Posts from 9/24-25/13

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
- Isaiah 40:28

 Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.
- Plato

 You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person.
- Scott Sorrell

 We learn something from everyone who passes through our lives. Some lessons are painful, some are painless. But, all are priceless.
- Unknown

 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
- 2 Timothy 1:13-14

 In life, as in chess, forethought wins.
- Charles Buxton

 Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
- C.S. Lewis

 Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
- W Clement Stone

How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- Proverbs 16:16

 In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining who we are.
- Max DePree

 I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
- Charles Dickens

Faith is daring to put your dream to the test. It is better to try to do something and fail than to try to do nothing and succeed.
- Robert H. Schuller

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
- Matthew 28:18-20

 Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.
- Charlotte Bronte

Posts from 8/26-28/13

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
- Proverbs 15:16

 If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
- Jim Rohn

 It’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
- Barbara Sher

 Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.
- Author Unknown

 For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
- Psalm 149:4

 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
- 1 Timothy 6:12

 Be not simply good; be good for something.
- Henry David Thoreau

 To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?
- Jim Rohn

 If you are always dwelling in trouble, change your address.
- American Proverb

 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:6-7

 If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.
- John Maxwell

 An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
- Lao Tzu

 The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
- Jim Rohn

 The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
- Proverbs 16:9

 Set small goals for yourself and meet them. You are responsible to take care of yourself.
- Author Unknown

 The greatest of all faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
- Thomas Carlyle

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalm 46:1

 A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.
- Arnold Glasgow

 The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.
- Jim Rohn

Posts from 8/21-25/13

The upside is your future is in your hands. And the downside is your future is in your hands.
- Russ Myers

 Great acts are made up of small deeds.
- Lao Tzu

 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
- Proverbs 11:13

 Praise the bridge that carried you over.
- George Colman

 Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
- African Proverb

 Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.
- Bhagavad Gita

 This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Jeremiah 33:2-3

 I would rather make my name than inherit it.
- William Makepeace Thackeray

 Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
- Dale Carnegie

 The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
- Jim Rohn

 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
- Proverbs 25:27

 You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
- Dale Carnegie

 It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.
- Pir Vilayat Khan

 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
- Psalm 119:130

 Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
- Margaret Cousins

 Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
- Jim Rohn

 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
- Psalm 119:160

 We love because he first loved us.
- 1 John 4:19

Thought is the parent of the deed.
- Thomas Carlyle

 What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.
- Aristotle

 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pike

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.
- Isaiah 33:22

 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

 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
- Proverbs 16:3

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 1/15/2013

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
- Proverbs 16:9

 Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps.
- Eileen Caddy

 To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all - but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.
- Abraham Lincoln

When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
- Psalm 118:5-6

 You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
- Lee Iacocca