Spiritual Thoughts

  Friday Tale - Light Bulb Failure Edison  failed 10,000 times before perfecting the incandescent electric light bulb.   One of America’s greatest inventors, Thomas Edison had an extraordinarily positive perception of life that greatly enhanced his ability as an inventor. When others might have been hopelessly discouraged after failing thousands of times in an attempt to develop an electric light, the great Edison simply viewed each unsuccessful experiment as the elimination of a solution that wouldn’t work, thereby moving him that much closer to a successful solution.   We could all take a lesson from Edison. Stories abound about inventors who quit trying and gave up too soon or miners who struck gold just a few feet beyond where someone else quit digging. There are few obstacles in life that will not succumb to consistent, sustained, intelligent, positive action.   When you are discouraged after you’ve failed at something, remember Edison’s 10,000 failures bef...

  T he elevator to success is out of order. You will have to use the stairs..... one step at a time. ~ Joe Girard w ith my whole heart have I sought You, inquiring for and of You and yearning for You; Oh, let me not wander or step aside from Your commandments. ~ Psalm 119:10

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. ~ Zig Ziglar Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His ….. commandments, …. So that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn. ~ 1 Kings 2:3

Friday Tale - The Schulz Philosophy   T he following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. And read to the end.   1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant. 4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress. 6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.                                                How did you do?  The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. There are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolade...

  S uccess is not final; Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts. ~ Winston Churchill   B ut you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work. ~ 2 Chronicles 15:7

T he elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs.... one step at a time. ~ Joe Girard   M y steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped.  ~ Psalm 17:5

Y ou build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, BUT you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. ~ Johnny Cash  I can do all things through Him  who strengthens me.  ~ Philippians 4:13

A lways demanding the best of oneself, living with honor, devoting one's talents and gifts to the benefits of others - these are the measures of success that endure when material things have passed away. ~ Gerald Ford L et not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. ~ Proverbs 3:3-4