Spiritual Thoughts

  Y ou have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself  any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. and YOU are the one who'll decide where to go. ~ Dr. Seuss M ake straight paths for your feet, make them happy paths that go in the right direction,  so that  the crippled may.... be healed. ~ Hebrews 12:13 (Amplified)

  A  single candle can light a thousand more without diminishing itself. ~  Hillel the Elder BUT  now are you light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true. ~ Ephesians 5:8

D on't carry your mistakes  around with you; place them on the floor and  use them as stepping stones to where you want to go.  ~ Karon Waddell   T each me Your way, O LORD, so that I may walk in Your truth; unite my heart to   fear [reverence] Your Name. ~ Psalm 86:11 (ESV)

  W alls turned sideways  are bridges . ~ Angela Davis   D o good, to be rich in good deeds, liberal and generous, thus laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life which is life indeed. ~ 1 Timothy 6:18

R ight is right, even if nobody is doing it. Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it. ~ Augustine   W atch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Do not turn to the right nor to the left;  turn your foot from evil. ~ Proverbs 4:26-27

Y ou have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go. ~ Dr. Suess   T hus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." ~ Jeremiah 6:16

A moment of clarity without any action is just a thought that passes in the wind. BUT a moment of clarity followed by an action is a pivotal moment in our life. ~ Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr.   T ake hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. When you walk, your steps will not be impeded,  and if you run, you will not stumble. ~ Proverbs 4:13, 12

O nly those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~ T. S. Eliot   BUT since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:8

  Friday Tale - When ?   O nce there was a Rabbi who was asked, "When should a man repent?"   And the wise old Rabbi answered, "On the last day of his life."   "BUT," they said, "none of us can be sure which day is the last day of our life!"   The Rabbi smiled and said, "Then, repent now."   Repentance is admitting wrong and wanting change. Repentance is "turning around" from your way to walk God's way.   What else can you do now to change your life? ~ from Jim Gentil (amended)   T hose I love, I reprove and discipline, therefore be zealous and repent. Behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me. ~ Revelation 3:20-21

B efore you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. ~ Anonymous   W alk continually in love, that is, value one another - practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us. ~ Ephesians 5:2 (Amplified)

P rotect your vision. Prevail over adversity. Persevere in the midst of turmoil. Passionately act upon your convictions. Purposefully walk into the day. ~ Mary Ann Radmacher T hus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways, and see and ask for the ancient paths. Where the good way is, and walk in it; and you will find rest for your life." ~ Jeremiah 6:16

  I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk. ~ Tony Robbins M ake me to know Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me,  for you are the God of my salvation. For You I wait all the day. ~ Psalm 25:4-5

  T he more you walk with God, the harder it is to scrape your knee. ~ Big K.R.I.T.   T he Lord GOD is my strength, my source of courage, my invincible army; He has made my feet steady and sure like hinds' feet and makes me walk forward with spiritual confidence on my high places of challenge and responsibility. ~ Habakkuk 3:19 (Amplified)

  W here there is a will, there is a way. ~ old English Proverb   T each me Your way, O LORD; I walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. ~ Psalm 86:11

  Friday Tale - Walking the Talk    S ome time , in the not-too-distant future, these will probably be known as “the good old days.” But for now, they’re just the times in which we live. And they are challenging times, indeed. More and more we find ourselves facing situations which test our human fiber…and our moral compass.      Temptations to do what’s convenient, easy, and self-serving come at us like waves rushing to the shore.     How do we deal with this reality? How can we ensure that we stay on the right path and avoid compromising our values and beliefs? We do it by continually reflecting on the following five key principles of walking the talk…and acting accordingly.   Principle 1: Words to Live by Are Just Words…Unless You Actually Live by Them   Principle 2: You Are What You Do   Principle 3: Everything You Do Counts   Principle 4: The “Golden Rule” Is Still Pur...

  I f you can't fly, then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk, then crawl, BUT whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. W e continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all His wisdom and understanding so that you will walk in a manner worth of the Lord, to please Him in all respects. ~ Colossians 1:9-10

  D o not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet. ~ Anonymous T herefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope complete on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ~ 1 Peter 1:13

R egardless of what is going on around you, make the best of what is within your power, and take the rest as it occurs. ~ Epictetus  L ook carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. ~ Ephesians 5:15-16

I f you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave. ~ Mo Willems  F orsake all thoughtlessness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding. ~ Proverbs 9:6 (ISV)

D o not wait; the time will never by just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. ~ Napoleon Hill L ook carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, BUT as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. ~ Ephesians 5:15-16