Spiritual Thoughts

Y ou and I have been given TO the body of Christ so that they may be * the arms of God to hold us,  * the feet of God to guide us, and * the heart of God to love us.  ~ Angela Thomas   H e gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ . ~ Ephesians 4:11-13

  T he only person who can pull me down is myself, and I am not going to let myself pull me down anymore. ~ C. Joy Bell   BUT you, build yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying and keeping yourselves in the love of God. ~ Jude 1:20-21

B e somebody who makes everyone feel like a somebody. ~ Robby Novak   S o then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. ~ Romans 14:19

T hings don't wrong and break your heart so that you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so that you can be all that you were intended to be. ~ Samuel Johnson   B lessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him. ~ James 1:12

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

Things don't go wrong and break your heart         so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up     so you can be all that you were intended to be. - Samuel Johnson We often suffer, but we are never crushed.    Even when we don't know what to do,             we never give up. 2 Corinthians 4:8 (CEV)