Posts from 9/25-28/15

Do not throw in the towel; use it for wiping the sweat off your face.
- Unknown

 The more we criticize and judge, the less time we have to love and take care of.
- Author Unknown

 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
- Romans 11:33

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
- William Feather

 Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
- Ayn Rand

 Never spend your money before you have it.
- Thomas Jefferson

 One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
- Psalm 27:4

 We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.
- C. S. Lewis

 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
- Psalm 139:23-24

 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

 One sound idea is all that you need to achieve success.
- Napoleon Hill

 The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them.
- Denis Waitley

 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
- Hebrews 6:10

 Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.
- Les Brown

 The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
- Dale Carnegie

 If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.
- E. Joseph Cossman

 The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Posts from 6/22-30/15

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 10:2

 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
- Galatians 5:22-23

 Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
- William A. Ward

 Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
- Denis Waitley

 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
- 1 Peter 2:2-3

 Attitude is a reflection of character and character is a reflection of habit.
- Tom Ziglar

 Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to.
- Henry Van Dyke

 Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill

 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
- Psalm 105:4

 You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandhi

 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
- Hebrews 11:3

 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
- Matthew 16:26

 And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
- John 17:3

 Ask not how far must I walk, instead say I will walk as far is as needed.
- Author Unknown

 Success is not so much what we have, as it is what we are.
- Jim Rohn

 But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7-8

 Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
- C.S. Lewis

 Every success is built on the ability to do better than good enough.
- Zig Ziglar

 You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.
- Jim Stovall

 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
- Proverbs 19:1

 You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
- Warren Buffett

 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
- Matthew 22:37-39

Posts from 5/20-26/15

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
- Baba Ram Dass

 Try to forget yourself in the service of others. For when we think too much of ourselves and our own interests, we easily become despondent. But when we work for others, our efforts return to bless us.
- Sidney Powell

 But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- Psalm 59:16

 We have to be continually reminded of what we believe.
- C.S. Lewis

 It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
- Lou Holtz

 The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
- Psalm 34:10

 So many people can be responsible for your Success, but only you are responsible for your failure.
- Author Unknown

 Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
- Sun Tzu

 Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.
- Ralph Vaull Starr

 I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalm 18:1-2

 Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
- Thomas Jefferson

 Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?
- Author Unknown

 Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
- Rene Descartes

 Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential.
- Anthony Robbins

 Real success comes in small portions day by day. You need to take pleasure in life's daily little treasures. It is the most important thing in measuring success.
- Denis Waitley

 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
- Psalm 33:4-5

 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation."
- Mark 16:15

 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- 1 Peter 5:6-7

 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- John 15:13

 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Matthew 19:26

4/20-21/15

If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint”, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
- Vincent Van Gogh

 There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
- Denis Waitley

Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
- Isaiah 1:16-17

The man who moved a mountain was the one who began carrying away small stones.
- Chinese Proverb

 We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings.
- Abraham Maslow

 The miracle is this–the more we share, the more we have.
- Leonard Nimoy

 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
- Romans 12:9-10

 No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice.
- C. S. Lewis

 At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.
- Steve Maraboli

 The only difference between a success and a failure is that the successful person is willing to do what the failure is not willing to do.
- J.R. Ridinger

 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
- 1 Peter 1:13

 Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.
- Henri Matisse

 They err who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart.
- Mrs. Paul M. Ell

 Leaders recognize that great innovation comes from observing the same ideas as everyone else and seeing something different.
- Reed Markham

 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
- Psalm 103:6

 Do not watch the clock. Do what it does. Keep going.
- Sam Levenson

Posts from 2/1-4/15

This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- John 15:12-13

 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
- Jeremiah 17:7

 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
- 1 Peter 2:15-16

 Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.
- Elbert Hubbard

 You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

 Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.
- Edmund Lee

 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- James 1:17

 There are two primary choices in life: To accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
- Denis Waitley

 Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill

 The only way to have a friend is to be one.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
- 1 Peter 3:18

 When faced with senseless drama, spiteful criticisms, and misguided opinions, walking away is the best way to stand up for yourself. To respond with anger is an endorsement of their attitude.
- Dodinsky

 Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
- Stephen Covey

 Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.
- Unknown

 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
- John 10:10

 A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
- Fr Jerome Cummings

Posts from 1/1-10/15

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17

 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
- John 14:1-3

 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
- John 16:33

 Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
- Leo Tolstoy

 The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.
- Denis Waitley

 Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
- George Bernard Shaw

 A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!
- Proverbs 15:23

 Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
- Henry Ford

 Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.
- Les Brown

 The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and let it come in.
- Morrie Schwartz

