Spiritual Thoughts

 The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever. ~ Louis L'Amour   Now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light  trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. ~ Ephesians 5:8, 10

  T he only thing of value we can give kids is what we are, not what we have . ~ Leo Buscaglia A ssemble the people, the men and the women and children and the foreigner who is in your town, so that they may hear and learn and fear the LORD your God, and be careful to observe all the words of this law. ~ Deuteronomy 31:12

  T o acquire knowledge, one must study. BUT to acquire wisdom, one must observe. ~ Marilyn Vos Savant A cquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. The beginning of wisdom is wisdom, Acquire wisdom, and with all your acquiring, get understanding. ~ Proverbs 4:5, 7

  L ive as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ~ Mahatma Gandhi T he instructions of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean,  enduring forever. ~ Psalm 19:8-9

  A  wise man, when asked how he had learned so much about everything, replied, "By never being ashamed or  afraid to ask questions about    anything of which I was ignorant."  ~ John Abbott BUT  when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. ~ Proverbs 21:11

  W e can draw lessons from the past, BUT we cannot live in it. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson F or whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction,  so that  through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have  hope . ~ Romans 15:14

  I  remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening. ~ Anonymous M ake your ear attentive to wisdom. Incline your heart to understanding. For if you cry for discernment, and lift your voice for understanding, THEN you will discern the fear of the LORD  and discover the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom. ~ Proverbs 2:2-6

  W isdom is the reward you get for a life time of listening when you would have preferred to talk. ~ Doug Larson W isdom cries out, "Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorposts. For he who finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the LORD." ~ Revelation 3:21

I trust that the things that happen to me all have valuable lessons that I can learn from.  I will look at each new situation that comes as something I can benefit from.  ~ "Life Vest Inside" e-newsletter   F or t he Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every one whom he receives.  It is for discipline that you have to endure.  God is treating you as children. For what child is there whom his father does not discipline? For our fathers disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.  For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it . ~ Hebrews 12: 6, 7, 11 (ESV)