Spiritual Thoughts

Faith in many ways is like a wheelbarrow... You have to put some real push behind it to make it work. Unknown We continually remember before our God and Father • your work produced by faith, • your labor prompted by love, and • your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Learn to make the most of life            Before most of it is gone. Unknown Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians,               for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Acts 17:11

Trifles make perfection,             But perfection is no trifle. Unknown Finally…. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11

The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them. Unknown But we preach Christ crucified:             a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:23-24

There is really only one person in this world who can defeat you and that is yourself. Unknown Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Romans 8:35 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. Romans 13:11

If FAITH walks out the door,          WORRY flies in the window. Unknown And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

Another Chance How often we wish for yet another chance to make a fresh beginning. A chance to blot out our mistakes and change failure into winning. It does not take a special time to make a brand new start. It only takes the deep desire to try with all our heart. To live a little better, to always be forgiving. To add a little sunshine in a world for which we're living. Never give up in despair nor think you are through. For there's always this new day, the prospect to start anew. Author Unknown Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD'S great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:21-23

The biggest mistake is believing there is only one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation--or a relationship. Deborah Tannen The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice. Proverbs 12:15

If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot. - Robert Townsend I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. Psalm 119:147

"Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire." - Arab proverb "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses?” "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.” Jeremiah 12:5; 17:7

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Each day is a new day; …..begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Ralph Waldo Emerson The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. Proverbs 4:18

Hugging is a means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other. Author unknown …..in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) Cast all your anxiety on him because God cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots. George Herbert (1593-1632) Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,            and whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,         which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but her leaf will be green,           and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8

It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it. Spanish Proverb It is honorable for a man to stop striving, since any fool can start a quarrel. Proverbs 20:3

You learn to speak by speaking,      to study by studying,           to run by running,               to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving. Francis De Sales (1567-1622) God has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune. Author unknown Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance….. Proverbs 1:5

Our limited vision needs continual revision. Unknown Therefore we do not lose heart. …. yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ….So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence or learning. - Frederick W. Faber When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. Mark 6:34

"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. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:20-21

Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you. ~ Denis Waitley And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 2:1-3 What’s YOUR New Year’s Resolution?