Spiritual Thoughts

  I t has been said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow,  BUT only empties today of its strength. ~ Charles H. Spurgeon B e on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life . . . BUT keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man. ~ Luke 21:34, 36 (NASB)

  D o not anticipate trouble, or  worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~ Benjamin Franklin BUT  the worries of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the Word, and it becomes unfruitful. Cast all your anxiety on God,  because He cares for you. ~ Mark 4:19 & 1 Peter 5:7

  W orry is a dark room  where negatives develop. ~ Unknown B e anxious for nothing, BUT  in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be  made known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6

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 - Stress   A speaker , when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked; 'How heavy is this glass of water?'          Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g (3/4 oz to 16 oz).          The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.           If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.          If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.          If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.          In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'          He continued,...

A good word is like a good tree whose root is firmly fixed and whose top is in the sky. ~ Unknown   A nxiety in a man's heart weights it down, BUT a good word makes it glad. ~ Proverbs 12:25

E very tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith . ~ Henry Ward Beecher   But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. ~ Romans 8:37

E very day this week will be bits from Cowboy's Guide to Life : ·      Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway. ·      Life ain't about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce. ·      Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled. ·      Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. ·      Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads. ~ Bob Hardison A nxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, BUT a good word makes him glad. ~ Proverbs 12:25 

I f you want to test your memory,     try to recall what you were worrying        about one year ago today . ~E. Jospeh Coffman  C ast all your anxieties on Him,  because He cares for you.  ~1 Peter 5:7