Spiritual Thoughts

D on't let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out. ~ Robert Tew   F or to set the mind on the flesh is death, BUT to set the mind on God is life and peace. Do not be conformed to this world, BUT be transformed by the renewal of your mind.  ~ Romans 8:6; 12:2

I f you sincerely drink poison, it will kill you. If you sincerely cut your throat, you will die. If you sincerely believe a lie, you will suffer the consequences. You must not only be sincere, BUT you must be RIGHT. ~ Charles Spurgeon G od is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in Truth.  ~ John 4:24

I f you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgivenesses, selfishness, and fears. ~ Glenn Clark F or where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. BUT the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.  ~ James 3:16-17

G ive your worries to God before you sleep, 'cause He's going to be awake anyhow. ~ Unknown B y day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.  ~ Psalm 42:8

F ew people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good to the praise that deceives them. ~ Francois de la Rochefoucauld L isten to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.  ~ Proverbs 19:20

O pportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. ~ Joseph Campbell     S o then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.  ~ Galatians 6:10, Ephesians 5:16

A thousand words will not leave an impression as one deed. ~ Hendrik Ibsen I f a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.  ~ James 2:15-17

A dversity has the effect of eliciting talents  which,  in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. ~ Horace (1st Century B.C.)     I know you are enduring patiently and  bearing up for my name's sake, and  you have not grown weary.  ~ Revelation 2:3

J ust as we develop our physical muscles through over-coming opposition, such as lifting weights, we develop our character muscles by over-coming challenges and adversity. ~ Stephen R. Covey M ay you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father.  ~ Colossians 1:11-12

Friday Tale: A Somebody with God H ow many times have we had to reach the end of our own resources before we remembered to trust in God, the one steadfast resource of our lives? We're all in need of a spiritual exodus day by day. When our faith causes difficulties, our first response is to fall back on our familiar resources, people, things, self and only when these do not help can we truly lean only upon God for our needs. Dwight Moody once said that Moses spent forty years in the king's palace thinking that he was somebody; then he lived forty years in the wilderness finding out that without God he was a nobody; finally, he spent forty more years discovering how a nobody with God can be a somebody. "And he was right. When Moses and the people found out they were nobodies without the resource of God, that's when the Exodus began." ~ Joel C. Gregory F or the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand...

I f my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me. ~ Paul Bunyan S o walk in a manner worth of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.  ~ Colossians 1:10

L ooking back, my life so far seems like one long obstacle course, with me as its chief obstacle. ~ Jack Paar W retched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?  Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.  ~ Romans 7:24-25

W e do not receive wisdom, we must discover it for our selves, after a journey through the wilderness which no on else can make for us.... ~ Marcel Proust B lessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. ~ Proverbs 3:13-

T hough in a wilderness, a person is never alone. ~ Thomas Browne     ...a nd in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went.... ~ Deuteronomy 1:31

D on't let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace. ~ Kimberly Jones     I n peace I will both lie down and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. ~ Psalm 4:8

W hen someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words. ~ Thelma Davis Y ou keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. ~ Isaiah 26:3

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, to work harder. ~ Taylor Swift T hey returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the disciples encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the Kingdom of God. ~ Acts 14:21-22

M ay you live every day of your life. ~ Jonathan Swift E very day I will bless You and praise Your name forever and ever. ~ Psalm 145:2

I'd rather learn to dance in the rain, than worry if I have an umbrella for the rest of my life. ~ Nikki Rowe S hower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the Lord have created it. ~ Isaiah 45:8

Friday Tale - TODAY!!! I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have. ·     Today I can complain because the weather is rainy OR I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. ·     Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money OR I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste. ·     Today I can grumble about my health OR I can rejoice that I am alive. ·     Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up OR I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born. ·     Today I can cry because roses have thorns OR I can celebrat...

N ever be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish had been all along. ~ Rae Smith S o then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual up-building. ~ Romans 14:19

It is amazing what you can accomplish IF you do not care who gets the credit. ~ Harry S. Truman Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to accomplish His work. ~ John 4:34

I t is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. ~ Harry S. Truman J esus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to accomplish His work." ~ John 4:34