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4/25/2010
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
- Psalm 73:25-26 (New Living Translation)
1/1/2010
Joy is the unshakeable assurance that God is in control of all the details in my life. It is the quiet confidence that ultimately everything will be alright; and the determined purpose to praise God in all things.
- Kay Warren, breast cancer patient
7/16/2009
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
- Rick Warren, author of Purpose Driven Life, which has sold 30 million copies. His wife Kay has breast cancer.
3/7/2009
ONE DAY AT A TIME
One day at a time, with its failures and fears,
With its hurts and mistakes, with its weakness and tears,
With its portion of pain and its burden of care;
One day at a time we must meet and must bear.
One day at a time to be patient and strong,
To be calm under trial and sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass and its sorrow shall cease;
It shall darken and die, and the night shall bring peace.
One day at a time - but the day is so long,
And the heart is not brave, and the soul is not strong,
O Thou pitiful Christ, be Thou near all the way;
Give courage and patience and strength for the day.
Swift cometh His answer, so clear and so sweet;
"Yea, I will be with thee, thy troubles to meet;
I will not forget thee, nor fail thee, nor grieve;
I will not forsake thee; I never will leave."
Not yesterday's load we are called on to bear,
Nor the morrow's uncertain and shadowy care;
Why should we look forward or back with dismay?
Our needs, as our mercies, are but for the day.
One day at a time, and the day is His day;
He hath numbered its hours, though they haste or delay.
His grace is sufficient; we walk not alone;
As the day, so the strength that He giveth His own.
- Annie Johnson Flint
“...and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”
- Deuteronomy 33:25
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
11/1/2008
I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from [God’s] love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- The Apostle Paul (Romans 8:38-39)
8/24/2008
YOU SAY, GOD SAYS
You say: "It's impossible"
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: "I'm too tired”
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: "Nobody really loves me"
God says: I love you (John 3:16)
You say: "I can't go on"
God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 91:15)
You say: "I can't figure things out"
God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6)
You say: "I can't do it"
God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
You say: "I'm not able"
God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: "It's not worth it"
God says: It will be worth it (Roman 8:28 )
You say: "I can't forgive myself"
God says: I forgive you (I John 1:9, Romans 8:1)
You say: "I can't manage"
God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)
You say: "I'm afraid"
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)
You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"
God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)
You say: "I'm not smart enough"
God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: "I feel all alone"
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)
Believe God is there just for you...
You never know who may be in need.
- Author Unknown
8/4/2008
Deep in the dark night of the suffering soul comes a moment when nothing intellectual or psychological matters. It is a time of the touch, the tender touch, a hand held, a cheek kissed, a holy embrace that conveys more to the human spirit than anything from tongue or pen. Human compassion transmits what nothing else can do.
- William R. Bright
6/20/2008
Remember!
The will of God will never take you…
Where the grace of God cannot keep you,
the arms of God cannot support you,
the riches of God cannot supply you,
the power of God cannot endow you.
Where the spirit of God cannot work through you,
the wisdom of God cannot teach you,
the army of God cannot protect you,
the hands of God cannot mold you.
Where the love of God cannot enfold you,
the mercy of God cannot sustain you,
the peace of God cannot calm your fears,
the authority of God cannot overrule for you.
Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears,
the word of God cannot feed you,
the miracles of God cannot be done for you,
the omnipresence of God cannot find you.
Remember!
- Author Unknown
6/13/2008
God’s wisdom equips us to handle life as it really is.
- Charles Swindole, in Wisdom for the Way
6/5/2008
Faith Is
… Confidence in God’s faithfulness to me in an uncertain world, on an uncharted course, through an unknown future.
… Claiming God’s strength to accept and endure weariness, pain, decline – patiently.
… The assurance that God is perfecting His design for me when my life’s course, once a swift flowing current, seems a stagnant pool.
- Unknown
4/19/2008
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- Proverbs 17:22
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