Spiritual Thoughts

The "Thought" person is on vacation for 3 weeks, and will resume these Thoughts on October 10th, 2005. Have a blessed and joyful day, every day!

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. " - Ben Franklin Psalms 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

To know Christ is the way to grow in holiness. Ask yourself, in the moment of perplexity or temptation, what would He do if He were here? Nothing else will so surely lead us into the way of holy living. George Hodges Colossians 3:23: Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men...

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you were the prisoner! -Max Lucado Mark 11:25 "Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions."

All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it -- walk. Ayn Rand Ephesians 5:15-16 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. Maya Angelou -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have two ears, but only one mouth, so that we may listen more and talk less. Zeno (c. 334-262 B.C.) Psalms 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." -- Arnold Schwarzenegger "Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue." -- Francis Bacon 2 Peter 1:5-8 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "Problems are only opportunities in work clothes." -- Henry J. Kaiser James 1:3-4 Because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves." -- Dale Carnegie "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do." -- Helen Keller Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do , work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men...

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within. Earl Nightingale (1921-1989) Paddle your own canoe, but make sure you know how to steer it, too. Anonymous

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 ******************** An act of goodness, the least act of true goodness, is indeed the best proof of the existence of God. Jacques Maritain Mark 10:18 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

Good thoughts are the threads With which we weave the web of life, The threads which build The strong and fibrous cloth We know as character. And, like the patterns That looms of modern science weave, Our lives can be no lovelier, No stronger, than the threads From which our lives are made. Katherine Maurine Haaff Romans 8:6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the spirit is life and peace.