Spiritual Thoughts

  T ell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may remember. BUT  involve me, and I'll understand. ~ Chinese Proverb I  understand more than the aged, for I keep your commandments. ~ Psalm 119:100

  Friday Tale - Some Day S ome day all doubt and mystery          Will be made clear; The threatening clouds that now we see          Will disappear.   Some day what seems a punishment,          Or loss or pain, Will prove to be God's blessing, sent          For very gain.   Some day our weary feet will rest          In sweet content; And we shall know that we were blest          By what was sent.   And, looking back with clearer eyes          O'er life's short span, We'll see with wondering, glad surprise,          God's perfect plan.   And, knowing that the way we went       ...

I am learning to trust the journey even when I do not understand it .  ~ Mila   I know, LORD, that your judgments are right, and that you have tested me in faithfulness. ~ Psalm 119:75

V iew your life with KIND-sight. Stop beating yourself up about things from your past. Instead of slapping your forehead, and asking, "What was I thinking?!", breathe and ask yourself the kinder question, "What was I learning?"  ~ Karen Salmansohn   L et the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands, obtain guidance. ~ Proverbs 1:

Friday Tale - I understand   I stopped by to introduce myself to my next-door neighbor in the new neighborhood where we were moving. We talked. He's a local radio personality, Si-Man Baby.   As we talked about various aspects of life, Si-Man Baby would nod and speak two words, "I understand."   They were simple words, yet so profound.   They were words that we need to speak more often among friends, family, spouses, co-workers, and even nations. The simple words of, "I understand."   After talking with Si-Man Baby for about 45 minutes, I left his presence, but his presence didn't leave me.   Days later I found myself listening to others, nodding my head and uttering, "I understand."   I found myself repeating ...

Seek first to understand,   then to be understood. -Stephen Covey   Yes, if you call out for insight, and   raise your voice for understanding,     then you will understand the fear of the Lord,       and find the knowledge of God.  -Proverbs 2:3, 5 

T omorrow is the first blank page    of a 365 page book. Write a good one.    -Brad Paisley T hey read from the book, from the Word of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading. -Nehemiah 8:8