“Man is born
with his back toward God. When he truly repents, he turns
around and faces God. Repentance is a change of
mind…repentance is the tear in the eye of faith.”
---D.L. Moody (1837-1899), evangelist
“I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes
to show my repentance.”
---Job 42:6
March 2, 2006
“Only he who
believes is obedient; only he who is obedient believes.”
---Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), German pastor who was
executed at Flossenburg, a Nazi prison camp.
Then Jesus told them, “You believe because you have seen me.
Blessed are those who haven’t seen me and believe anyway.”
---John 20:29
“Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones
who love me.”
---John14:21
March 3, 2006
“You can’t have
success without an occasional failure…but you can have
failure without an occasional success.”
---Jeff MacNelly, cartoonist, creator of the comic strip,
“Shoe.”
---“Please grant me success now as I go to ask the king for
a great favor.”
---Nehemiah 1:11
March 4, 2006
“What we do
upon some great occasion will probably depend on what we
already are; and what we are will be the result of previous
years of self-discipline.”
---Henry Parry Liddon (1829-1890), minister, quoted in Bits
and Pieces, October, 2005
“Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a
time as this?”
---Esther 4:14
March 5, 2006
“The
indifference of a few key people in an organization can
determine the difference between success and failure for
many.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
“(The rulers) have made the whole land desolate, and no one
even cares.”
---Jeremiah 12:11
March 6 2006
“If you can’t
control yourself at the store, don’t go. The more you shop,
the more you think you need. Find another source of
entertainment. Take pride in going without things; it makes
you feel good. You can handle this.”
---From the Armchair Millionaire, by Lewis Schiff
The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever
they get.
---Proverbs 21:20
March 7, 2006
“The longer we
walk in the garden, the more likely we are to smell like
flowers. The more we immerse ourselves in grace, the more
likely we are to give grace.”
---Max Lucado, minister and author, In the Grip of Grace.
March 8, 2006
“Those who
bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from
themselves.”
---Sir James M. Barrie (1860-1937), British writer
“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your
good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
---Matthew 5:16
March 9, 2006
“Man’s mind,
once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original
dimensions.”
---Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Commit yourself to instruction; attune your ears to hear
words of knowledge.
---Proverbs 23:12
March 10, 2006
“It’s futile to
wait for your ship to come in unless you’ve sent one out.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
The king (Solomon) had a fleet of trading ships that sailed
with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships
returned, loaded down with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and
peacocks.
---I Kings 10:22
March 11, 2006
“May we never
experience success without prayer.”
---Raymond McHenry, minister
Our only power and success come from God.
---II Corinthians 3:5
March 12, 2006
“Adversity is a
test of our stability---our ability to endure, to survive.
But prosperity is a test of our integrity. Like nothing
else, it reveals the honest-to-goodness truth regarding our
most basic value system.”
---Charles Swindoll, in Strengthening your Grip
“The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man
is tested by the praise he receives.”
---Proverbs 27:21
March 13, 2006
“It’s not what
you have but what you do with what you have that will
determine your success or failure.”
---Brian Tracy, author, motivational speaker
Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get
a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a
generous crop.”
---II Corinthians 9:6
March 14, 2006
“Each of us
will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our
standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our
measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our
seeming greatness.”
---William Arthur Ward (1921-1994), college administrator,
author, speaker
There is going to come a time of testing at the judgment day
to see what kind of work each builder has done. Everyone’s
work will be put through the fire to see whether or not it
keeps its value.
---I Corinthians 3:13
March 15, 2006
“No one is
useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to
anyone else.”
---Charles Dickens
Share each other’s troubles and problems, and in this way
obey the law of Christ.
---Galatians 6:2
March 16, 2006
“If I am
through learning, I am through.”
---John Wooden, former UCLA basketball coach who won 10 NCAA
championships
“If you stop listening to instruction, you have turned your
back on knowledge.”
---Proverbs 19:27
March 17, 2006
“The harder you
work, the harder it is to surrender.”
