Posts from 7/27-29/13

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
- Les Brown

 What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
- Saint Augustine

 Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
- Buddha

 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
- Romans 10:13

 Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill.
- Zig Ziglar

 Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
- Joshua J. Marine

 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
- Romans 12:3

 It was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.
- C.S. Lewis

 And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
- Luke 5:30-32

 I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
- Psalm 142:5

 Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
- Steve Job

 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
- Jeremiah 17:9-10

 I never waste time looking back.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
- Walt Disney

Posts from 7/25-26/13

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time of which you have any control: now.
- Denis Waitley

 Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it.
- Ovid

 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
- 1 Peter 3:3, 4

 The shortest answer is doing.
- Lord Herbert

 The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
- George Bernard Shaw

 A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
- Christopher Reeve

 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
- 2 Peter 3:9

 Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
- Walter Anderson

 Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.
- Dalai Lama

 People create their own success by learning what they need to learn and then by practicing it until they become proficient at it.
- Brian Tracy

 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
- Psalm 140:4

If you open your heart, love opens your mind.
- Charles John Quarto

 Life is just a chance to grow a soul.
- Powel Davies

 The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
- Psalm 138:8

Posts from 7/24/13

Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.
- Og Mandino

 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13

 Nature gave men two ends...one to sit on and one to think with. Ever since then man's success or failure has been dependent on the one he used most.
- George R. Kilpatrick 

 Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
- Theodore Roosevelt

 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.
- Matthew 16:25

 Paint a masterpiece daily. Always autograph your work with excellence.
- Greg Hickman

Posts from 7/23/13

The true measure of a man is not the number of servants he has, but the number of men he serves.
- Arnold Glasgow

 Three Simple Rules In Life
1. If you do not GO after what you want, you’ll never have it.
2. If you do not ASK, the answer will always be NO.
3. If you do not step forward,
you will always be in the same place. 

 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.
- James 1:22, 23

 Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?”
- Brian Tracy

Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 23:24

 Perseverance is a great element of success.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

He that can have patience can have what he will.
- Benjamin Franklin

Posts from 7/21-22/13

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.
- Psalm 136:1-3

 First, say to yourself what you would be, then do what you have to do.
- Epictetus

 Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.
- Samuel Johnson

 If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles.
- C.S. Lewis

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
- Isaiah 40:31

 Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
- Jim Rohn

 Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.
- John Stossel

 The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
- Mark Twain

 Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
- Exodus 20:12

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
- Sam Ewig

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
- Earl Nightingale

 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3

A person's way of doing things is the direct result of the way he thinks about things.
- Wallace D. Wattles

 Haste in every business brings failure.
- Herodotus

Posts from 7/20/13

The common denominator of success is in forming the habit of doing the things that failures don't like to do.
- Albert Gray

 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
- Mark 10:15

 Every business is built on friendship.
- J C Penney

 If you’re coasting, you’re either losing momentum or else you’re headed downhill.
- Joan Welsh

The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
- Psalm 121:7-8

 Inspiration exists, but it must find you working.
- Pablo Picasso

Posts from 7/18-19/13

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
- George Eliot

 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalm 73:25, 26

 A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.
- Henry Ford

 Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
- Washington Irving

 Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
- Albert Einstein

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
- Herodotus

 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Ephesians 5:25-26

 We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.
- Carlos Castaneda

 Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
- Mahatma Gandhi

 The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?
- Mark 8:36, 37

 Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.
- Mortimer B Zuckerman

 Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.
- Maxwell Maltz

 I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
- Maya Angelou

 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalm 91:1

Posts from 7/17/13

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
- John 17:15

 Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
- Alexander Hamilton

 A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
- William James

 If you can dream it, you can do it. Your limits are all within yourself.
- Brian Tracy

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
- Ephesians 6:4

 What have you done for YOURSELF this year to create a better life?
- Jack Canfield

Posts from 7/5-16/13

Sorry, I haven't done this in a while, I was on vacation.  So I will be starting from the past few days.

He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail.
- 1 Samuel 2:9

 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.
- Song of Solomon 8:6

 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:1

 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
- 1 Peter 2:13-15

 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
- Psalm 34:18

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- James 4:7

 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
- Psalm 128:1

 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
- Peter 5:8, 9

 Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
- Proverbs 16:20

 Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
- Matthew 7:13, 14

Posts from 6/27-30/13

One chance is all you need.
- Jesse Owens

 A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
- John Burroughs

 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 6:23

 Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.
- John D. Rockefeller

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
- Psalm 90:2,4

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.
- Jerry Rice

 The world would have you agree with its dismal dream of limitation. But the light would have you soar like the eagle of your sacred visions.
- Alan Cohen

 You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
- Napoleon Hill

 The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
- Habakkuk 3:19

 We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
- Maya Angelou

 Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 73:23-26

Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.
- Aldous Huxley

 Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.
- Markus Zusak

 
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
- Matthew 7:13-14

 You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
- Ken Kesey

 If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you.
- Sheng Yen

 If I have a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the explanation is - I was made for another world
- C.S. Lewis

 You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.
- Gordie Howe

 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
- Matthew 6:26

 Reflect upon your present blessings.
- Charles Dickens

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
- Colossians 3:13

 It is necessary for us to learn from others' mistakes. You will not live long enough to make them all yourself.
- Hyman G. Rickove

 Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.
- Albert Einstein

 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
- Psalm 46:10

 You must have long-range goals to keep from being frustrated by short-term failures.
- Bob Bales

 You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.
- Harry Firestone

 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
- Proverbs 3:25, 26

 Don't let someone dim your light, simply because it's shining in their eyes.
- Unknown

 All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
- Dale Carnegie

 We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.
- Woodrow Wilson

 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
- Psalm 19:1-2

 You have the power to change.
- Les Brown

 To all you who believe in reincarnation, the phrase, “you only live once” is meaningless. So I say to you, go about your life as if you are going to live forever.
- The Daily Guru