Spiritual Thoughts

  N ever make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm. No matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself: "This too shall pass!" ~ T. D. Jakes  T hen they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses. He caused the storm to be still, so that the waves of the sea were hushed.    ~ Psalm 10 7:28-29

  D eceision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made,  nothing happens. ~ Wilfred A. Peterson T he reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and  choice  part of knowledge. ~ Proverbs 1:7 (Amplified)

O ne good wish changes nothing. One good decision changes everything. Our choice. ~ Unknown L et Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts. ~Psalm 119:173

You cannot make progress    without making decisions. -Jim Rohn Convinced of this, I know that I will...   continue for your all, for your progress     and joy in the faith, only let your manner       of life be worth of the gospel of Christ.  -Philippians 1:25, 27    

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

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions           because they are easy; you don't make them because they are cheap;           you don't make them because they're popular; you make them because they're right.                  Theodore Hesburgh "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?       But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;       it desires to have you, but you must master it." Genesis 4:7

It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions. Jim Rohn I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:15-16

Making Choices "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:43-45 Joseph Henry used to tell a rather strange story about his childhood. His grandmother paid a cobbler to make him a pair of shoes. The man measured his feet and told Joseph that he could choose between two styles: a rounded toe or a square toe. Little Joseph couldn’t decide. It seemed to be such a huge decision; after all, they would become his only pair of shoes for a long time. The cobbler allowed him to take a couple of days to make up his mind. Day after day, Joseph went into the shop, sometimes three or four times a day! Each time he looked over the cobbler’s shoes and tried to decide. The round-toed shoes were more practical, but the square toes looked more fashionable. He continued to procrastinate. He wanted to make up his...