Posts from 9/9-14/15

We don't laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because we laugh.
- William James

 Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, live truly and forgive quickly.
- Paulo Coelho

 It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’”
- Romans 14:11

 Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.
- Miguel de Cervantes

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

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

 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

 Whatever you are thinking…THINK BIGGER!
- Tony Hsieh

 My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
- Miles Davis

 To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.
- Robin Sharma

 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
- 1 Peter 1:18-19

 You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
- Zig Ziglar

 In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
- Thomas Carlyle

 By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all people to see it, to draw hope from it and to move irresistibly towards it.
- John F. Kennedy

 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Hebrews 13:8

 The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
- James Allen

 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
- Hebrews 11:6

 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12

 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
- Romans 14:8

 It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
- Elbert Hubbard

 Live life to express not to impress.
- Author Unknown

 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
- Colossians 1:27-28

 You only have control over three things in your life—the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take (your behavior).
- Jack Canfield

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

 It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
- Seneca

 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

 Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle.
- Jon Acuff

Posts from 1/5-8/14

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
- Romans 1:16

 One of the secrets of life is to make stepping-stones out of stumbling blocks.
- Jack Penn

 Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
- Maya Angelou

 Give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.
- Author Unknown

 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
- Romans 1:20

 The most practical, beautiful, workable philosophy in the world won't work...if you won't.
- Zig Ziglar

 Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it's only by this meeting that a new world is born.
- Anais Nin

 Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
- Josh Billings

 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
- Colossians 3:15

 Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

 Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
- Jean Jacques Rousseau

 God gives every bird it's worm, but he doesn't throw it into the nest.
- Proverb

 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
- John 3:3

 He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.
- Miguel De Cervantes

 The purpose of life, after all, is to love it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

 When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
- Colossians 2:6-7

 Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
- Dale Carnegie

 Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure.
- Dell Crossword

 If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.
- Marie Osmond

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

 Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and you will develop the powers necessary to overcome the original difficulty.
- William J. Bennett – (The Book of Virtues)

 If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.
- Padmasambhava

 A goal without a plan is just a wish.
- Author Unknown

 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
- Colossians 3:17

 It's easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.
- Zig Ziglar