Spiritual Thoughts

  W e cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ~ Oprah Winfrey  B eloved, do not imitate what is evil, BUT what is good. The one who does good is of God. ~ 3 John 11

  T reat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe S how respect for all men (treat them honorably). Love the brotherhood. Reverence God. Honor the king. ~ 1 Peter 2:17 (Amplified)

  I t is not what we get BUT who we become, what we contribute  that gives meaning to our lives. ~ Jim Gentil T o sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kind-hearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil, or insult for insult,  BUT giving a blessing instead - for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. ~ 1 Peter 3:8-9

  T he major value in life is NOT  what you get. The major value in life  is what you become .  ~ Jim Rohn   S o then you are no longer strangers and aliens, BUT you are fellow citizens with the saints and are of  God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord. ~ Ephesians 2:19-21

I t doesn't really matter who you used to be, what matters is who you've become, and who you are becoming.  ~ Robert Tew   BUT speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects to him who is the head, that is Christ. ~ Ephesians 4:15

E asy to spot a yellow car when you are always thinking of a yellow car.  Easy to spot opportunity when you are always thinking of opportunity. Easy to spot reasons to be angry when you are always thinking of being angry. You become what you constantly think about.  Watch your thinking. ~ Unknown   I considered my ways and turned my feet to Your testimonies. ~ Psalm 119:59

  W hat you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals .  ~ Zig Ziglar   BUT the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. ~ 1 Timothy 1:5

  Y ou don't become what you want, you become what you believe. ~ Oprah Winfrey   T herefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave himself up for us. ~ Ephesians 5:1-2

I n the end , it is important to remember     that we cannot become what we need       to be, by remaining what we are.  ~Max DePree BUT to all who did receive him [Jesus],               who believed in his name,    He gave the right to become children of God.....  ~John 1:12

I t doesn't really matter who you used to be,   what matters is who you've become. ~Robert Tew T he night is far gone; the day is at hand.  So then let us cast off the works of    darkness and put on the armor of light. ~Romans 13:13

O ur background and circumstances   may have influenced who we are,    BUT we are responsible for who we become. -Unknown A nd Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and    I will make you become fishers of men." -Mark 1:17