Spiritual Thoughts

 Friday Tale – Our Character is Shown by… The jokes we CHOOSE to share…and not to share. The derogatory terms we CHOOSE to use…and refuse to use. The promises we CHOOSE to break…and the ones we keep. The rumors we CHOOSE to spread…and those we ignore. The resources we CHOOSE to waste…and those we use wisely. The lies we CHOOSE to tell…and not to tell. The responsibilities we CHOOSE to accept…and those we shirk. The courtesies we CHOOSE to extend…and fail to extend. The efforts we CHOOSE to put forth…and not put forth. The quality we CHOOSE to provide…and the corners we cut. The information we CHOOSE to share…and that which we hoard. The listening we CHOOSE to do and not do. The respect we CHOOSE to give…and fail to give. The helpful hands we CHOOSE to extend…and those we keep in our pockets. ~ Charles D. Brodhead Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.~ Psalm 51:10

  W hen you feel the need to hurry, remember that everything in life    is a CHOICE. ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie I  call heaven and earth to witness against you today,  that I have set before you Life and Death,  the Blessing and the Curse.  SO choose life in order that you may life,  you and your descendants,  by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice and by holding fast to Him. ~ Deuteronomy 30:19-20

A lways continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, IF you first get to know who you are, and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox   But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing...how from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ~ 2 Timothy 3:14-15

H appiness is a choice. You grieve, you stomp your feet, you pick yourself up and choose to be happy. ~ Lucy Lawless   Y our words are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. ~ Psalm 119:111

Y ou either get bitter or you get better. It is that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate,  it belongs to you. ~ Josh Shipp   I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me. ~ Psalm 119:30

  A lways continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever  you choose, if you first get to know  who you are and are willing to work  with a power who is greater than  ourselves to do it. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox T herefore since we have so great a  cloud of witnesses surrounding us,  let us also lay aside every encumbrance  and the sin which so easily entangles  us, and let us run with endurance   the race that is set before us,  fixing our eyes on Jesus..... ~ Hebrews 12:1

  W e cannot tell what may happen to us  in the strange medley of life. BUT we can decide what happens IN us - how we can take it, what we do with it, and that is what really counts in the end. How to take the raw stuff of life and make it a thing of worth and beauty - that is the test of living. ~ Joseph Fort Newton   BUT only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. ~ Luke 10:42

Friday Tale - Choose Day M y favorite day of the Week: Chooseday!    As I wake up every morning I realize that everything that I am about to do on this day will be done as a complete choice on my part. Yes .... everything!          Because I realize that, I do my best to choose wisely, and here are some of my favorite choices: ·       I choose to feel and be perfectly healthy; ·       I choose to feel and be worthy of respect; ·       I choose to feel and be happy and full of joy; ·       I choose to feel and be loved and appreciated; ·       I choose to feel and be worthy of the best in life; ·       I choose to feel and be abundant in every aspect of my life; ·       I choose to feel and be grateful for how I experience li...

S ome folks go through life     pleased that the glass is half full. Others pend a lifetime lamenting that it's half empty. The truth is: There is a glass with a certain volume in it.              From there, it's up to you!   -Dr. James S. Vuocolo I call heaven and earth to witness against you today,   that I have set before you       life and death, blessing and curse.            Therefore choose life,                 that you and your offspring may live,                         loving the Lord your God.... -Deuteronomy 30:19-20

Y ou have brains in your head.     You have feet in your shoes.        You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  -Dr. Seuss Who is the man who fears the Lord?    Him will God instruct in the way he should choose. -Psalms 25:12 

It is our choices....    that show what we truly are,        far more than our abilities.  - J.K. Rowling Therefore choose life, that you and your    offspring may live, loving the Lord your God,        obeying His voice and holding fast to Him,            for He is your life and length of days.....  -Deuteronomy 30: 19-20

The consequences of today are determined by      the action of the past.          to change your future, alter your decisions today. -Anonymous I call heaven and earth to witness against you today,     that I have set before you life and death,          blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life, that you and your offspring may live.  - Deuteronomy 30:19