 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- Proverbs 9:10

 Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
- Danny Thomas

 Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
- Saul Bellow

 Inside of you is a smart, powerful, dynamic, capable, self-confident, alive, alert, fabulous woman. Let her come out and play. The world is waiting for you.
- Louise Hay

 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- Joshua 1:9

 One man with courage is a majority.
- Andrew Jackson

 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Hebrews 13:5

 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
- Psalm 3:3

 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17

 When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.
- Author Unknown

 Consistent achievement happens only if you love what you are doing
- Bart Conner

 As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world… as in being able to remake ourselves.
- Mahatma Gandhi

 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
- John 15:5

 There isn't anything noble about being superior to another person. True nobility is in being superior to the person you once were.
- Ziad K. Abdelnour

For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
- Hebrews 3:4

Posts from 7/24-27/14

Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should, they never get around to do what they want to do.
- Kathleen Winsor

 Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try.
- William Arthur Ward

 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
- Psalm 103:13

 Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements
- Napoleon Hill

 Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
- Marcus Aurelius

 The best way to get over the past is to get on with the future.
- Author Unknown

 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
- 1 John 5:12

 God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.
- C.S. Lewis

 I'm so optimistic I'd go after Moby Dick in a row boat and take the tartar sauce with me.
- Zig Ziglar 

 You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams.
- Denis Waitley

 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
- Psalm 68:4-5

 You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today’s the day. Say it; This is going to be my day.
- Brendon Burchard

 We accept the love we think we deserve.
- Stephen Chbosky

 In seeking happiness for others, you find it for yourself.
- Anonymous

 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- Psalm 91:1-2

 You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.
- Thomas J Watson

 If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.
- Author Unknown

 You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
- Beverly Sills

 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

 Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
- Andrew Carnegie

 Changing the world begins with the very personal process of changing yourself, the only place you can begin is where you are, and the only time you can begin is always now.
- Gary Zukav

 If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.
- Maya Angelou

 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.
- Psalm 1:1

 Clutter is not just the stuff on the floor. It's anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living.
- Author Unknown

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

 Dreams are extremely important. You can't do it unless you imagine it.
- George Lucas

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

 You will find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
- Lydia M. Child

 Every thought we think is creating our future.
- Louise Hay

 I don't dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living.
- Steven Spielberg

 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
- Matthew 16:25

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

Posts from 7/29-31/14

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.
- Max Eastman

 It's not the work that's hard, it's the discipline.
- Anonymous

 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well
- Psalm 139:13-14

 The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
- Dale Carnegie

 The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them.
- Denis Waitley

 Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.
- Doug Firebaugh

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
- Psalm 91:1-2

 The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

 Go after your dream, no matter how unattainable others think it is.
- Linda Mastandrea

 The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am.
- Denis Waitley

 The more you obey your conscience, the more your conscience will demand of you.
- C.S. Lewis

 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
- Ecclesiastes 11:5

 All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
- Abraham Lincoln 

 The meaning of life is to give life a meaning.
- Author Unknown

 Your greatest resource is your time.
- Brian Tracy

 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
- Psalm 51:1-2

 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
- Deuteronomy 6:5

 When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.
- Bernard Meltzer

 I believe that everything happens for a reason... and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
- Marilyn Monroe

 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Zephaniah 3:17

 Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
- Buddha

Posts from 5/17-19/14

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
- 1 Peter 3:8

 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32

 Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
- Frank Outlaw

 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Hebrews 4:12

 Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses it purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
- Leonardo da Vinci

 If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you.
- Jim Rohn

 Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
- Denis Waitley

 Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.
- Isaiah 25:4

 When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough, you'll find a way to get it.
- Jim Rohn

 The Soul always knows what to do to heal itself.
The challenge is to silence the mind.
- Caroline Myss

4/3-8/14

On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
- Psalm 62:7

 Don't look for your dreams to come true; look to become true to your dreams.
- Michael Beckwith

 Everyone has naturally the power of excelling in some one thing.
- Proverb

 The way we choose to see the world creates the world we see.
- Barry Neil Kaufman

 However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—
- 1 Corinthians 2:9

 You don't become enormously successful without encountering and overcoming a number of extremely challenging problems.
- Mark Victor Hansen

 Real success comes in small portions day by day. You need to take pleasure in life's daily little treasures. It is the most important thing in measuring success.
- Denis Waitley

 We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity.
- Walter E. Cole

 But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- Psalm 59:16

 Take responsibility for yourself.., because no one's going to take responsibility for you.
- Tyra Banks

 The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.
- Thomas Edison

 Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
- Tacitus

 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- Romans 8:28

 The brick walls aren't there to keep us out, the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
- Randy Pausch

