A TIME FOR EVERYTING
(taken from IQ#30 2/3/01)

BIG G: “Mother, I have to go down stairs again!”
Mother: “What for this time?”
BIG G: “Oh, one of the boys needs a little boost. I won’t be gone long.”
Mother: “I hope not. You promised to fix that crack in the globe for me.”
BIG G: “And I will. Have I ever failed to keep my promise?”
Mother: “No, but you did take over 40 days and nights to stop that water
problem.”
BIG G: “Yes, I know That. But! I did make sure all were pre-paired.”
Mother: “That you did...Ok. Go do what you must do.”
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BIG G: “David!”
David: “Yes. Who is it?”
BIG G: “It is I.”
David: “OH-MY-GOD!”
BIG G: “Yes,I AM.”
David: “JESUS CHRIST!”
BIG G: “That’s my boy!... He may be by later. He’s over in Spain delivering
a pair of bulls...Ha,ha,ha. I just love tellin’ that one.”
David: “What?”
BIG G: “David, my son. That’s why I am here. I’m worried about you.”
David: “What have I done?”
BIG G: “It’s not what you’ve done. It’s what your not doing!”
David: “I don’t understand.”
BIG G: “Let me ask you this. How do like to make people feel?”
David: “Well, I...want to make them happy.”
BIG G: “And what do you do to make them feel happy?”
David: “I try to do things for them, help them out in whatever they need...Being
nice to them.”
BIG G: “What else?”
David: “Uh...I try to show them the way to you.”
BIG G: “That’s good. But! What is it that you have always said you like to do?”
David: “......Make people laugh?”
BIG G: “N-29...BINGO!! We have a winner!” And for answering the BIG Q, we have these
lovely gifts chosen just for you....Paul, bring down those gifts for David,
will you? Paul? Paul?....Oh, you’ll have to excuse Paul, he’s busy writing
letters to all his friends... I tell ya, that Paul, you ask him to write a
few simple notes and he ends up writing books.

Anyway. David, where’s the laughter? I always look forward to hearing what
you come up with that make people get the giggles. Why are you being so
serious? You’re bumming me out, man.”
David: “I don’t know. I’ve been so hung up on what I need to do, that everything
else has taken a back seat. And just when I thought I had it figured out, I
messed it up.”
BIG G: “Did it ever occur to you that you were already doing what you need to do?”
David: “I guess so...But. I knew there was more for me to do and I kept asking for
help.”
BIG G: “And it was given to you.”
David: “I realize that. But, I didn’t do it right.”
BIG G: “That’s ok. You’re forgiven. It’s time to move on. Use what’s been given to
you. If you’re not sure how to use it, then ask. Help will be provided. If
you make a mistake, don’t dwell on it and don’t just shove it under the rug,
either. Identify it, discuss it and learn from it. You’ll find the answers.

Look at the Bible. All the answers are in there and it’s full of peoples
mistakes. That’s why, for thousands of years, people have been reading it,
discussing it and learning from it.”
David: “I’m trying, but instead of making people laugh, I’ve made them cry. Talking
has been tough and I feel so pressed for time. It hasn’t been easy”
BIG G: “If it was easy, what would you learn? There is a reason for everything that
happens, be it good or bad. There’s a time for tearing down and a time for
mending up. There’s a time for silence and a time for talk. There’s a time
to cry and a time to laugh.....Hmmm, I think that would make for a nice
song, wouldn’t you?”
David: “Someone already turned it into song.”
BIG G: “Oh, yes. You’re quite right...Kind of has a scriptural flare to it
too....Saaay. I get it! Someone already TURNed it into a song. See? You have
a little life left in the humor department....Hey! Are you hungry? I have a
lot of corn here. You want some? You can share it with your friends.”
David: “ That’s ok. My friends are up to their ears in corn from me.”
BIG G: “Well, shucks...So, David let me ask you. How do you feel now?”
David: “I feel a little better. Not quite at full strength, but better.”
BIG G: “That’s good. You have a lot to give and there is love in your heart. I know
because I put it there. Use it wisely. Be true to yourself , your friends
and whomever you meet. Remember, what you say and do has an effect on
others.”
David: “I read something about that last week and I have learned from it.”
BIG G: “Great! Now, I must go mend a few other problems.”
David: “Ok. Thanks! I’ll see ya around.”
BIG G: “Yes, you will...And David!”
David: “What?”
BIG G: “When your smiling, when your smiling, the whole world smiles with you.”

ECCLESIASTES 3:9-13 What do we gain from all our work? I know the heavy burdens that God has laid upon us. He has set the right time for everything. He has given us the desire to know the future, but never gives us the satisfaction of fully understanding what he does. So I realized that all we can do is be the best we can while we are still alive. All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift.