Posts from 8/3-4/15

A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.
- Ancient Proverb

 Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
- Will Rogers

 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21

 The golden rule for every business man is this: "Put yourself in your customer's place".
- Orison Swett Marden

 My success is due more to my ability to work continuously on one thing without stopping than to any other single quality.
- Thomas Edison

 I can accept failure but I can't accept not trying.
- Michael Jordan

 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
- Psalm 121:1-2

 The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas of enthusiasm.
- Thomas J Watson

 Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best.
- Henry Van Dyke

 The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.
- Blaine Lee

 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.
- Ephesians 1:7

 Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.
- Og Mandino

 Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
- Confucius

 Success doesn’t come to the sleeper.
- German Proverb

 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
- 1 John 3:16

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that everything will work out for the best.
- Author Unknown

Posts from 1/22-28/15

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
- 1 John 4:18

 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- 1 Peter 2:9

 The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.
- Harold Geneen

 You are not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor should you feel the world must live up to yours.
- F Perl

 Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
- Igor Stravinsky

 For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake.
- Philippians 1:29

 In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
- Psalm 138:7

 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
- Psalm 55:22

 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
- Psalm 139:23

 Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can.
- Nicholas Spark

 Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.
- Ella Fitzgerald

 Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
- Marcus Washling

 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- 2 Corinthians 3:6

 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
- Kurt Vonnegut

 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
- Hebrews 11:1

 Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent persperation.
- Thomas Edison

 We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere.
- #CSLewis

 He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
- Ephesians 1:9-10

 
Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.
- Robert Collier

 Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
- Jim Rohn

 Dream the impossible dream.
- Joe Darion

 Desire creates the power.
- Raymond Holliwell

Posts from 10/13-14/14

Many of life's failures are people who didn't realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
- Thomas A. Edison
 
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalm 46:1

 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

 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

 A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one’s life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself.
- Louis L’Amour

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

 If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.
- Author Unknown

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

 What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.
- J. Sidlow Baxter

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 12/3-4/13

Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride. Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
- Psalm 31:23, 24

 In times like these it is good to remember that there have always been times like these.
- Paul Harvey

 Sometimes people are beautiful, not in looks, not in what they say, just in what they are.
- Markus Zusak

 A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
- David Brinkley

 He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
- Ephesians 1:9-10

 Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's levels of aspiration and expectation.
- Jack Nicklaus

 The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
- Psalm 37:23, 24

 Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent persperation.
- Thomas Edison

 The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love.
- Henry Miller

 Sometimes walking away has nothing do with weakness, and everything to do with strength. We walk away not because we want others to realize our worth and value, but because we finally realize our own.
- Robert Tew

 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
- 1 Timothy 2:1-2

 Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.
- Zig Ziglar

Posts from 10/31-11/3/13

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

 As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
- John F. Kennedy

 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
- Psalm 111:10

 There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.
- Logan Pearsall Smith

 The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust

 Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
- Vincent Van Gogh

 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
- Psalm 62:1

 Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
- Oprah Winfrey

 Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you.
- Mary Kay Ash

 It’s always been my philosophy: Turn the page. If something falls through, turn the page. It’s over with, get used to it, get on with it. Very simple. It’s always worked for me.
- Merv Griffin

 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
- Ephesians 6:10

 You've got to be before you can do, and do before you can have.
- Zig Ziglar

 If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results.
- Anthony Robbins
 
If you're only willing to do what is easy, life will be hard. If you're willing to do what is hard, life will be easy.
- Bishop Eddie L. Long

 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
- Jeremiah 29:11

 Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
- Ephesians 6:11

Posts from 10/21-23/13

Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they're on the same side.
- Zig Ziglar

 A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.
- Henry Ford

 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
- John 6:28, 29

 If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
- Erica Jong

 No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.
- J P Getty

 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
- John 3:20-21

 All great achievements require time.
- Maya Angelou

 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- Philippians 1:9-10

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

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
- Psalm 34:17

 Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen when you don’t have a plan.
- Larry Winget

 It is not joy that makes us grateful. It is gratitude that makes us joyful.
- David Rast

 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Matthew 5:11-12

 There are three things that you should spend you time doing: Marketing, marketing, marketing.
- Emma Harrison

We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective.
- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

 If you wait, all that happens is you get older.
- Larry McMurtry

Rules! Hell, there are no rules here...we're trying to accomplish something.
- Thomas Edison

 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
- Romans 8:6

 What helps people, helps business.
- Leo Burnett

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
- Crowfoot

Money never prevented anyone from being happy or unhappy.
- Eddie Barclay

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
- Proverbs 29:25

 Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
- Robert F. Kennedy

Posts from 6/?-17/13

Sorry for the slacking on posts these, I will try to do better at this.  So here is the past few days.

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God
- Micah 6:8

 Happy Fathers Day!!
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Ephesians 6:4

But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children— with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
- Psalm 103:17-18

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

 You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime.
- Neil Gaiman

 I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
- Maya Angelou

 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
- Hosea 14:9

 Most of us are in touch with our intuition whether we know it or not, but we're usually in the habit of doubting or contradicting it so automatically that we don't even know it has spoken.
- Shakti Gawain

 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
- Romans 12:16

 Everything is practice.
- Pele

 People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
- Norman Vincent Peal

 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- Acts 20:24

 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 critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.
- Nolan Bushnell

 Whatever you're thinking about is literally like planning a future event. When you're worrying, you are planning. When you're appreciating, you are planning. What are you planning?
- Abraham

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