Helpful Quips
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True acceptance is always without
demands and expectations. Inner peace is my single goal and true forgiveness is my single function. Love is what is left in a relationship after selfishness is removed. Open your heart, and He might just open your eyes. Joy is not liking your circumstances, or being happy with your circumstances. Joy is knowing that your circumstances are taken care of. Impatience pushes the work of the flesh. God is not as interested in changing my circumstances as He is in changing me. As long as you have the temptation to backslide, you won't enter the Promised Land. There is no gray area in the issue of morality. Keep your words sweet; you may have to eat them. Problems can make us better if we don't let them make us bitter. Christianity is a lifestyle of choices based on my relationship with Jesus Christ. Get to the point where you're tired of being unhappy because of what someone else is doing! When people don't want to face themselves, they end up judging others. What you start, you must maintain. The victory comes from doing, not hearing! The choices we make determine the people we become. Live so that others want the peace you show. Love is a CHOICE - an active power that we control by our will. Right thinking produces right behavior - feelings will follow. Real love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person. Blessings come in the package of trials. Don't believe things as they appear to be. The invisible realm of heaven controls the visible realm of this world. If you don't enjoy praise, then you won't enjoy heaven. |
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The Holy Spirit turns our "ought tos"
into "want tos" through the changing of our hearts. Be proactive, not reactive! · What am I doing on earth for heaven's sake? The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart. Our light shines to illuminate and glorify Jesus - not ourselves. You'll never stand any taller than when you are on your knees. True worship is an active, all consuming, never-ending pursuit. Meaning in life is found by investing in meeting the needs of others. Giving will break the back of pride. What God calls us to do, He will provide for. Where there is no vision, the people will perish. Where there is no people, the vision will perish. When we see God as who He is, we will praise Him as we ought to. The way I treat others doesn't have anything to do with how they treat me, but how God treats me. I would rather be in the water with Jesus during the storm, than in the boat without Him. It is better to risk failure in attempting something great for God than to succeed at attempting nothing for God. If God is in it, you can do it! One person on God's team has already won the victory. Strive for heaven and you get the earth thrown in. Strive for earth and you get neither. (C.S. Lewis) A negative person always sees what is wrong and never offers a way to make it right. What you are doing speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) You can't receive if you don't BELIEVE. My love for God is as great as for the person I love least. IF GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US??? NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD!!!! |
