Spiritual Thoughts

Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can To all the people you can, As long as ever you can. John Wesley And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent. Jean Kerr 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. O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You. Psalm 42:5-6

B e ye fishers of men: You catch them - He will clean them. Unknown Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:22-23

Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off. Unknown A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back. (KJV) Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. (NIV) Proverbs 29:11

Act and think as if you are in a movie, and everything you do and say is caught on that movie, even your thoughts. Why? Because God is recording everything we do!!! Samantha Bailey O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. Psalm 139:1-4

T he remarkable thing is, we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. -Charles Swindoll Be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God…. Ephesians 4:23-24

The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent. Alfred Brendel Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:14 In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD. Psalm 4:4-5

Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use. Charles Schultz Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:11-12

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them. W. Clement Stone Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." 1 Corinthians 15:33

W hen the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger. Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist. -Amy Carmichael The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. Psalm 92:12-13

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends. -Jeremy Taylor Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16

Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. - Chinese Proverb Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. - James Bryant Conant Someone asked Jesus, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.” Luke 13:23-24

Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead. -George W. Bush The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer. Psalm 6:9

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. Josiah Stamp Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. Colossians 3:23-25

A problem not worth praying about isn't worth worrying about. Glen Wheeler Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. Luke 12:25, 26, 31

Make it a rule, and pray to God to help you to keep it, never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say: "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier...” - Charles Kingsley Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10

"She who sows thistles will reap prickles." English Proverb He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. Proverbs 22:8

"The soul has no rainbow if the eyes have no tears." Native American Saying Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Do the best with what you have, where you are. Bob Lloyd Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

Careful what you sow, it might grow. Unknown The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:8-9

By perseverance the snail reached the ark. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1

Without the Way there is no going; without the Truth there is no knowing; without the Life there is no living. Thomas a Kempis Jesus said to him, "I am the way , the truth , and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6

GO THE DISTANCE Yesterday is experience. Tomorrow is hope. Today is getting from one to the other as best we can. John M. Henry But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today , so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first. Hebrews 3:13-14