Spiritual Thoughts

O nly put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~ Pablo Picasso C ome now, you who say "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"-- yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.  Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.".  ~James 4:13-15

W hen someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million words. ~ Thelma Davis E ven though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.  ~ Psalm 23:4 & Matthew 26:38

E ither you decide to stay at the shallow end  of the pool or you go into the ocean. ~ Christopher Reeve Ride those waves! B y faith Abraham obeyed when he was called out to go to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.  ~ Hebrews 11:8

T he best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~ RH. Jackson Brown, Jr. BUT concerning that day or hour, no man knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.  ~ Mark 13:32-33

I 'd rather look forward and dream, than look backward and regret. ~ James Van Praagh A nd now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.  ~ Psalm 39:7

T o accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but believe. ~ Anatole France R ejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.  ~ Romans 12:12

E verything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is that you made a stupid, bad decision. ~ Bill Murray C hoose you this day whom you will serve..... "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.  ~ Joshua 24: 15 with John 6:68

T here are two ways you can get through pain. You can let it destroy you, or you can use it as fuel to drive you to dream bigger. ~ Taylor Swift W hy are you cast down, o my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.  ~ Psalm 43:5

D on't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart. ~ Roy T. Bennett L et your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.  ~ Psalm 33:22

Friday Tale: E ach of us are on a journey. A journey through life. This life is a wilderness, through which we all must travel. On the other side of the wilderness there are two cities, a city of joy and eternal happiness, and a city of endless death. Through this wilderness there is the one path we need to take through Christ. There are many crossroads which can lead us closer to one of those cities.    Are you willing to face this wilderness alone? Are you willing to take a chance on your own knowledge at each crossroad?    We do not know when but, eventually, each of us will reach the other side of the wilderness. Look to your fellow walkers for help, but especially to our God.    This verse promises us that we can trust God to guide us down this path of life. While we are on that path, we are promised fullness of joy. At the end of the path, when we reach the right hand of God, we are promised eternal happiness.  ...

H APPINESS is not a station you arrive at, BUT a manner of TRAVELING. ~ Margaret Lee Runbeck T he hope of the righteous brings joy.  ~ Proverbs 10:28

F or every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson H appy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.  ~ Proverbs 3:13

T he secret to a joyful life is Simplicity - saying NO to the latest this and the most glamorous that - saying NO to chasing an overly- demanding career - saying NO to the stressful demands upon your time and energy. ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie H appy is he that has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God.  ~ Psalm 146:5

H appiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. ~ Carlos Casteneda B lessed {=happy] is the people that know the joyful sound; they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.  ~ Psalm 85:15

T here is always room for improvement - it's the biggest room in the house. ~ Louise Heath Leber D o your best to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, devotion to God, concern for others and love.  ~ 2 Peter 1:5-7 (CEV)

S mall opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. ~ Demosthenes S o then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone.....  ~ Galatians 6:10