Spiritual Thoughts

   IF you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes . ~ African proverb D o not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live, and also do this or that." ~ Proverbs 27:1; James 4:15 (NASB)

Light tomorrow with today!  ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning     People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket BUT on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.   In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.  ~ Matthew 5:15-16

  Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow. ~ James A. Michener So teach us to number our days, so that  we may present to You a heart of wisdom. ~ Psalm 90:12

T he best thing about the future  is that it comes one day at a time.  ~ Abraham Lincoln   BUT seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,  and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. ~ Matthew 6:33-34

T ime is an equal opportunity employer.  Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can not invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you STILL have an entire tomorrow. ~ Denis Waitley   T herefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise people, BUT as wise, making the most of your time. ~ Ephesians 5:15-16

  Friday Tale - Stepping Stones   T he Lord came to me like a dream one day and asked, "why do you sorrow?" I answered, "Lord my life is so full of pain, I can't face one more tomorrow."   The Lord sat down beside me, and gently took my hand. He said, "Let me explain to you and then you'll understand.   Each sorrow is a stepping stone you must surmount each day, And every stepping stone you climb is a sorrow that's passed away.   The road of life is a mountainside, with crevices in which to be caught, But as you struggle on your way, your Rock, will lend you support.   Every stepping stone you climb, makes spirit and heart grow strong. Exercising character and faith this road seems painful and long.   The way is paved with stepping stones, to...

T oday is a brand-new day. A fresh start. Replace negativity with positivity. Think happy thoughts. Move around. Drink lots of water. Inspire yourself. Create. Laugh. Love. Learn. Give someone a compliment. Do a random act of kindness. BUT no matter what is thrown at you today, smile and remember, tomorrow is always a fresh new start. ~ Unknown   L et the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and confirm for us the work of our hands, yes, confirm the work of our hands. ~ Psalm 90:17

T he best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.   H is master said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful with a few things, I will make you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master." ~ Matthew 25:21

  T he best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.   T herefore, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fail. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ~ 2 Peter 1:10-11

E very tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith . ~ Henry Ward Beecher   But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. ~ Romans 8:37

Friday Tales: 6 Tiny Stories with Great Meanings 1. O nce all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all the people gathered, BUT only one boy came with an umbrella. ~ That's FAITH 2. W hen you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her. ~ That's TRUST 3. E very night we go to bed, without any assurance of being alive the next morning BUT still we set the alarms to wake up. ~ That's HOPE 4. W e plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future. ~ That's CONVICTION 5. W e see the world suffering, BUT still we get married and have children. ~ That's CONFIDENCE in LOVE 6. O n an old man's shirt was written a sentence 'I am not 90 years old.... I am sweet 16 with 74 years’ experience' ~ That's POSITIVE ATTITUDE ~ from Positive Thinking  T his is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.  ~ Psalm 118:24...

O nly put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~ Pablo Picasso C ome now, you who say "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"-- yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.  Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.".  ~James 4:13-15

T he best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~ RH. Jackson Brown, Jr. BUT concerning that day or hour, no man knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.  ~ Mark 13:32-33

A tiny change today brings a dramatically different tomorrow. ~ Richard Bach  S eek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. ~ Isaiah 55:6-7

L ight tomorrow with today. ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning B ut the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until the perfect day. ~ Proverbs 4:18