Spiritual Thoughts

W hat will make you happy? It seems that there is always "something else" that will make us happy.  Will it though?  the Psalmist reminds us in Psalm 16 that everlasting happiness is found only in the presence of God. God has promised us a joy that can never fade if we will only follow the path that He has made for us.    Today, don't strive too much for temporary happiness. Strive more to obtain the eternal happiness that can only be found through and in Him. . -amended from The Daily Psalmist    T hou will show me the path of life:     in Thy presence is fullness of joy;         at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. -Psalm 16:11 (KJV)

A lthough the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the over-coming of it. . -Helen Keller   T herefore I endure everything for the     sake of the elect, that they also may        obtain the salvation that is           in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.   If we endure, we will also reign with Him. -2 Timothy 2:10, 12 (ESV)

O ut of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. . -Kahlil Gibran  W e are children of God, and if children, then heirs--     heirs of God and fellow-hears with Christ,        provided we suffer with him in order that             we may also be glorified with him. -Romans 8:17-18 (ESV)

D eep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism,         a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. . -George Elliot W e were buried therefore with him by baptism,     into death, so that, just as Christ was raised           from the dead by the glory of the Father,                 we too might walk in newness of life. -Romans 6:4 (ESV)

I n Happy moments, praise God. In Difficult moments, seek God. In Quiet moments, worship God. In Painful moments, trust God. In Every moment, thank God. . -Unknown W e have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will ........ so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him.... May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father. -Colossians 1:9-12 (ESV)

S hun idleness . It is a rust that attaches         itself to the most brilliant of metals. . -Francois-Marie Arouet W e desire that every one of you do show     the same diligence to the full      assurance of hope unto the end:      that ye be not slothful,          but followers of them who            through faith and patience               will inherit the promises.. -Hebrews 6:11-12 (ESV)