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“We must not let the mistakes of our past blur our ability
to see the opportunities of the present.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
I press toward the goal…join in following my example.
---Philippians 3:14, 17 |
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“Resolutions are futile efforts for temporary self
improvements unless they are accompanied by a continual
tranformation of the mind.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
Let God transform you by changing the way you think.
---Romans 12:2 |
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“‘Always’ and ‘never’ are two words you should always
remember never to use.”
---Wendell Johnson (1927-1990)
But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No, “No.”
--- Matthew 5:37 |
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“Take one giant step at a time. Military strategists teach
their armies to fight on one front at a time. Settle on one
attitude you want to tackle at this time.”
--- John Maxwell, in The Winning Attitude
But I am focusing all my energies on this one thing.
---Philippians 3:13 |
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“Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some
few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.”
---Bertrand Russell (1870-1972)
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your
fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what are
people that you should care for them, mere mortals that you
should think about them?
---Psalm 8:3-4 |
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“Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to Thee.”
--Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), found in his hymn, “O
Sacred Head”
I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to
you in prayer.
---Psalm 63:4 |
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“Often the opportunity to rise to the occasion comes because
we simply get up one more time.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not
crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are
hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked
down, but not destroyed.
---II Corinthians 4:8-9 |
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“Optimism is a self fulfilling prophesy.”
---Jeannette Walls
With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful as you
promised.
---Psalm 119:58 |
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“It is not the blowouts that will destroy your marriage, but
the slow leaks.”
--Jay Kesler, President Emeritus and Chancellor, Taylor
University
Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another
in marriage.
---Hebrews 13:4 |
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“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the
shadow.”
--Helen Keller (1880-1968)
Make your face shine down upon us.
---Psalm 80:7 |
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“The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not
enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.”
--Vance Havner, (1901-1986), Bible teacher
I was not disobedient to that vision from heaven.
---Acts 26:19 |
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“Put some good thoughts in your head and you’ll discover
that when you change your thinker, life isn’t such a
stinker.”
--Charles Lowery, inspirational speaker
This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be
glad in it.
---Psalm 118:24 |
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“Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, but faith looks up.”
--Daily Bread, October 3, 1997
My eyes are always looking to the Lord for help.”
Psalm 25:15 |
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“I can never think of the victories my teams have attained
without also considering the difficulties we had to
overcome.”
--Lou Holtz, football coach and television commentator
You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out
of the thundercloud and tested your faith.
---Psalm 81:7 |
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“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of
the way things turn out.”
--Art Linkletter (1912--)
Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in
the Lord.
---Philippians 3:1 |
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“A loving Personality dominates the Bible, walking among the
trees of the garden and breathing fragrance over every
scene. Always a living Person is present, speaking,
pleading, loving, working, and manifesting Himself whenever
and wherever His people have the receptivity necessary to
receive the manifestation.”
---A.W.Tozer (1897-1963), in The Pursuit of God
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those
who take refuge in him! ---Psalm 34:8 |
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“Every man who ever became somebody for God has this at the
core of his priorities: time alone with God!”---Richard
Foster, Quaker writer on Christian spirituality
The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went
out alone into the wilderness to pray. –Mark 1:35 |
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“Like anybody I would like to live—a long life—longevity has
its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want
to do God’s will.”
---Martin Luther King, Jr. (1921-1968), speaking in Memphis,
TN, at a rally the night before he was killed on April 4,
1968
“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind
me that my days are numbered, and that my life if fleeing
away…And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is
in you.” ---Psalm 39:4, 7 |
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“My parents always told me that people will never know how
long it takes you to do something. They will only know how
well it is done.”---Nancy Hanks (1783-1818), Mother of
Abraham Lincoln
“Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what
you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who
wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it.
Now you should finish what you started.”---I Corinthians
8:10-11 |
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“Seek the truth; listen to the truth; teach the truth; love
the truth; abide by the truth; and defend the truth unto
death.”---John Hus (1370-1415), Christian martyr
“And you shall know the truth and the truth will set you
free.”---John 8: 32 |
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“It is often from life’s most bitter defeats that life’s
sweetest victories are born.”
---David B.Whitlock, Ph.D.
Despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours
through Christ, who loved us. ---Romans 8:37 |
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“Worship is not about filling God’s unmet ego needs. God has
made us so that when we experience something
transcendentally great, we have a need to praise it.”
---John Ortberg, in If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got
to Get out of the Boat
“Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the
Lord our maker.”---Psalm 95:6 |
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“It is the willingness of people to give of themselves over
and above the demands of the job that distinguishes the
great from the merely adequate organization.”
---Peter Drucker
Though they have been going through much trouble and hard
times, their wonderful joy and deep poverty have overflowed
in rich generosity. For I can testify that they gave not
only what they could afford but far more. And they did it of
their own free will.—I Corinthians 8:2-3. |
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“There is less fear from outside competition than from
inside inefficiency, discourtesy and bad
service.”---Anonymous
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady,
always enthusiastic about the Lord’s work, for you know that
nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
---I Corinthians 15:58 |
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“Show me a man who is a good loser and I’ll show you a man
who is playing golf with his boss.”Anonymous
Remember in a race everyone runs, but only one person get
the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will
win. ---I Corinthians 9: 24 |
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“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who
dared believe that something inside them was superior to
circumstance.---Bruce Barton (1886-1967), popular religious
author
“What do you mean, ‘If I can?’” Jesus asked. “Anything is
possible if a person believes.”---Mark 9:23 |
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“I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker,
And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat,
And snicker,
And in short, I was afraid.”
T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), in The Love Song of J. Alfred
Prufrock
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good
cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
---Matthew 14: 27 |
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“Sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is take a
nap!”
Warren Wiersbe, Bible teacher
“Sirs,” he (Abraham) said, “please don’t go any further.
Stop awhile and rest in the shade of this tree…”---Genesis
18:1 |
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“I have one passion only: it is He! It is He!”
Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf (1700-1760)
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul,
and all your mind.”
---Matthew 22:37 |
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“Instead of chasing the dollar, we should live in such a way
that true riches chase us.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh
others will themselves be refreshed. ---Proverbs 11: 25
If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you
search for evil, it will find you! ---Proverbs 11: 27 |
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“God didn’t have time to make a nobody, only a somebody. I
believe that each of us has God-given talents within us
waiting to be brought to fruition.”
---Mary Kay Ash, (1918-2001) founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
You are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God’s
holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can
show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of
the darkness into his wonderful light. ---I Peter 2:9 |
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