“A smooth sea
never made a skillful mariner.”
---English proverb
When your faith remains strong through many trials, it will
bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when
Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
---I Peter 1:7
July 2, 2007
“The time your
game is most vulnerable is when you’re ahead; never let up.”
---Rod Laver, tennis player
Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he
went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.
---Luke 13:22
July 3, 2007
“People who
soar are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would
change.”
---Charles R. Swindoll, minister
Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians and he was
powerful in both speech and action.
---Acts 7:22
July 4, 2007
“We have no
government armed with power capable of contending with human
passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our
Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.
It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
---John Adams, Signer of the Declaration of Independence;
One of Two Signers of the Bill of Rights; Second President
of the United States
Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any
people.
---Proverbs 14:34
July 5, 2007
“Success is
where preparation and opportunity meet.”
---Bobby Unser, race car driver
Commit your actions to the Lord and your plans will succeed.
---Proverbs 16:3
July 6, 2007
“If you don’t
like wolves, stay out of the forest.”
---Russian proverb
I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am
under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.
---Luke 12:50
July 7, 2007
“Life has
taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other
but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
---Antoine De Saint-Exupery, (1900-1944), writer
Show them your love…
---II Corinthians 8:24
July 8, 2007
“He, who every
morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that
plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a
labyrinth of the most busy life.”
---Victor Hugo, (1802-1885), writer
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity.
---Proverbs 21:5
July 9, 2007
“We act as
though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of
life, when all that we need to make us really happy is
something to be enthusiastic about.”
---Charles Kingsley, (1819-1875), English novelist and
Christian Socialist
Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the
Lord rather than for people.
---Ephesians 6:7
July 10. 2007
“It is not the
mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
---Sir Edmund Hillary, explorer, conqueror of Mt. Everest
Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you
choose to obey?
---Romans 6:16
July 11, 2007
“People are
like stained glass windows:
they sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed
only if there is a light within.”
---Elizabeth Kulber-Ross, psychiatrist
(14) You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop
that cannot be hidden. (15) No one lights a lamp and then
puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a
stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. (16)
In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to
see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
---Matthew 5: 14-16
July 12, 2007
“There is no
such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands
of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or
spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the
make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our
success.”
---George Matthew Adams, philosopher
We (Paul and Titus) have the same spirit and walk in each
other’s steps…
---II Corinthians 12:18
July 13, 2007
“Unless you are
willing to drench yourself in your work beyond the capacity
of the average man, you are just not cut out for positions
at the top.”
---J.C. Penney (1875-1971), entrepreneur
Work hard and become a leader.
---Proverbs 12:24
July 14, 2007
“Do not go
where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail.”
---Ralph Waldo Everson, (1803-1882), American essayist
My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where
the name of Christ has never been heard…
---Romans 15:20
July 15, 2007
“It is easier
to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”
---William Blake, (1757-1827), English poet
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it
separates close friends.
---Proverbs 17:9
July 16, 2007
“Christians who
permit themselves to be shaped by secular culture are
guilty, not only of betraying God, but of losing their own
true selves.”
---W. Paul Jones, quoted in The Little Book of Hours,
Praying with the Community of Jesus
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let
God transform you into a new person by changing the way you
think.
---Romans 12:2
July 17, 2007
“You must take
personal responsibility. You cannot change the
circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change
yourself.”
---Jim Rohn, business leader, philosopher
Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in
your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the
faith God has given us.
---Romans 12:3
July 18, 2007
“God’s gifts
put man’s best dreams to shame.”
---Elizabeth Barrett Browning, (1806-1861), English poet
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and
mighty things, which you do not know.”
---Jeremiah 33:3
July 19, 2007
“Silence is an
indispensable discipline in the spiritual life.”
---Henri J.M. Nouwen (1932-1996), Dutch Catholic priest and
writer
I am silent before you; I won’t say a word.”
---Psalm 39:9
July 20, 2007
“Dependence on
the Holy Spirit is the first and essential element of
success.”
---Andrew Murray (1828-1917), Christian pastor in South
Africa
You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.
---Acts 1:8
July 21, 2007
“Everything is
always impossible before it works. That’s what entrepreneurs
are all about---doing what people have told them is
impossible.”
---R. Hunt Greene---Venture Capitalist
In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can
scale any wall.
---Psalm 18:29
July 22, 2007
“In the best
institutions, promises are kept, no matter what the cost in
agony and overtime.”
---David Oglivy—Founder, Oglivy and Mather
Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your
presence on your holy hill? (Psalm 15:1) Those who despise
flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the
Lord, and keep their promises, even when it hurts. (Psalm
15:5)
July 23, 2007
“I long to
accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty
to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.”
---Helen Keller (1880-1968), Deafblind American author,
activist, lecturer
To those who use well what they are given, even more will be
given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they
have will be taken away.”
---Luke 19:26
July 24, 2007
“People become
really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they
can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the
first secret of success.”
---Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), minister, author
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
---Philippians 4:13
July 25, 2007
“To be rich in
admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the
good of others, to love with such generosity of heart that
your love is still a dear possession in absence or
unkindness---these are the gifts which money cannot buy.”
---Robert Louis Stevenson
True godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.
---I Timothy 6:6
July 26, 2007
“Leadership is
a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence in
seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in
control.”
---Tom Landry (1924-2000), football coach
Wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
---Proverbs 28:2
July 27, 2007
“As long as a
man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his
way.”
---Ralph Waldo Emerson, (1803-1882), American essayist, poet
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. But
the way of the wicked is like total darkness. They have no
idea what they are stumbling over.
---Proverbs 4: 18-19
July 28, 2007
“Books are the
quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most
accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of
teachers.”
---Charles W. Eliot, (1834-1926), U.S. Educator, President
of Harvard University
When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus
at Troas. Also bring my books, and especially my papers.
---II Timothy 4:14
July 29, 2007
“You must go
after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream,
your life wakes up and everything has meaning.”
---Barbara Sher, author, counselor
Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the
lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of
great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it.
---Matthew 13:45
July 30, 2007
“Prayer is an
expression of our love for the Savior. Reflect a moment on
the quality of your prayer life and ask yourself, ‘How’s my
spiritual love life?’”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
You must love the Lord Your God with all your heart, all
your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.
---Mark 12:30
July 31, 2007
“If I did not
believe, if I did not make what is called an act of faith
(and each act of faith increases our capacity for faith), if
I did not have faith that the works of mercy do lighten the
sum total of suffering in the world, so that those who are
suffering in this ghastly struggle somehow mysteriously find
their pain lifted and some balm of consolation poured on
their wounds---if I did not believe these things, the
problem of evil would indeed be overwhelming.”
---Dorothy Day, (1897-1980), social activist, journalist,
founder of the Catholic Worker Movement
(3) All praise to God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
(4) He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can
comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to
give them the same comfort God has given us. (5) For the
more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with
his comfort through Christ.
---II Corinthians1:3-5
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