Spiritual Thoughts

  O ne small crack does not mean that you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you did not fall apart. ~ Linda Poindexter   S earch me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the ever-lasting way. ~ Psalm 139:23-24

Our every trial is a   stepping stone to glory. -Len Richardson  I waited patiently for the LORD;  He inclined to me and heard my cry.    He drew me up from the pit of destruction,     out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock,        making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.      -Psalm 40:1-3 

M ost people want to be delivered from temptation, but would like it to keep in touch. ~Robert Orben B lessed is the man that endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him. James 1:12

O ur stumbling blocks are but stepping stones to glory.   ~Unknown But He knows the way I take; when He has tried me,  I shall come out as gold. Job 23:10

The rainbow of God's promises is always above the trials and storms of life. Charles Shepson Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12

Growing Through Life's Difficulties ==================================== Problems will either stop you or stretch you. Most of the times we want to use our faith to get rid of a problem with Divine delivering power, but we forget about Divine enabling power, to enable us to endure. You are not just going through, ...you are growing through. Unknown Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10

W hen the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger. Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist. -Amy Carmichael The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. Psalm 92:12-13