Spiritual Thoughts

O ur lives are defined not by the challenges we encounter,  BUT how we respond to those challenges. ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie   I n this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold, may be found to result in praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ~ 1 Peter 1:6-7

Y our RESPONSE to any situation is your own RESPONSibility. ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie   T he refining pot is for silver and the furnace is for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal], and each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud]. ~ Proverbs 27:21 [Amplified]

M istakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts. ~ Nikki Giovanni T ruly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes Him who sent me, he does not come to Judgment, BUT has passed from death to life. ~ John 5:24

B etween stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. ~Victor Frankl 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