Spiritual Thoughts

  W ords can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds. ~ Elie Wiesel T he mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. ~ Psalm 37:30

  Friday Tale - Things to Know   1. H appiness takes work. You can’t be lazy or entitled to achieve it.  2.     You will make mistakes and they will only define you if you give it that kind of power. If the lesson is learned, the mistake is worth it. It’s your choice whether or not it wins. You are not a prisoner to your past and you are allowed to grow. 3.     The world owes you nothing. It does not care who you are, where you come from or what you think you deserve. Everything you achieve will have to come from your own dedication to what you love. It will not be handed to you easily. 4.     People do not get to tell you who you are. Make peace with your own soul and give no one the power to tell you that you’re something you’re not. Know who you are and be okay when others do not understand you.  5.     Work hard. Never go into anything with half your heart. Respect is earned...

  Friday Tale - When Your Hut is on Fire   T he  only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.      He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming      Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.      One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived “home” to find his little hut in flames with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost.      He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger.      He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?"      Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island. It had come to rescue him!  ...

  G race has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul. ~ Wiliam Hazlitt   F or by grace you have been saved  through faith, and that not of  yourselves, it is the gift of God. ~ Ephesians 2:8

G race is not just a little prayer you say before receiving a meal. It is a way to live. ~ Jackie Windspear   T herefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this  grace  in which we stand, and we exult in hope of the glory of God. ~ Romans 5:1-2

  R ain is grace; rain is the sky  descending to the earth; without rain there would be no life. ~ John Upkike   S ing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises to our God, who covers the heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains. ~ Psalm 147:7-8

F ear is a pair of handcuffs on your soul. ~ Faye Dunaway H e who has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson BUT He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9

M an is born broken    He lives by mending.       The grace of God is the glue!   -Eugene O'Neill M end your ways, head my appeal,    agree with one another, live in peace,         and the God of love and peace will be with you. -2 Corinthians 13:11 (ESV)

Because of God's grace,         failure is never final. Unknown But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10

The Will of God never takes you to    where the Grace of God will not protect you. Unknown We know that to them that love God    all things work together for good,      even to them that are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28