For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:1
Discipline
yourself to do the things you need to do, when you need to do them, and
the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to
do, when you want to do them.
- Zig Ziglar
I
sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be
ashamed.
- Psalm 34:4, 5
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
- Mary Kay Ash
We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same.
- Carlos Castaneda
There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
- Henry Ford
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
- Deuteronomy 18:15
When you have nothing left but God, you become aware that God is enough.
- Guideposts
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Posts from 1/30-2/1/14
Do
not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he
also reap. 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 6:7, 8
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
- Theodore Roosevelt
If the shoe fits, you're not allowing for growth.
- Robert N. Coons
The great successful men of the world have used their imagination. They think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building – steadily building.
- Robert Collier
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die."
- John 11:25
I was made to work. If you are equally industrious, you will be equally successful.
- Johann Sebastian Bach
What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.
- Oprah Winfrey
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
- William Arthur Ward
Success is generally due to holding on, and failure to letting go.
- Maltbie Davenport Babcock
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
Success is generally due to holding on, and failure to letting go.
- Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Work is much more fun than fun.
- Noel Coward
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
- Thomas Edison
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
- John 15:5, 8
My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds. My harvest will be either flower or weeds.
- Mel Weldon
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
- Galatians 2:20
- Galatians 6:7, 8
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
- Theodore Roosevelt
If the shoe fits, you're not allowing for growth.
- Robert N. Coons
The great successful men of the world have used their imagination. They think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building – steadily building.
- Robert Collier
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die."
- John 11:25
I was made to work. If you are equally industrious, you will be equally successful.
- Johann Sebastian Bach
What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.
- Oprah Winfrey
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
- William Arthur Ward
Success is generally due to holding on, and failure to letting go.
- Maltbie Davenport Babcock
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
Success is generally due to holding on, and failure to letting go.
- Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Work is much more fun than fun.
- Noel Coward
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
- Thomas Edison
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
- John 15:5, 8
My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds. My harvest will be either flower or weeds.
- Mel Weldon
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
- Galatians 2:20
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Posts from 1/28-29/14
You can't change the past, and you can ruin a perfectly good present, by worrying about the future.
- The Daily Guru
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
- Mother Teresa
Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary.
- C.S. Lewis
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- Matthew 7:12
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
- John 8:12
The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts you perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.
- Dr. Robert Holden
I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.
- Goldie Hawn
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
- James 1:2, 3
The most important question to ask on the job is not "what am I getting?" The most important question to ask is "what am I becoming?"
- Jim Rohn
The customer is never wrong.
- Cesar Ritz
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill
I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
- John 10:14-15
Whatever you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.
- Bernard Baruch
- The Daily Guru
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
- Mother Teresa
Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary.
- C.S. Lewis
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- Matthew 7:12
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
- John 8:12
The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts you perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.
- Dr. Robert Holden
I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.
- Goldie Hawn
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
- James 1:2, 3
The most important question to ask on the job is not "what am I getting?" The most important question to ask is "what am I becoming?"
- Jim Rohn
The customer is never wrong.
- Cesar Ritz
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill
I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
- John 10:14-15
Whatever you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.
- Bernard Baruch
Thursday, January 9, 2014
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
- 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
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Posts from 1/1-4/14
So since I have been slacking on these, I am gonna start off fresh for the new year...
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Jeremiah 29:11
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 1:14
We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.
- Charles C. West
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
- Robert Collier
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
- Euripides
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
- Psalm 95:1-2
As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!
- Psalm 80:19
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Jeremiah 29:11
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 1:14
We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.
- Charles C. West
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
- Robert Collier
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
- Euripides
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
- Psalm 95:1-2
As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!
- Psalm 80:19
Thursday, December 5, 2013
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
- 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
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Posts from 11/25-12/2/13
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.
- Ephesians 6:10, 11
If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.
- A.P. Gouthey
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
- Philippians 4:4
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
- Ephesians 1:18
The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more you will have to express gratitude for.
- Zig Ziglar
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
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
- Philippians 4:8
Action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.
- Ayn Rand
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.
- G.B. Stern
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.
- Sarah Ban Breathnack
Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.
- Johann W. von Goethe
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
- Romans 13:1
Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
- Igor Stravinsky
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
- Psalm 100:4
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.
- Eileen Caddy
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
- Psalm 94:19
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
- John 3:16-18
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
- Wayne Dyer
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
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
- Ephesians 6:10, 11
If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.
- A.P. Gouthey
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
- Philippians 4:4
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
- Ephesians 1:18
The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more you will have to express gratitude for.
- Zig Ziglar
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
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
- Philippians 4:8
Action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.
- Ayn Rand
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.
- G.B. Stern
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.
- Sarah Ban Breathnack
Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.
- Johann W. von Goethe
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
- Romans 13:1
Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
- Igor Stravinsky
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
- Psalm 100:4
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.
- Eileen Caddy
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
- Psalm 94:19
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
- John 3:16-18
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
- Wayne Dyer
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
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
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