How To Cash In On Your ‘Ailment Capital' (standard:Inspirational stories, 945 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 20 2005	Views/Reads: 3530/2310	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Right after the president won his re-election bid for the White House, he made an interesting comment. He said he was going to spend his "political capital" wisely. At first, I did not understand what he was talking about, but then I began to

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was ready. 

"When I came into the hospital," I chirped enthusiastically, "the doctor
thought I was having a heart attack ..." 

"Heart attack? Did I hear you talk about having a heart attack? Three
years ago, they rushed me to the hospital because I was having a real 
heart attack. The ambulance driver didn't think he would get to the 
hospital in time." 

If I thought he was done with this story, I thought wrong. 

"My heart attack was so bad I had 17 bypasses. And it was so serious
that when the heart surgeon opened up my chest my heart attacked him." 

I gave up. It's a wise person who knows when he's been beat — and I've
been beat. 

"My doctor said," this person continued despite my obvious disinterest,
"that my heart attack was the worse heart attack he had ever heard of 
in all the years of practicing medicine." 

I suppose I'll have to bank my "ailment capital" and save it for a rainy
day. Or at least, when I can find some unsuspecting person to tell my 
story to. 

For me, the worst thing in the world is having something exciting to
talk about and no audience eager to listen. 

I must confess being a little discouraged when a thought hit me. I do
have an audience. 

The Bible declares, "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made 
known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, 
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 
4:6-7 KJV.) 

No matter what is on my mind at any time of the day, I have access to
the greatest ears in the world. By pouring out my heart to God, He 
replaces it with peace. What a great deal. 


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