Spiritual Thoughts

  I f you take the responsibility for your life, you can start changing it. ~ Osho   W hatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord, rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. ~ Colossians 3:23-24

  E verybody in your situation has the same choice: you can rue your situation or you can dedicate yourself to changing it. Accept responsibility for your future. Refuse to complain, criticize or condemn. ~ Mark Ford   B ut the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, BUT one thing IS necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." ~ Luke 10:41-42

  B lessed is the person who  sees the need, recognizes  the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer. ~ William A. Ward   T he King will reply, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." ~ Matthew 25:40 

  E ventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done. ~ Hubert Selby, Jr. F or we believers will be called to account and must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done, whether good or bad, that is each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives - the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:10 (Amplified)

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]

Y ou must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, BUT you can change yourself. That is something YOU have charge of. ~ Jim Rohn I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ 1 Timothy 6:13-14

Y ou cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. ~ Abraham Lincoln T he Lord God gives me the right words to encourage the weary. Each morning He awakens me to learn His teaching; He makes me willing to listen and not rebel or run away. ~ Isaiah 50:4-5

I n the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt T herefore... be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. ~ 2 Peter 1:10

R emember the three R's: Respect for self; Regard for others; Responsibility for all your actions. ~ Unknown L ive in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the humble. Never be wise in your own sight. ~ Romans 12:16