Spiritual Thoughts

  F ind a purpose in life so big it will challenge every capacity to be at your best. ~ David O. McKay T hat God would grant you...to be strengthened with power through His spirit in the inner man,  so that  Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, begin rooted and grounded in love, may...know the love of Christ which passes knowledge,    so that  you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. ~ Ephesians 3:17-19

  T hings turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ Art Linkletter But  you, be strong, and do not lose courage, for there is a reward for your work. ~ 2 Chronicles 15:7

T his bright new year is given me  to live each day with zest. To daily grow and try to be  my highest and my best.  ~ William Arthur Ward   B rothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it [the goal of being Christ-like] my own yet; BUT one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind, and reaching forward to what lies ahead,   I press on to the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ~ Philippians 3:13-14

  Friday Tale ~ Be a Caterpillar   I f you are a caterpillar, enjoy it. Eat all you can eat and love every bite. You will notice that very few creatures have as many feet.      Because of your efforts and because it is your nature, you will be called by an inner voice to stop eating and build a retreat.      This is when some caterpillars get into trouble.      Some worry, become very anxious, and wonder if building a retreat is in their best interest. A few think they have lost their mind and keep eating.     The rule is, be the best caterpillar you can be until you are called upon to be something different. Build the best retreat that has ever been built.      You will spend a quite a bit of time in total darkness. A lot of changes will be taking place, but they are all for the best. In time, your retreat will become a pathway of light. ...

Friday Tale ~ The Optimist Creed   P romise yourself:   ·     To be strong in God so that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. ·     To talk health, happiness, and faith to every person you meet. ·     To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them. ·     To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. ·     To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to do only the best. ·     To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. ·     To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. ·     To wear a cheerful expression at al...

  T his bright new year is given me To live each day with zest. To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best. ~ William Arthur Ward   W e continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding He gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord, and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. ~ Colossians 1:9-10

  I do the very best I know how - the very best I can;  and I mean to keep doing so until the end. ~ Abraham Lincoln   W hatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. ~ Colossians 3:23

  W hen we seek to discover the best in others, we some how bring out the best in ourselves. ~ William Arthur Ward   D o nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, BUT with humility of mind regard one another as better than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, BUT also for the interests of others. ~ Philippians 2:3-4

  T hings turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ Art Linkletter   B etter is a little with the respect of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it. Better is a dish of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox served with hatred. ~ Proverbs 15:16-17

  R esurrection means that the worst thing  is never the last thing. ~ Frederick Buechner   T he Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of his resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and the Gentiles. ~ Acts 26:23

T he best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.   H is master said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful with a few things, I will make you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master." ~ Matthew 25:21

  I t's not about being the best right  away. It's about being better than  you were yesterday, one day at a time. ~ Anonymous G od gave us gifts for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ. ~ Ephesians 4:12

I t's not about being the best. It's about being better than you were yesterday. ~ Unknown   H e who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. ~ Proverbs 16:32

A lways do the best your can. Focus your energies on doing what you can,  rather than worrying about what you can't. ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie D o your bet to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, devotion to God, concern for others, and love. ~ 2 Peter 1:6-7 CEV

F irst ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst. ~ Dale Carnegie A ll who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. BUT you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up. ~ Psalm 41:7, 10

R egardless of what is going on around you, make the best of what is within your power, and take the rest as it occurs. ~ Epictetus  L ook carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. ~ Ephesians 5:15-16

A lways be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second-rate version of someone else. ~ Judy Garland D o your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. ~ 2 Timothy 2:15

G ood, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Till your good is better and your better is best. ~ Jerome D o your best to present yourself to God as one approved,  a worker who has no need to be ashamed,  rightly handling the word of Truth. ~ 2 Timothy 2:15