Spiritual Thoughts

  Friday Tale ~ Emergency Friendship System Test A Friend.... (A)ccepts you as you are (B)elieves in "you" (C)alls you just to say "HI" (D)oesn't give up ! ! on you (E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts) (F)orgives your mistakes (G)ives unconditionally H)elps you (I)nvites you over (J)ust "be" with you (K)eeps you close at heart (L)oves you for who you are (M)akes a difference in your life (N)ever Judges to condemn (O)ffer support (P)icks you up (Q)uiets your fears (R)aises your spirits (S)ays nice things about you (T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it (U)nderstands you (V)alues you (W)alks beside you (X)-plains thing you don't understand (Y)ells when you won't listen and (Z)aps you back to reality. ~ Unknown  G reater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.  ~ John 15:13

  T he mind is like the land, it gives you precisely what you give it. In other words, "You get what you think about most of the time." ~ Unknown  T he thoughts and purposes of the consistently righteous are honest and reliable, BUT the counsels and designs of the wicked are treacherous.  ~ Proverbs 12:5 (Amplified)

  Y ou can't do anything about the length of your life,  BUT you can do something about its width and depth. ~ Evan Esar  S o teach us to number our days, so that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.  ~ Psalm 90:12

  T he difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them. ~ unknown  BUT we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, BUT to those who are the called, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.  ~ 1 Corinthians 1:23-24

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it. ~ G. K. Chesterton "All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up.  ~ 1 Corinthians 10:23 (ESV)

  Friday Tale ~ What IF??? W hat if God couldn't take the time to bless us today because we couldn't take the time to thank Him yesterday?   What if God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn't follow Him today?   What if we never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when God sent the rain?   What if God didn't walk with us today because we failed to recognize it as His day?   What if God took away the Bible tomorrow because we would not read it today?   What if God took away His message because we failed to listen to His messenger?   What if God didn't send His only begotten Son because He wanted us to prepare to pay the price of sin?   What if God stopped loving and caring for us because we failed to love and care for others?   What if God would not hear us today because we would not listen to Him yesterday?   What if God answered our prayers the way we answered His call to service?   What if God met our needs...