Posts from 4/11-14/14

But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
- Luke 6:27, 28

 The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
- Henry Ward Beecher

 Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.
- Margaret Young

 Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 97:10

 Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The determination to see the idea through is what's priceless.
- Robert Dieffenbach

 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.
- Ephesians 1:7

 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15

 Money is hard to earn and easy to lose. Guard yours with care.
- Brian Tracy

 It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost His crucifixion.
- C.S. Lewis

 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Matthew 5:43-45

 The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage
- Peter Senge

Posts from 11/21-24/13

But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- Luke 6:27

 You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
- Michael Phelps

 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
- Romans 14:3

 In life you are either a passenger or a pilot, it's your choice.
- Author Unknown

 The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
- Plutarch

 You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
- C. S. Lewis

 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
- 1 Peter 5:8-9

 We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here now with the power to shape your day and your future.
- Steve Maraboli

 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
- Zephaniah 3:17

Posts from 8/29-9/2/13

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
- Art Williams

 Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.
- Jim Rohn

Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- Luke 6:37

 Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.
- Winston Churchill

 For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.
- Jim Rohn

 When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum.
- Unknown

 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

 There’s no substitute for consistency.
- Author Unknown

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

 Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
- Jim Rohn

 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
- Ephesians 2:10

 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 3:3, 4

 Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.
- Author Unknown

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
- Maimonides

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
- Jim Rohn

If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
- Romans 14:8

 Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.
- Author Unknown

 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

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.
- Proverbs 2:6-8

 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
- John 6:35

 The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become–because He made us.
- C.S. Lewis

 The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew. Seek, therefore not to find out who you are, seek to determine who you want to be.
- Conversations With God

Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90% chance or a 50% chance or a 1% chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.
- Lance Armstrong

 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1

 It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
- Henry David Thoreau

Posts from 8/5-6/13

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
- Luke 6:41, 42

 An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding, and it is not to be found in foreign lands, but in the heart itself.
- Robert Louis Stevenson

 Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 1:6

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

 Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.
- Author Unknown

 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
- Luke 9:24, 25

 Manifestation is an act of trust. It is the soul pouring itself out into its world, like a fisherman casting a net to gather in the fish he seeks; with each cast properly made, we will bring what we need to us, but first we must hurl ourselves into the depths without knowing just what lies beneath us.
- David Spangler

 Before we can be cured, we must want to be cured.
- C.S. Lewis

 There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
- Roger Staubach

 Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
- Jeremiah 32:17

 I am a slow walker...but I never walk backwards.
- Abraham Lincoln

Posts from 7/30-31/13

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. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
- Matthew 22:37-40

 Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
- Napoleon Hill

 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.
- Proverbs 14:34

 Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
- William A. Ward

 There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
- Roger Staubach

 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.
- Psalm 33:12

 If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
- Abigail Van Buren

 Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointment.
- Henry Ward Beecher

 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.
- Luke 6:45

The best revenge is massive success.
- Frank Sinatra

 In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
- Isaiah 12:4

 Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.
- Farrah Gray

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.
- Norman Vincent Peale

Posts from 5/16-19/13

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
- Malcolm Forbes

 You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.

 But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
- Luke 6:27, 28

 Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
- Jim Rohn

 In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.
- Albert Einstein

 Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
- Earl Nightingale

 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Colossians 4:5-6

 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14

 If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you are doing, love what you are doing, and believe in what you are doing.
- Will Rogers

 Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
- Dale Carnegie

 I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela

 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Romans 8:1-2

 Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
- William James

Posts from 5/15/13

Do everything with a mind that lets go. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end.
- Achaan Chah

 Be here now.
- Ram Dass

 Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- Luke 6:37

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

 There is no such thing as a hopeless situation. Every single circumstance of your life can change!
- Rhonda Byrne, Author of The Secret

 In dreams begin responsibilities.
- Delmore Schwartz

 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18