 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
- Proverbs 18:10

 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
- Galatians 6:8

 If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
- Thomas Edison

 Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny.
- Kathryn Carpenter

 I find that when we really love and accept and approve of ourselves exactly as we are, then everything in life works.
- Louise Hay

 Improvement begins with I.
- Arnold H. Glasgow

 For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
- Psalm 33:4-5

 Many a one has succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat, he would never have known any great victory.
- Orison Swett Marden

 Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
- Malcolm Cowley

 Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.
- Frank Tyger

 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
- Isaiah 53:5, 6

 Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
- Rumi

Posts from 2/13-14/14

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
- Ephesians 6:10-18

 As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
- Denis Waitley

 Perhaps the reward of the person who tries, is not the goal but the exercise.
- Edmund Vance Cooke

If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.
- Beryl Markham

 Success is something you attract by the person you become.
- Jim Rohn

 I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
- Bill Cosby

 Success is not permanent and failure is not fatal.
- Mike Ditka

 Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
- Samuel Butler

 Everyone you meet has something to teach you.
- Author Unknown

 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Matthew 5:43-45

 The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- George Eliot

 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
- John 16:33

Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.
- J P Getty

Posts from 8/7-8/13

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
- Stephen R. Covey

 Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
- Benjamin Franklin

 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
- Romans 8:31, 32

 I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.
- Author Unknown

 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 4:4

 Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each additional unit of effort.
- Charles Givens

 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- Philippians 2:9-11

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

 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
- John 15:10

Good things come to those who wait… greater things come to those who get off their butt and do anything to make it happen.
- Author Unknown

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord ! Praise the Lord !
- Psalm 150:6

 You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
- Maya Angelou

 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
- James 1:21

 Don't be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.
- Author Unknown

 Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
- Peter F. Drucker

 Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
- Denis Waitley

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 4/25-28/13

The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.
- C.S. Lewis

 How to succeed? Try hard enough.
- Malcolm Forbes

 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it"—when you have it with you.
- Proverbs 3:27, 28

 There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
- Edith Wharton

 Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
- Samuel Johnson

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

 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
- Romans 10:9-10

 Mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves people.
- C. S. Lewis

 I have always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew and then chew it.
- William DeMille

 Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision.
- Muhammad Ali

 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58

 Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.
- Victoria Holt

 Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
- Thomas Edison

Jesus Christ was either a liar, a lunatic, or He was who He said He was.
- C.S.Lewis

 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
- 1 Corinthians 15:20-22

 In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.
- Friedrich Schlegel

 With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
- Psalms 60:12

Posts from 4/18-21/13

Within my body are all the sacred places of the world, and the most profound pilgrimage I can ever make is within my own body.
- Saraha

 Do not be afraid to give up the good for the great.
- Kenny Rogers

 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
- Psalms 139:23, 24

 There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.
- C.S. Lewis

 Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.
- Mario Fernandez

 Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.
- Denis Waitley

 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.
- Luke 9:23-24

 Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
- James Allen

 Our power is in our ability to decide.
- Buckminster Fuller

 What you do today can change the course of your life far into the future. Today is critical. Today really counts.
- Ralph S. Marston, Jr.

 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7

 Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.
- Denis Waitley

 The world does not need more Christian literature. What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.
- C.S. Lewis

 Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.
- Horace

 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
- Romans 3:23-24

 When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
- Willie Nelson

 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25-26

 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 19:3

Posts from 2/28-3/3/13

Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
- Exodus 15:6

 Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. You next day will go much more smoothly.
- Tom Hopkins

 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Romans 13:9-10

 If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
- Peace Pilgrim

 Obstacles cannot crush me, every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
- Leonardo Da Vinci

 The only way around is through.
- Robert Frost

 Regardless of what you are or what you have been, you can still become what you may want to be.
- W. Clement Stone

 Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.
- Isaiah 41:10, 11

 Never turn down a job because you think it's too small, you don't know where it can lead.
- Julia Morgan

 Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.
- Denis Waitley

 To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.
- John H Patterson

 He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
- Psalms 18:16, 17

 For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
- Isaiah 41:13

 For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be. What is once well done, is well done forever.
- Henry David Thoreau

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Posts from 1/30-2/1/2013

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58

 Real success comes in small portions day by day. You need to take pleasure in life's daily little treasures. It is the most important thing in measuring success.
- Denis Waitley

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
- Seneca

 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
- Mark 9:35

 The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
- Robert H. Schuller

 Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
- Tacitus

 It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.
- Steve Goodier

 One must have strategies to execute dreams.
- Azim Premji

 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
- 1 Corinthians 13:13

 It always seems impossible until it's done.
- Nelson Mandela

 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
- Ephesians 4:2

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

 If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe.
- John Maxwell

 There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.
- Oprah Winfrey

 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
- 2 Samuel 22:4