Spiritual Thoughts

Thanksgiving. . . is a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness. James R. Miller Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving , Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God And a great King above all gods. Psalm 95:2-3

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life. Elisabeth Elliot Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life. Elisabeth Elliot Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15

God gave you the gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say, "thank you?" William Arthur Ward Now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name. 1 Chronicles 29:13 Pray continuously; in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18

The income of God's Word is the outcome of a changed life . -Ed Cole Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them , I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house , who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built . Luke 6:47-48

"Most people are too busy living life to ever put life in their living..." - Doug Firebaugh This is eternal life , that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3

OVERCOMING FAILURE "What looks like a loss may be the very event which is subsequently responsible for helping to produce the major achievement of your life." - Srully D. Blotnick My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” - Helen Keller "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33

"Your life is the sum total of all your choices up to this present minute." - Brian Tracy "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them." Deuteronomy 30:19-20

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. -Swedish Proverb We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone. See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people. 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15

"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays." – Soren Kierkegaard As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?" These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go along with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God, With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence. Psalm 42:1-5

Relax and let go. That’s the "Moment" for today, a message to simply rest and let go. …and LET God. Unknown Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool - arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Psalm 132:7-8

Living Perhaps it would be a good idea, fantastic as it sounds, to muffle every telephone, stop every motor and halt all activity for one hour some day just to give people a chance to ponder for a few minutes on what it is all about, why they are living and what they really want. James Truslow Adams (1878-1949) …but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD. Numbers 14:21 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 11:9 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14

Jesus Christ didn't commit the gospel to an advertising agency; He commissioned disciples. And He didn't command them to put up sings and pass out tracts; He said that they would be His witnesses. Joe Bayly ……. and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth. Acts 1:8

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 But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble. Proverbs 4:18-19

Each day is a new life. Seize it. Live it. David Guy Powers We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:4

Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. Lillian Dickson Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? ……. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." James 4:13-15

Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost part of your life. -- Michael Leboeuf Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5, NIV Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Colossians 4:5, NASB

"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 He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles. Proverbs 21:23