Spiritual Thoughts

Friday Tale - Today is Your Best Day H ere are four reasons why today is your best day. - Today is your best day because you are here.  God has placed you in this moment of time  for a purpose, and the things that happen to you  today will be an unfolding of that purpose. - What happened to you yesterday,  however easy or difficult, was used by  God to help prepare you for what He has for you today. - God will use what happens today to  prepare you for what He has for you in future days. - God has used your past and worked it all together for the good, and He will use this day to add to the good that He has already worked in your behalf. ~ Roy Lesson (from his boo, Today is Your Best Day) W e will praise God all day long, and to Your name we will give thanks forever. ~ Psalm 44:8

W herever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~ Anthony J. D'Angelo   W orry is a heavy burden, BUT a kind word always bring cheer. ~ Proverbs 12:25 (CEV) 

H anging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent free in your head. ~ Ann Landers     P ut up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you. ~ Colossians 3:13 (CEV)

S et some goals, then demolish them! ~ Unknown   I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ~ Philippians 3:14 

D on't forget you're human. It's okay to have a meltdown - just don't unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed. ~ Unknown   I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. ~ Revelation 3:11

B e sure to taste your words before you spit them out. ~ Unknown W atching what you say can save you a lot of trouble. ~ Proverbs 21:23 (CEV)

T he secret of change is to focus all of your energy NOT on fighting the old, BUT on building the new. ~ Dan Millman B UT you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. ~ Jude verses 20-21

L ife has no remote. Get up and change it yourself! ~ Mark A. Cooper   D o not be conformed to this world, BUT be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ~ Romans 12:2 

Y ou can be a good person with a good heart and still say NO. ~ Author Unknown     T urn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. ~ Psalm 34:14

O ur background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, BUT we are responsible for who we become. ~ Barbara Geraci T he Lord made every thing answerable to him. ~ Proverbs 16:4 

Friday Tale.... Inspiring Thoughts for Tough Times D ifficult times often inspire people to become more extraordinary. Challenge and adversity can push people toward their own greatness. It can launch you on a deeper personal journey toward happiness, fulfillment, and a life of meaning. Broke Is Not Broken Being broke is not the same as being broken, losing money is not the same as being lost, and finding your balance is not something you can do on a balance sheet. Having Less Doesn't Mean You Are Less Don't confuse having less with being less, having more with being more, or what you have with who you are. Savor Life and Slow Down When you're in a hurry, go slowly. The faster you go in life the sooner it is a blur. Prayer Creates a New Path Prayer creates a path where there is none and turns your stumbling blocks into building blocks. ~ Noah benShea B lessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood t...

A cknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. ~ Eckhart Tolle N ow there is great gain in godliness with contentment. ~ 1 Timothy 6:6

K ites rise highest against the wind,              not with it. ~ Winston Churchill B efore I was afflicted I w ent astray, BUT now I keep your word. ~ Psalm 119:67

T he things you say about others, also say a lot about you. ~ Mark Amend D o not speak evil against one another. ~ James 4:11

N o matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself. ~ Unknown  W e ought always to give thanks to God for you,.... because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:3

I t is not the question what am I going to be when I grow up; you should ask the question, who am I going to be when I grow up. ~ Goldie Hawn   S peaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head,                       into Christ..... ~ Ephesians 5:15

Y ou cannot control what happens to you, BUT you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. ~ Brian Tracy  .... B e renewed in your mental attitude, and put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. ~ Ephesians 4:23-24

"A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes.  It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results."  ~ Wade Boggs We should keep on encouraging each other  to be thoughtful and to do helpful things. ~ Hebrews 10:24 (CEV)

M y days of whining and complaining about others have come to an end. Nothing is easier than fault finding. All it will do is discolor my personality so that none will want to associate with me. That was my old life.                    No More. ~ Og Mandino  D o all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God .... ~ Philippians 2:14-15

I f people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently. ~ Bill Watterson  W hen I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You care for him? ~ Psalms 8:3-4