Spiritual Thoughts

  T hings work out best for those  who make the best of  how things work out.  ~ John Wooden T rust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and  cultivate faithfulness. ~ Psalm 37:3 (NOTE: read the whole Psalm to get the whole wonderful picture!)

  Friday Tale - Some Wonderful Gifts of Love   ·       Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. ·       When you say, "I love you", mean it. ·        When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye. ·        Believe in love at first sight. ·        Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely. ·         In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling. ·        Talk slowly but think quickly. ·        Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. ·       When you lose, don't lose the lesson. ·        Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. ·        When you realize you've made a mis...

  I t is okay if you fall apart sometimes. Tacos fall apart and we still love them.  ~ Unknown   W hy are you cast down, o my inner self? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, my help and my God. ~ Psalm 42:11

  B e the kind of person who is not afraid to ask someone if they are okay twice if the say they are BUT look like they are not.   Be the kind of person who smiles at people even if they don't smile back.   Be the kind of person you wished for when no one was there for you.   Be the kind of person who is brave enough to stan alone in a crowd for what is right.   Be that person because people like that are rarer than the rarest jewels and gold.  ~ Nikita Gill   B e kind to one another, tender-hearted,  forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. ~ Ephesians 4:32

T he best thing about the future  is that it comes one day at a time.  ~ Abraham Lincoln   BUT seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,  and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. ~ Matthew 6:33-34

  W hen things go wrong, do not go with them.  ~ Elvis Presley   D epart from evil,  and do good; and you will dwell forever securely. ~ Psalm 37:27 (Amplified)

  Friday Tale - Train of Life   A t birth, we board the train and meet our parents, and we believe they will always travel by our side.                 As time goes by, other people will board the train, and they will be significant, i.e. our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of your life.                 However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone.                 Others will step down over time and leave a permanent vacuum.                 Some, however, will go so unnoticed that we don't realize they've vacated their seats.          ...

  I t is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.  ~ Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt   F or it is You who light my lamp; The LORD my God lightens my darkness. ~ Psalm 18:28

  T he Main Thing is to Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing.  ~ Stephen Covey   F or I delivered to as of first and MAIN importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he was buried and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

  T he greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his or her future by merely changing his or her attitude.  ~ Oprah Winfrey   I n the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, BUT also to all who have loved his appearing. ~ 2 Timothy 4:8

E very day has two handles. We can take hold of it with  the handle of anxiety or  the handle of faith .  ~ Henry Ward Beecher   T herefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. ~ 1 Peter 5:6-7

  Friday Tale - This Day   I will greet this day with love in my heart And how will I do this?   Henceforth will I look on all things  with love and be born again.   I will love the sun for it warms my bones;   yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way;        yet I will love the darkness  for it shows me the stars.   I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart;                yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due;                yet I will welcome obstacles for they  are my growing challenge. ~ Og Mandino As for me, I am poor and needy, BUT  the LORD takes thought for me You are my help and my deliverer. ~Psalm 40:17

A ll the darkness of the world cannot   extinguish the light of a single candle, yet one candle can illuminate all the darkness.  ~ Jewish Hanukah Prayer   F or it is You who light my lamp;   the LORD my God  lightens my darkness. ~ Psalm 18:28

T he most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched,  they must be felt with the heart.  ~ Helen Keller   P ut on then compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ~ Colossians 3:12-13

  Life would have no rainbow, had the eyes no tears.             ~ John Vance Cheney   Blessed are those who mourn,  for they shall be comforted. ~ Matthew 5: 4

My dear friends and brothers and sisters in Christ, and family, Many of you know this already, but, it is with great sadness that I share that my husband Cliff Terrell has fallen asleep in Christ. He passed with me (me, his wife, Maritta) by his side. Saturday he was visited by many in our church whom took turns visiting and saying their goodbyes, and he was aware of them all. We long for the day when we can meet with him anew in the presence of our Lord and Master. Please keep me and our family in your loving thoughts and prayers. with love in the precious Hope in Christ, Maritta  

L ord, make me an instrument of your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.  ~ Francis of Assisi   N ow may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:16

  Friday Tale - Locked In   A lady worked at a meat distribution factory. One day, when she finished her work schedule, she went into the meat cold room (Freezer) to inspect something, but in a moment of misfortune, the door closed and she was locked inside with no help in sight.     Although she screamed and knocked with all her might, her cries went unheard as no one could hear her. Most of the workers had already gone, and outside the cold room it's impossible to hear what was going on inside.     Five hours later, whilst she was at the verge of death, the security guard of the factory eventually opened the door. She was miraculously saved from dying that day.     When she later asked the security guard how he had come to open the door, which wasn't his usual work routine. His explanation: "I've been working in this factory for 35 years, hundreds of workers come in and out every day, but you're one of the f...

S tart where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.  ~ Arthur Ashe   I d o serve the God of our fathers.... having a hope in God that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men. ~ Acts 24:14-16