Three of Me
They’re too long and too wide,
And I think I need a wig,
Cause my hair’s really fried.
They’re lacking some strength,
And I walk kind of funny.
My legs aren’t the same length.
Like a mouse in a trap,
And my teeth are all crooked,
And in front’s a big gap.
And all over my nose,
And I’ve got hair growing,
From both my big toes.
And looks kind of yellow,
And my belly sticks out,
And jiggles like jello.
If you can hear what I say.
I wish I could be,
Someone else for a day.
Advice for my situation.
I sure would appreciate,
Some grand revelation.
What was that?
There’s three of me!
Oh, now I feel fat.
And speak your chatter,
Give me your opinion,
Though I don’t think it’ll matter.
There really is three of you.
When you look in the mirror,
To straighten your hair,
Is who you see there.
Is how you see you,
Is Person Number Two.
That I want you to see.
Is Person Number Three.
And take in the light.
Do you think is right?
And you don’t like your nose.
And you don’t like your legs,
And you don’t like your toes.
I tell you today,
You look how you do,
Because God made you that way.
You’re not a mistake.
God’s got a plan for you,
Cause no trash does He make.
So when you look in the mirror,
To comb out your hair,
See through God’s eyes,
The person standing there.
Self-Worth
Self-worth is how you feel about yourself. How important
are you? What’s your worth? In God’s eyes, you’re worth the
whole world. You are God’s special treasure and He has
great and wonderful plans for your life. Listen to what God
says about you in the Bible in 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a
chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
So look at yourself the way He looks at you—not how
others might see you.
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The Uncontrollable Itch
Had an itch on her toe.
Then to her knee.
When she’d try to scratch,
It always seemed to flee.
And on her belly it did stop,
Then went to her elbow,
In one single hop.
And it moved to her hand.
Then on her chin,
It did land.
All through the day.
“It won’t stop itching!”
But suddenly she itched,
All over her head.
She itched on her belly,
And even on her nose.
That’s when she discovered,
She had caught the Chicken Pox.
Seeking God First
Sometimes wanting things is like having a hard-to-scratch
itch. We just aren’t happy until we get what our heart is set
on, but the Bible says in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be
given to you as well.” Remember: Everything you’ll ever
need and everything good that you’ll ever want in life is
found only in Jesus Christ.
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The Silly Young King
Of a silly young king,
Who wanted to have
Everything.
With a tent made of silk,
And a castle of candy,
With a moat of chocolate milk.
To take him to Mars,
And a million and one,
Big candy bars
With harbors and boats,
He wanted to own the mountains,
And billions of goats.
As high as the sky,
And he wanted to eat,
The world’s biggest pie.
Of every kind of car,
And He wanted to name,
Each and every star.
To dance in his room,
And a jet plane,
That would take off with a zoom.
To explode every night,
And trumpets to play,
At dawn with the light.
He got all he wanted,
A trillion and one things,
But none of it can compare,
To the joy that Jesus brings.
Contentment
Someone who is content realizes that true joy doesn’t come
from what you own or wear. When you’ve given your life to
Jesus and are walking with Him, He’ll always take care of
you—you’ll never lack for what He desires to give you and
the life you’ll find in Him is beyond anything you could have
ever imagined. The Bible says in Matthew 6:33, “But seek
first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well.” Remember: Only Jesus satisfies
and true joy comes only from Christ.
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The Kid With A Beard
Let me tell you a story,
Of a kid with a beard,
Who everyone thought,
To stop the growth,
He did his best,
Though by lunch it hung,
He’d shave in the morning,
With the rise of the sun,
But would grow a foot of hair,
Other kids didn’t like him.
They thought he was a freak,
And they’d call him names,
They teased him,
Every hour of the day,
Until in tears,
Tears were his friends,
Cause no one else would care.
To eat with him or play with him,
He’d cry every night,
He’d cry every day,
“I have no friends,”
I know this story,
Is very, very sad.
And I hope it makes you,
And though your friends,
Probably don’t have a beard,
You may know some kids,
How do you treat them,
Is my question to you.
Do you laugh at them,
Then perhaps you should step,
In their shoes for a day.
Feel their hurt and you’ll see,
What you’re doing is not okay.
TREATING OTHERS RIGHT
Listen to what the Bible says about how we should treat
others. Romans 12:9-10 says, “Love must be sincere. Hate
what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one
another in brotherly love. Honor one another above
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The Girl Who Liked To Talk
THE GIRL WHO LIKED TO TALK
Once there lived a girl,
She’d talk real soft,
She’d talk real loud,
She talk to herself,
She’d talk in the morning,
She’d talk when it was late,
She’d talk every minute,
She couldn’t go a second,
Without making a peep.
She talked all the time,
Then she lost her voice,
And there was no talking or yelling.
There was no screaming, no chatting,
She was quiet at last,
But she learned a ton.
She listened and found,
Now she talks,
But she always listens too.
Her talking-all-the-time days,
Are finally through.
Quietness
Some people never take time to stop, be quiet and listen
for God’s voice. Sometimes God speaks to you through the
Bible. Sometimes God speaks to you through someone else.
And sometimes God speaks to you through His Holy Spirit.
This is like a voice inside the stillness of your heart and what
He says will always line up with His Word. So… shhhhhhhh…
take time to be quiet and pray and think about God.
The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 8, “There is a time for
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The Flynosorus
THE FLYNOSORUS
Imagine a rhino,
Who wanted to fly.
Who’d spend all day,
“I’ll build some wings,”
He said out loud.
