“He is no fool
who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he can never
lose.”
---Jim Eliot, (1927-1956), Christian martyr in Ecuador
A person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a
rich relationship with God.
---Luke 12:21
April 2, 2008
‘Self-pity is
our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do
anything wise in this world.”
---Helen Keller (1880-1968), deafblind American author,
activist, lecturer
To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish
understanding will prosper.
---Proverbs 19:8
April 3, 2008
“It’s not the
load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
---Lena Horne, American singer, actress
Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy
burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you.
Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy
to bear, and the burden I give you is light.
---Matthew 11:28-30
April 4, 2008
“Get excited
and enthusiastic about your own dream. This excitement is
like a forest fire---you can smell it, taste it, and see it
from a mile away.”
---Denis Waitley, author, speaker
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is
a tree of life.
---Proverbs 13:12
April 5, 2008
“Bad habits are
like chains that are too light to feel until they are too
heavy to carry.”
---Warren Buffet, American investor, businessman
The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 13:14
April 6, 2008
“Courage is
being scared to death but saddling up anyway.”
---John Wayne, (1907-1979), American actor
Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong.
---I Corinthians 16:13
April 7, 2008
”The core
problem is not that we are too passionate about bad things,
but that we are not passionate enough about good things.”
---Larry Crabb, Christian author, lecturer
Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of
those who insult you have fallen on me.
---Psalm 69:9
April 8, 2008
“One of the
greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great
surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he
couldn’t do.”
---Henry Ford (1863-1947), founder of the Ford Motor Company
Before Moses left Midian, the Lord said to him, “Return to
Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.” So
Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and
headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the
staff of God.
---Exodus 4:19-20
April 9, 2008
“A brother
shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams.”
---Unknown
One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of
Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net
into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called
out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to
fish for people!”
---Mark 1:16-17
April 10, 2008
“I want it said
of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a
thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would
grow.”
---Abraham Lincoln
We who are strong must be considerate of those who are
sensitive about things like this. We must not just please
ourselves. We should help others do what is right and build
them up in the Lord.
---Romans 15:1-2
April 11, 2008
“The best way
always to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it
once.”
---Unknown
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives
favor from the Lord.
---Proverbs 18:22
April 12, 2008
“The secret of
health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past,
not to worry about the future, nor to anticipate troubles,
but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
---Shakyamuni Buddha (c.563 B.C.-c.483 B.C.), founder of
Buddhism
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything
we can understand.
---Philippians 4:6-7
April 13, 2008
“Twice in your
life you are approved of by everyone. When you learn to walk
and when you learn to read.”
---Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000), poet, essayist,
biographer
Our purpose is to please God…
---I Thessalonians 2:4
April 14, 2008
“If you can’t
get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.”
---Mark Twain (1835-1910), pen name for Samuel Clemens,
humorist, writer
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your
workmanship is marvelous---how well I know it.
---Psalm 139:14
April 15, 2008
“A balanced
life is found in the tension of opposites.”
---Michael Brown weblogger, contemplative
When I am weak, then I am strong.
---II Corinthians 12:10
April 16, 2008
“Chase after
the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even
though you never touch its coat tails.”
---Clarence Darrow, (1857-1938), American lawyer
You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
---John 8:32
April 17, 2008
“Do not be
afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into
the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
----John Paul II (1920-2005), Pope
Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to
catch some fish.
---Luke 5:4
April 18, 2008
“Today you are
You, that is truer than true.
There in no one alive who is Youer than You.”
---Dr. Seuss, pen name of Theodore Seuss Geisel (1904-1991),
American writer, cartoonist
You are living stones that God is building into his
spiritual temple.
---I Peter 2:4
April 19, 2008
“Acceptance of
what has happened is the first step to overcoming the
consequence of any misfortune.”
---William James (1842-1910), pioneering American
psychologist and philosopher
He gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he
sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
---Matthew 5:45
April 20, 2008
“One of the
lessons I’ve learned is that the quality of the answers that
we get in life is truly determined by the quality of the
questions we ask.”
---Paul Martinelli, Speaker
Whom are you trying to fool with your trick questions?
---Matthew 22:18
April 21, 2008
“Few worthwhile
things in life come quickly; There is no such thing as
instant greatness.”
---John C. Maxwell, writer, speaker
Moses…fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land
of Midian. There his two sons were born. Forty years later
in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses
in the flame of a burning bush.
---Acts 7:29-30
April 22, 2008
“Fix your eyes
forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot
change.”
---Tom Clancy, author
(1) Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set
your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in
the place of honor at God’s right hand…(5) So put to death
the sinful, earthly things lurking within you.
---Colossians 3:1, 5
April 23, 2008
“Do not spoil
what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that
what you now have was once among the things only hoped for.”
---Epicurus (341 B.C.-270 B.C.), ancient Greek philosopher
Let your character be free from the love of money, being
satisfied with what you have.
---Hebrews 13:5
April 24, 2008
“A coach
without a decision of character can never be said to belong
to himself. He belongs to whatever can make a captive of
him.”
---John C. Maxwell, author, speaker
Endurance develops strength of character in us.
---Romans 5:4
April 25, 2008
“Live in such a
way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the
town gossip.”
---Unknown
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
---Psalm 19:14
April 26, 2008
“If you want
others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be
happy, practice compassion.”
---Dalai Lama,
God knows how much I love you and long for you with the
tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
---Philippians 1:8
April 27, 2008
“Prayer is not
an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and
applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.”
---Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), political and spiritual
leader of India
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a
thankful heart. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many
opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning
Christ.
---Colossians 4:2-4
April 28, 2008
“The man who
can drive himself once the effort gets painful is the man
who will win.”
---Roger Bannister, first man to run the mile in less than
four minutes
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one
person get the prize? So run to win!
---I Corinthians 9:24
April 29, 2008
“I am generally
happy and usually content. I have noticed that when I do not
feel this way it is usually because I am too focused on what
I think I don’t have and I am not grateful enough for what I
do have. Too much time being distracted from what you think
is missing can blind you the blessings of your life.”
---Michael W. Brown, internet blogger
Always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ to God, even the Father.
---Ephesians 5:20
April 30, 2008
“The only real
voyage consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having
new eyes; in seeing the universe through the eyes of
another, one hundred others---in seeing the hundred
universes that each of them sees.”
---Marcel Proust (1871-1922), French novelist, essayist
Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your law.
---Psalm 119:18
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