Spiritual Thoughts

Ideas have a short shelf life.  You must act on them before the expiration date.  -John C. Maxwell  T herefore, preparing your minds for action,     and being sober-minded, set your hope fully        on the grace that will be brought to you at the             revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ.... -1 Peter 1:13 

If a task is once begun,    never leave it till it's done.         Be the labor great or small,             do it well, or not at all!  -Unknown S tay dressed for action,     and keep your lamps burning. -Luke 12:35 

Here is a test to find out whether your mission    on earth is finished:           If you are alive, It is not.  -Richard Bach  B ut I do not account my life of any value,   nor as precious to myself, if only     I may finish my course, and the ministry        that I received from the Lord Jesus Christ,         to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. -Acts 20:24 

T he different between school and life?  In school, you are taught a lesson and then given a test.   In life, you are given a test that teaches you a lesson.  -Tom Bodett  T his book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth,   but you shall meditate on it day and night,    so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it.  For then you will make your way prosperous,         and then you will have good success. -Psalm 19:8 

E ducation is not the filling of a pail,          but the lighting of a fire.  -William Butler Yeats T he precepts of the Lord are right,         rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure,         enlightening the eyes. -Psalm 19:8 

T he lessons of the past provide          the path to the future.  -Anonymous Y ou shall teach God's laws diligently to your children,   and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,      and when you walk by the way,         and when you lie down, and when you rise....           then take care lest you forget the Lord,             who brought you out of the land of Egypt,                out of the house of slavery. -Deuteronomy 6:7, 12