“And flap until,
“Or I’ll become a kite,
Tied down with a string,
And soar so high,
“Or I’ll strap a rocket,
On my back real tight,
And blast straight up,
But the wings and kite,
Both did fail,
And that big ‘ol rocket,
None of the plans,
Worked out for him,
So he felt real sad,
Until one day,
He saw a sign,
To buy tickets,
It took four tickets,
To seat him in there,
But finally at last,
“I’m above the clouds,”
He shouted with joy.
“I can’t believe it!
He was the first to fly—
The first rhinosorus.
And from the day on,
He was called the flynosorus.
Big Dreams
There may be a lot of things you’d like to do in your life.
Maybe you’d like to fly a jet or blast-off in a rocket.
Perhaps you want to make a million dollars or be the
President of the United States. But of all the things that
will happen to you, the greatest thing is you can do is to
give your life to Jesus and accept Him as your Savior and
Lord.
The Bible says in Romans 10:13,
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.”
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The Boy Who Never Quit Eating
There once lived a boy who never quit eating,
His name was Franklin Johnson Keating.
He ate all his veggies.
He ate all his greens.
He ate up his broccoli,
And then ate his beans.
Then went the potatoes,
With butter on top.
There goes the tomatoes,
With a gulp and a pop.
He gobbled up a steak,
And then went a roll.
Then he slurped up his soup.
Then he ate his bowl!
There goes his spoon.
There goes his plate.
Then with a smile,
The tablecloth he ate.
This may seem unreal,
Kind of like a fable,
But next he ate–believe it or not,
His own kitchen table.
Then the curtains went,
In a big, sloppy slurp.
There goes the sink,
With a belch and a burp.
Wait! Here comes his dad,
Carrying a big box.
Full of his sister’s,
Old, dirty socks.
Franklin opens wide,
And, swoosh, there it goes,
Down to his belly,
Before the smell hits his nose.
Then Franklin freezes,
And gives a little moan.
“I think I’m done now,”
He says with a groan.
“I feel kind of green.
I don’t feel right.
I think I’ve lost,
My appetite.”
Moderation means that you know when to stop. So just
because you can eat twelve candy bars, doesn’t mean that
you should eat twelve candy bars. Moderation draws a line
that says, “Even though I can do something, too much of it,
even if it’s good, can be bad for me.” Some people have
trouble eating too much, watching too much TV, or playing
too many video games. These are just a few examples of
where some people might need to show more moderation.
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:12, “’Everything is
permissible for me’—but not everything is beneficial.
‘Everything is permissible for me’—but I will not be
mastered by anything.” In other words, the only thing that
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Swing Jumping
My mother said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”
I swung real high
And just let go.
I thought I could fly.
I did soar,
Forgetting what,
I had been told before.
The Merry-Go-Round,
That bounced me twice,
Up off the ground.
Through the air,
And landed and rolled,
From here to there.
I did go.
Then down the ladder,
And I didn’t slow.
Three of my friends,
I hit the backstop,
And launched up again.
Was the worst of every feature.
Boom! Bang! Plop!
I landed on top of my teacher.
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”
I thought I could fly,
But now I have two broken legs,
And my teacher? A big, black eye.
Obedience
Sometimes you may be told not to do something that you
think would be fun, and even though you may not
understand why you shouldn’t do it, you should obey just
the same. Rules are not intended to take the fun out of life.
In fact, God gave us rules to protect us. So always obey your
parents and teachers and always do what you know is
right. The Bible says in Titus 3:1, “Remind the people to be
subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready
to do whatever is good.”
Sue
With a name so long,
That many tried to remember it,
But they were all wrong.
One fine day,
So people years later,
Could read it and say:
Her name was:
Ima Elizabeth Margaret Mary,
Judith Lola Jacqueline Sherry,
Sabrina Catrina Christina-Loo,
Teresa Lisa Patrisa-Su,
Margine Johnson (named after her Nana),
Savannah, Alana, (sometimes called banana),
Mona-Cherona (named for her mother),
And Georgette (for George, named for her brother),
Hatti Patty Matti-Bo,
Laura Lynn and Amy Jo,
Rudy Trudy and Nancy Drew,
But all her friends just called her Sue.
How does it make you feel that God knows your name?
That He calls you by name? That He made you for a reason
and has great plans for your life? Did you know that God
delights in you? That’s how special you are to God.
Listen to what the Bible says in Zephaniah 3:17, “The Lord
your God is with you, he is mighty to save you. He will take
great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will
rejoice over you with singing.”
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Sticks and Stones
May break my bones,
But words will never…
What’s that you say?
And a nerd to boot,
And a clumsy ol’ fellow,
That acts like a fruit.
That I look like a clown,
And by turning my head,
I might knock you down.
My breath has a odor,
And I talk so much,
‘Cause my mouth has a motor.
My shoes really stink,
My lips are too large,
Is that what you think?
Ouch! That really hurts me.
Rocks and sticks,
May break my bones,
But words can hurt,
Even more than stones.
Watch Your Words
The old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones
but words will never hurt me,” is just not true. Words are
very powerful and can hurt people very badly. So always
be careful and use your words for good, not for bad.
The Bible says in Colossians 4:6,
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned
with salt, so that you may know how to answer
everyone.”
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He doesn’t want you to treat others the way they treat you, but the way you want them to treat you. So if you want others to share with you, you should share with them. If you want others to be kind to you, you should be kind to them. If you want others to talk good about you, you should talk good about them.This is God’s way of living!
Listen to what God says in the Bible in Proverbs 20:11, “Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right.”