 sharing dis beautiful story. Its vry true sometimes we feel discouraged if those things dat we want to happened/ achieve in our life nvr fulfilled. But what we don't know d GOD who is d Master Planner/ Builder of our life had much better things that are instored to each1 of Us. We only need to be Patient and Trust God completely for He knows much better than we do,what is best upon His children.
PRAISE THE LORD! 
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