Posts from 9/21-24/15

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
- Robert H. Schuller

 First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
- Mahatma Gandhi

 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
- Proverbs 31:30

 Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation of life.
- Alex Noble

 The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.
- Kenneth Blanchard

 Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.
- Sam Ewing

 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
- Ephesians 4:29

 Choose your thoughts how you choose your clothes. Make sure they are the best fit for the time, place and location.
- Author Unknown

 Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.
- T.S. Eliot

 Good things happen when you pay attention.
- John F Smith

 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
- Psalm 139:13-14

 I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.
- Audrey Hepburn

 Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
- Mother Teresa

 A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
- Charles Schwab

 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.
- Zephaniah 3:17

 We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
- Psalm 28:7

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name’s sake!
- Psalm 79:9

Posts from 9/15-20/15

But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
- Bob Goff

 Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
- Thomas Edison

 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
- Hebrews 7:25

 It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.
- Alvin Toffler

 The longer you wait for the future the shorter it will be.
- Author Unknown

 Never, never, never, never give up.
- Winston Churchill

 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Romans 12:21

 To become new means losing what we now call ‘ourselves’. Out of our selves, into Christ, we must go.
- C.S. Lewis

 Make time to accept responsibility. Your life is exactly that – It’s your life. It is created by you. You are constantly making choices, constantly creating new experiences. And although we an be affected by circumstances which can seem to be completely out of our control. Essentially, we decide the direction in which we walk.
- Nicholas Watkins

 The thing always happens that you really believe in and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
- Frank Lloyd Wright

 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
- Luke 19:10

 No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
- William Blake

 No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.
- Victor Hugo

 Hope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams become reality.
- L.J. Cardina Suenens

 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

 No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
- Harry Emerson Fosdick

 No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
- Andrew Carnegie

 Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
- Danny Thomas

 If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
- Matthew 18:15

 Ninety percent of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.
- Paul J. Meyer

 We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.
- Tobias Wolff

 No pressure, no diamonds.
- Mary Case

 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

 All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 It's no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
- Winston Churchill

 You must listen to your heart and follow it or it will find a million ways to remind you that there is something missing.
- Author Unknown

 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32

 The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
- Nelson Mandela

 You're awake, you're awesome. Live like it.
- Kid President

 The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
- Thomas Paine

 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
- 1 Chronicles 16:11

 Beauty is measured by the ability to be yourself, not what the world expects you to be.
- Author Unknown

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

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 9/8/15

My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.
- Martin Luther

 Success of life depends upon keeping one's mind open to opportunity and seizing it when it comes.
- Alice MacDougall

 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
- Romans 1:20

 He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
- Napoleon

 The road to success for 99% of people isn't a jump, it's a steady incline from one successful project to the next.
- Lee Morris

 Life isn't worth living until you have found something worth dying for.
- Martin Luther King Jr.

 How to succeed? Try hard enough.
- Malcolm Forbes

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 7/7-14/15

Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
- Dr. Laura Schlessinger

 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
- 1 John 1:9

 A best friend is like a four leaf clover - hard to find, and lucky to have.
- Irish Proverb

 Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.
- Ross Perot

Being at the right place at the right time can only happen when you keep moving toward the next opportunity.
- Arthur Pine

 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- 1 John 4:15

 When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.
- Ed Macauley

 As long as I'm faced in the right direction, It does not matter the size of my steps.
- Author Unknown

 People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
- George E. Allen

 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.
- Philippians 1:29

 Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character.
- Norman Schwarzkopf

 Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
- Margaret Mead

 Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having put forth the best within you.
- Henry J Kaiser

 The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.
- Victor Hugo

 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

 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:13-14

 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 45:5-6

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
- Proverbs 20:3

 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Matthew 5:44-45

 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 6:23

Posts from 7/1-6/15

The only bad thing about keeping on burning your bridges behind you, is that the world is round.
- Author Unknown

 Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become reality.
- Earl Nightingale

 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12

 The only bad thing about keeping on burning your bridges behind you, is that the world is round.
- Author Unknown

 Those who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose.
- Grenville Kleiser

 We all start with all there is. It's how we use it that makes things possible.
- Henry Ford

 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

 Initial response illustrates a great deal about someone’s personal philosophy.
- Jim Rohn

 If you can't find the key to success, pick the lock.
- Author Unknown

 Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.
- Basil King

 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 6:23

 You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honour.
- James Allen

 It’s harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.
- Arnold H. Glasow

 The difference between you and everyone else, is everyone else. And that's a lot, so you should feel special.
- Jarod Kintz

 Correct me, O Lord, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
- Jeremiah 10:24

To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
- Sugar Ray Robinson

 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
- Psalm 145:8-9

 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:1

 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
- 1 John 4:16-17

 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