Thursday, May 31, 2018

Substantial Christians

Oh for substantial Christians that don’t need coddling and nursing and running after all the time; being pandered to to get them to go on or stand up. Men and women like cedars of Lebanon; like the hewn stones – weighty, accountable, and responsible to carry weight – and all that is meant by strength. 

~ T. Austin-Sparks

Too Much Thought...


When we yield to discouragement, it is usually because we give too much thought to the past or to the future. ~ Therese of Lisirux

Safe in Harbor

A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. ~ William Shedd

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Alive or Dead?


What we consider "alive," Jesus often calls "dead." Only that which comes from the Spirit Himself is truly alive. ~ Chris Tiegreen

What Is the Soul?

So what is the soul? It is the deepest aspect of ourselves...that cries out for heaven, that is made to be a dwelling place for God. Nothing and no one else can answer that thirst. It is the size of eternity. ~ Sheila Walsh

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Difficult to Love

If we find someone is difficult to love, we can invite the Holy Spirit to pour His love into our heart. When His Spirit fills our hearts, His Spirit becomes ours. Then we, too, are "gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love" (Psalm 145:8) ~ Aletha Hinthorne

Monday, May 28, 2018

Last Day...


It ought to be the business of every day to prepare for our last day. ~ Matthew Henry

Be a Blessing


Today will never come again

Be a friend
Be compassionate
Let your words heal not wound
Take time to care
Encourage someone
Be a Blessing

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Patience...


Patience enables us to respond to frustrating circumstances with grace and self-control. It is not merely a personality trait, but is a by-product of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. ~ Aletha Hinthorn

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Humility Is...

Humility is acknowledging I don't have all the facts or all the answers and that other people are probably just doing what I would likely do in the same circumstances. (Circumstances include their own unique baggage, wounds, beliefs, etc)

Friday, May 25, 2018

His Destiny for You...


All the disappointment in the world will never change the promises of God, the reality of Jesus, or His destiny for our lives. God can use your disappointments to set a new trajectory for you, one that gets you closer to your destiny. ~ Christine Caine

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Sent by HIM


The teacher sent by God is the one who clears the way to Jesus and keeps it clear. ~ Oswald Chambers

Every Moment Matters

Because our time on earth is fleeting, every moment matters. ~ Tiffany Smiling


Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Nothing Irredeemable...


Nothing irredeemable has happened to us or can happen to us on our way to us on our way to destiny in god's full world.
~ Philip Yancy

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

No Neutral Ground


There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second is claimed by God and counterclaimed by satan. ~ C.S. Lewis

Monday, May 21, 2018

The Church's Mission


The church's mission in the world is absolutely dependent upon it being different from the world.
~ Jim Wallis


Sunday, May 20, 2018

Ever-Increasing Prayer


Where there is much prayer, there will be much of the Spirit; where there is much of the Spirit, there will be ever-increasing prayer. ~ Andrew Murray

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Source of Joy...


Every child, every person needs to know that they are a source of joy; every child, every person, needs to be celebrated. ~ Jean Vanier

Friday, May 18, 2018

Give or Drain Life...



In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange. ~ Brennan Manning

Thursday, May 17, 2018

What They Suffer


We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. 
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Someone Is Searching


There is someone who is searching for what you have already found through faith in Jesus Christ. ~ J.K. Warrick

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

What Do You Really Believe?


A man really believes not what he recites in his creed, but only the things he is willing to die for. ~ Richard Wurmbrand

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who destroy both the soul and body in hell. ~ Matthew 10:28 (NIV)

Guard Your Moments

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Monday, May 14, 2018

Nothing...


"There is nothing in the world so damaged that it cannot be repaired by the hand of Almighty God....without this certainty, we should all of us be mad." ~ Hercule Poirot (Appointment with Death) 

Place God Wants You...


In order to end up at the place God wants you to ultimately be, sometimes you may have to pass through a place you don't want to be.
~ Christine Caine

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Never Cease...


Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the prodigal son who had fallen most low, could still be saved; the bitterest enemy and also he who was your friend could again be your friend; love that has grown cold can kindle again." 
~ Soren Kierkegaard

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Wake Up...


We've reached a time in history that the Church must wake up, stand up, and speak up or fold up! ~ Leonard Ravenhill

Friday, May 11, 2018

Eternity...


Our imagination so powerfully magnifies time, by continual reflections upon it, and so diminishes eternity . . . for want of reflection, that we make a nothing of eternity and an eternity of nothing. . . This is a dangerous game. ~ Blaise Pacal

Thursday, May 10, 2018

The Action...


Prayer is where the action is. ~  John Wesley

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

What They Suffer...


We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Apparent Catastrophe


God's hand is not shortened that He cannot take the greatest apparent catastrophe and transform it for His glory.  ~ Unknown


Good Character


A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ~ Charles H. Spurgeon

Monday, May 7, 2018

More Jesus


The Father's answer to our every question is to give us more of Jesus. ~ Watchman Nee

Sunday, May 6, 2018

It Will Be Worth It All...When We see Jesus...



I hope I can be there when you embrace the risen Christ for the first time. When the tough road you have traveled finally comes tot he intersection where you see Christ face to face and you feel the warmth of His embrace. The scars of this life, which you honorably wear, will begin to fade into the unmistakable, overwhelming, love He has for you! You are loved and don't forget it! In the meantime, live loved and love recklessly. ~ John Comstock

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Mothers...



Some mothers seem to have the capacity and energy to make their children's clothes, bake, give piano lessons, go to Relief Society, teach Sunday School, attend parent-teacher association meetings, and so on. Other mothers look upon such women as models and feel inadequate, depressed, and think they are failures when they make comparisons... Sisters, do not allow yourselves to be made to feel inadequate or frustrated because you cannot do everything others seem to be accomplishing. Rather, each should assess her own situation, her own energy, and her own talents, and then choose the best way to mold her family into a team, a unit that works together and supports each other. Only you and your Father in Heaven know your needs, strengths, and desires. Around this knowledge your personal course must be charted and your choices made. ~ Marvin J. Ashton

Saturday, May 5, 2018

The Key...


The key to the Christian life: vital personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ made possible by the Holy Spirit. ~ Frank Moore

Friday, May 4, 2018

Overvalue - Undervalue


Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. 
~ Malcolm S. Forbes

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Change Your Heart


God doesn't want to change your tongue. He wants to change your heart. When He does, your words become His. ~ Chris Tiegreen

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

In the Bible...


The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. All the miseries and evil men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible. ~ Noah Webster

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

HIS Plan

If God chooses to have my children become CEOs or to become missionaries, then He will see it through. My job is to seek Him. Obey Him. His plans will unfold for my children, and those plans may be very different from my dreams for them. Ultimately I have to let my children be the person that God called them to be. Not who I want them to be. Not to be like the person down the street. But to be the person that God calls them to be. 

~ Karen DeBeus