I’m here not because I’m supposed to be here or because I’m trapped here, but because I’d rather be with you than anywhere else in the world. ~ Robert Bach
When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now. ~ C.S. Lewis
A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers. ~Ruth Bell Graham
"I thank my God every time I remember you." Philippians 1:3 (NIV)
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I choose kindness… I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me. ~ Max Lucado
Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. ~ Mother Teresa
When you come to a place where you are at the end of yourself and your strength and are at your lowest point, you are in the greatest position to see the power of God at work in your life. Because our God is strong, when we are weak (2 Corinthians 12:10).
Remember this too shall pass- Nothing will last forever and sometimes in the midst of a really hard season in life it’s easy to believe things will never improve. But change in life is inevitable. You will smile and laugh again and someday what you are going through right now will just be a memory.
When you feel like things can’t get any worse, He will carry you through with a strength you can’t imagine and that will speak volumes to a watching world. If you let it, your biggest mess could be your very greatest MESSage to the world about the love and redemption of Christ. You never know what God will do and how He will make beauty rise from the ashes of your life.
Steps To Victory
Taking a look at Nehemiah 2:1-20 lets look at the steps we need to take to have victory over our enemies and gain the self-control in our lives that we desire.
1. Enlist a few accountability partners. (vs 12)
2. Perform an honest self-examination. In what areas do you lack self-control? (vs 13)
3. Admit that you have experienced internal or external disgrace in your areas of self-indulgence. (vs 17)
4. Don’t put it off any longer. Begin immediately to cooperate with God’s diligent work with you in your areas of captivity. (vs 18)
5. Give it to God, then keep giving it to God over and over until you have overcome. (vs. 20)
(Note: These steps came from Beth Moore’s book, Living Beyond Yourself)
Remember, you are not alone in your struggles, you are not alone in your failures……God is in the trenches with you……fighting with you!
1 Peter 3:1
smile be good advertisement for the lord no one wants to see a sour puss Christian
Done is better than perfect.
A smile is the most beautiful curve on a woman's body.
Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot fun until you get the bill. Christopher Parker
Apologizing:
does not always mean that you value you are wrong and the other person is right
It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego.
Here I am, send me. Isaiah 6:8
Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death.
The creative adult is the child who survived. - U. LeGuin
Sometimes we need to forget some people from our past because of one simple reason, they just don't belong in our future.
10 ways to love:
Listen without interrupting.
Speak without accusing.
Give without sparing.
Pray without ceasing.
Answer without arguing.
Share without pretending.
Enjoy without complaint.
Trust without wavering.
Forgive without punishing.
Promise without forgetting.
What if we woke up today with only the things we thanked God for yesterday? Be thankful.
Sometimes I pretend to be normal. but it gets boring. so i go back to being me.
Exercise daily. Walk with the Lord.
You can't upload love, you can't download time, you can't Google all the answers in live. So just live your life and TRUST in God.
1 John 3:18
