Spiritual Thoughts

  E very man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. ~ Leslie Nielsen   N ow the one who plants and the one who waters are one, BUT each will receive his own reward according to his labor. ~ 1 Corinthians 3:8

O ptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ~ Helen Keller   T herefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has great reward. ~ Hebrews 10:35

T he reward is not so great without the struggle..... The triumph cannot be had without the struggle. ~ Wilma Rudolph   E veryone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. Therefore I run in such a way, not without aim, BUT I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that,  after I have preached,   I myself will not be disqualified. ~ 1 Corinthians 9:25-27

W ithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds. ~ Gordon Hinckley   B ut you, be strong and   do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work. ~ 2 Chronicles 15:7

W hen you clench your fist,    no one can put anything in your hand. . -Alex Haley A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways,       and a good man with the fruit of his deeds. -Proverbs 14:14 (RSV)

T he big rewards come to those      who travel the second, undemanded mile. .- Robert Barton B ut I say to you, Love your enemies and         pray for those who persecute you,              so that you may be sons of                     your Father who is in heaven. - Matthew 5:44-45 (ESV)  (see v. 41 too) 

I look to the future because that's where     I'm going to spend the rest of my life.   - George Burns He [Moses] reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah    was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt,         for he kept his eyes on the future reward. Hebrews 11:26