Editor's Note: Many of us use the New Year to make a commitment to lose weight, get in shape, and basically straighten up and fly right. This is a reminder that while commitments are important, God does like to give us a smile now and then, too!

God Has a Sense of Humor! by Linda Cuttrell

    After pulling three different outfits one morning, and none of them big enough, I realized I was totally disgusted with my weight. As I drove to school, I prayed out loud for God to help me in this area.

    It was near the end of the school year, and the kids were exceedingly rambunctious that day. About 10:00 a.m., I realized that my tolerance was spent and I announced we were going to have a short, silent break. As they put their heads down, I pulled out my Bible. I zoomed my finger down to one verse, and I found out that God has a sense of humor. My finger landed on Job 8:7 and it read, Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. (KJV)

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