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"The quality of the relationship we establish with God,
establishes the quality of relationships we have with
others."
---David B.Whitlock, Ph.D.
You shall love the Lord you God with all you heart, and with
all your soul, and with all you mind, and with all you
strength. And the second commandment is this, 'You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.'"
---Mark 12:30-31 |
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"The important thing is to know how to take all things
quietly."
---Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
I have calmed and quieted myself.
---Psalm 131:2 |
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"People fall down. Winners get up. Gold medal winners get up
faster."
---Bonnie St. John Deane, Olympic medal winning author and
amputee
The Lord helps the fallen and lifts up those bent beneath
their loads.
---Psalms 145:14 |
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Let nothing trouble you/Let nothing frighten you
Everything passes/ God never changes
Patience/ Obtains all
Whoever has God/Wants for nothing
God alone is enough
---St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Carmelite reformer and
mystic
God alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I
will never be shaken.
---Psalm 62:2 |
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“What has happened has happened, the past cannot be undone,
only redeemed and made good.”
---Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957), writer, poet, essayist, cited
in The Jesus Creed, by Scot McKnight, p. 91
Lord, if you kept a record o f our sins, who, O Lord, could
ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn
to fear you.
---Psalm 130:5-6
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“We dare not make light of our past---whether it was
wondrous or abusive, reckless or righteous. All we can do...
is offer to the Lord who we are and what we’ve been. He
accepts us---past and all.”
---Scot McKnight in The Jesus Creed, p. 87.
So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a
long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love
and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him and kissed
him.
---Luke 15:21 |
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“Wherever there is a real conflict with obedience, he who
gives in and obeys will never lose. He will always grow in
grace and should not allow himself to feel frustrated by his
sacrifice.”
---Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist monk and prolific
writer
And now, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, you must
continue to follow him.
---Colossians 2:6 |
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“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the
stars.”
---Les Brown, motivational speaker and author
With my God I can scale any wall.
---Psalm 18:29 |
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“If we would be as quick to judge ourselves as we are
others, we would much slower to criticize.”
---David B.Whitlock, Ph.D.
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you
will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in
judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
---Matthew 7:1-2 |
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"In order for the church to be the church, the church must
first get out of the church!"
---William Hull
“Go and make disciples of all nations.”
---Matthew 28:19 |
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“Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a
distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.”
---Thomas Carlyle
Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says.
---James 1:22 |
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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for
themselves; and under a just God, can not long retain it.”
---Abraham Lincoln, in The Collected Works of Abraham
Lincoln, Volume III, “Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others”
(April 6, 1859), p. 376.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to
bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that
captives will be released, the blind will see, that the
oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s
favor has come.
---Luke 4:18 |
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“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy
today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead,
tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and
I’m going to be happy in it.”
---Groucho Marx
I will praise you every day; yes, I will praise you forever.
---Psalm 145:2 |
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“When the love of our life is Jesus, Jesus gives us the love
of life.”
---David B Whitlock, Ph.D.
All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love
them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.
---John 14:23 |
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“God is never in a panic, nothing can be done that He is not
absolute master of, and no one in earth or heaven can shut a
door He has opened, nor open a door He has shut. God altars
the inevitable when we get in touch with Him.
---Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)
For neither from the east nor from the west nor from the
desert does promotion come;
But God is the Judge. He puts down one and promotes another.
---Psalm 75:6-7 |
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“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only
through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be
strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
---Helen Keller (1880-1968)
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials,
for we know that they are good for us---they help us learn
to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in
us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of
salvation.
---Romans 5: 3-5 |
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“You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs.”
---Unknown
An empty stable stays clean, but no income comes from an
empty stable.
---Proverbs 14:4 |
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“True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to
be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much
adversity we can overcome.”
---Walter Anderson (1903-1965) American painter, writer, and
naturalist
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has
been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was
given to us.
---Romans 5:5 |
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“As the smoldering desire down inside burst into
flames, God became quite distant to him. He forgot that he
was God’s man. He forgot all the lesson he had learned
during the day of his youth and during his fugitive years in
the wilderness. He forgot God!”
---Charles R. Swindoll
Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of
Uriah the Hittite?
---II Samuel 11:3 |
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“Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been
able to satisfy the heart?”
---St. Gerard Majella
I am leaving you with a gift---peace and mind of heart.
---John 14:27 |
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“Our future expectations must be turned into present
realities.”
---James Cone, theologian
It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to
turn from evil to attain them.
---Proverbs 13:19 |
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“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own
reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad
company.”
---George Washington, First President of the United States
Young people who obey the law are wise; those with wild
friends bring shame to their parents.
---Proverbs 28:7 |
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“You struggle with money. You struggle without money. You
struggle with love. You struggle without love. But it’s how
you manage. You have to keep laughing, you have to be fun to
be with, and you have to live with style---not fancy-schmancy,
but in a way which is present and meaningful and has some
beauty to it.”
---Pierce Brosnan, Actor, quoted in Bits and Pieces,
December, 2008
The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a
crushed spirit?
---Proverbs 18:14 |
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“The greatest ability is dependability.”
---Vance Havner
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in
time of need.
---Proverbs 17:17 |
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“As we are liberated from our fear, our presence
automatically liberates others.”
---Nelson Mandela
They were terrified, but he (Jesus) called out them, “Don’t
be afraid. I am here!”
---John 6: 19-20 |
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“Do or do not. There is no try.”
---Yoda, fictional character in Star Wars
Follow me now!
---Matthew 8:22 |
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“When a relative is also a friend it is a double blessing of
kin and companion.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in
time of need.
---Proverbs 17:17 |
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“Instead of complaining that God has hidden himself, you
should give him thanks for revealing so much of himself.”
---Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people
of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.”
---Exodus 14:14 |
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