---Anonymous
And since God in his mercy has given us this ministry, we
never give up.
II Corinthians 4:1
March 18, 2006
“I grew up
knowing the Bible was meant to show me how to love God
better, not just for me to behave better. Funny how the more
I learned to love God, the better my behavior became.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
“You shall love the lord your God with all your heart, with
all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and
great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love
your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:37-39
March 19, 2006
“The biggest
mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living
at doing what they most enjoy.”
---Malcolm S. Forbes (1919-1990), publisher
Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve
kings rather than ordinary people.
---Proverbs 22:29
March 20, 2006
“Never forget a
customer; never let a customer forget you.”
---Frank Bettger, in How I Raised Myself from Failure to
Success in Selling
Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into
caring for your herds.
---Proverbs 27:28
March 21, 2006
“I’ve learned
that taking criticism is vital to my continued growth not
only as a speaker but as a father and a husband.”
---Les Brown, motivational speaker and author
If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and
disgrace; if you accept criticism, you will be honored.”
---Proverbs 13:18
March 22, 2006
“One of life’s
greatest joys is to have a child walk with you as you both
follow the same Lord.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
“How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them
living in the truth, just as we have been commanded.”
II John 4
March 23, 2006
“Grace makes it
possible not only for us to want to do what is right but
actually to do it not in our own strength but by the help of
our Deliverer, who at the resurrection will give us that
perfect peace which is the consequence of good will.”
---Augustine (340-430), greatest of the Latin Fathers of the
church
The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over us,
but all who receive God’s wonderful, gracious gift of
righteousness will live in triumph over sin and death
through this one man, Jesus Christ.
---Romans 5:17
March 24, 2006
“Most people
are afraid to ask for corrective feedback because they are
afraid of what they are going to hear. There is nothing to
be afraid of. The truth is the truth. You are better off
knowing the truth than not knowing the truth. Once you know
it, you can do something about it.”
---Jack Canfield, in The Success Principles
If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home
among the wise.
---Proverbs 15:31
March 25, 2006
“A particular
train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot
fail to produce its results on the character and
circumstances. A man cannot directly choose his
circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so
indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.”
---James Allen, in As a Man Thinketh
Above all else guard your thoughts, for they affect
everything you do.
---Proverbs 4:23
March 26, 2006
“As a magnet is
drawn toward iron, so faith is drawn toward God’s healing
power among those who believe.”
---Origen (c.185-c.254), early church theologian
She thought to herself, “If I can just touch his clothing, I
will be healed.”
---Mark 5:28
March 27, 2006
“There is no
substitute for guts.”
---Paul Bear Bryant (1913-1983), longtime head coach at the
University of Alabama where he won six national
championships
“We are well known, but we are treated as unknown. We live
close to death, but here we are, still alive. We have been
beaten within an inch of our lives.”
---II Corinthians 6:9
March 28, 2006
“What would men
be without women? Scarce, sir…mighty scarce.”
---Mark Twain
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib and brought her
to Adam. “At last!” Adam exclaimed.
---Genesis 2:22-23
March 29, 2006
“It’s amazing
how often problems can be overcome and new opportunities can
be realized by simply quieting down “the inner chatter” of
our analytical thinking so that we’ll know what action (if
any) to take. This quieting of the mind allows us to get out
of our own way so that we can know how to put the odds in
our favor.”
---Richard Carlson, Ph.D.
I have stilled and quieted myself, just as a small child is
quiet with its mother.
---Psalm 131:2
March 30, 2006
“It is not
difficult to obey when you know the character and love of
the one to whom you are submitting.”
---John Bevere, author and speaker, in The Bait of Satan
Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words. With all
my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful just as you
promised.”
---Psalm 119:57-58
March 31, 2006
“By the time a
man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go
anywhere.”
---Billy Crystal
I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your
commandments. I have refused to walk on any path of evil,
that I may remain obedient to your word.
---Psalm 119:101
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