Spiritual Thoughts

  W isdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk . ~ Doug Larson  S o teach us to number our days, so that we may present to Y ou a heart of wisdom. ~ Psalm 90:12

  P atience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength . ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton  Y ou too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. ~ James 5:8

  Friday Tale ~ The 23rd Panel T he PHONE is my shepherd. My spiritual growth shall want. It maketh me to sit down and do nothing for His name's sake, because it requireth all my spare time. It keepeth me from doing my duty as a servant of Jesus Christ, because it presenteth so many good shows that I must see. It restoreth my knowledge of the things of the world, and keepeth me from the study of God's word.  It leadeth me in the paths of failing to attend the ecclesial activities, and doing no work in God's vineyard. Yea, though I live to be a hundred, I shall keep on viewing my PHONE as long as it will work, for it is my closest companion. Its sound and its picture, they comfort me. It presenteth entertainment before me, and keepeth me from doing important things with my family.  It fills my head with ideas which differ from those set forth in the Word of God. Surely, no good thing will come of my life, because my PHONE offereth me no time to do the will of God; thus I w...

  W e cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ~ Oprah Winfrey  B eloved, do not imitate what is evil, BUT what is good. The one who does good is of God. ~ 3 John 11

  I t will but little avail us to have Christ revealed to us, if he is not also revealed in us. ~ Matthew Henry  F or you have been called for this purpose [verse 9], since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in his steps. ~ 1 Peter 2:21

  T ime is the most valuable thing that a man can spend. ~ Theophrastus  L ove does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than we first believed. ~ Romans 13:10-11