Week end August 5, 2017
{blessings}
Tell It
There are enough people who tell it like it is. You are different. You tell it how it can be. May you continue to be blessed with the gift of inspiration. Draw your pictures, weave your stories, make your magic and change hearts.
Take Action
It’s going to make you nervous. But only for a short while. You’re ready to make the change you’ve been thinking about and talking about…yet doing little about. May you be blessed with some heavenly help as you get past your jitters and take action. It’s a new you with a whole lot of better ahead.
Center of God’s Universe
You are the center of God’s universe. Everything that happens to you, around you, and through you, is a result of your being in God’s caring circle. May you be blessed to rejoice in your God-centered life.
Kick it
There comes a point in time when being afraid is merely a bad habit. It’s time to kick it. May God bless you with fearless composure, the kind that stills a swiftly beating heart and calms frayed nerves. Be confident, let nothing scare you anymore.
One Wild & Precious Life
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild precious life? To figure it out, try starting at the end. Think carefully about how you want to be remembered and work backwards. May you be blessed to live a legendary life and to die only after a long life of happiness and holy purpose.
{prayers}
Better
God. It’s time for self-reflection. Let me examine my deeds clearly, look closely at myself and improve my ways. I turn to You. May I be a better human being in the future than I am now.
Strength for All That
Dear God, Give me the strength to open myself to the heartache that accompanies compassion. To the tired-to-the-bone feeling that comes from hard work. Give me the vision required to look out and to look up, to see You pointing out the path You want me to follow. Help me see that when I harden my heart, I close myself off to the possibilities of tomorrow and to You. Amen
Lord the Giver
Lord You are a God who gives and gives. Show me how to receive in full measure. I open my innermost being to be filled with Your generous riches, Your perfect peace. amen
Best Behavior
Dear God, So far today, I haven’t gossiped, haven’t lost my temper, haven’t been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or over-indulgent. Thank you, God, for lending me the strength to do all that. But in a few minutes, I’ll need a lot more help, because I’m ready to get out of bed now. Amen
Walking Prayer
Dear God, I am far away today, removed from devastation, distanced from despair. May the humility that life brings show me again, my blessings – those ordinary, daily miracles. May my every day be a walking prayer, an inaudible sigh that swells with thanks for all that I have, and brings new hope for those without. Amen
{stories, articles, videos}
Sunday Story: Monster in the Woods
Article: Yo Monday Buzz Off
Article + Video: 40 Strangers 50 Questions
Feature: Letter from a Rabbi
Video: Mary’s Testimonial
Article: After Sixty, Pastor Mary
Article: Center of the Universe
{bible}
Michah 7:7
As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.
Psalm 46:10
My child you are trying too hard. You’re tired. Cease striving and know that I am God. I am here to get you through it. Have faith.
Hebrews 11:12
And you will see your generations be as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient. Love is kind.
Psalm 121:1
I lift my eyes to the mountains – the best view comes after the hardest climb.
{affirmations}
Where I Need to Be
Thank You God, I am exactly where I need to be today!
Temporary
All is yours, Lord. Here is temporary. I will build it, tend it, enjoy it, and let it go.
Because it is Right
Today I will face the truth, because I am true to myself. I will do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do. I will live with integrity, because it is integral to my faith.
Forget it
I will forget things today. I’ll forget the things that make me crazy. I’ll forget the worry and the fretting. I may forget to finish what I started. But there’s one thing I will not forget. I won’t forget to praise and pray to God today!
All That is Beautiful
Today, I am awed by beauty. I notice the curl on a bloom, the scent of fresh air, the warmth of human touch. Today, I praise God for all that is beautiful.
{quotes}
*as of August 1, 2017 we have discontinued quote images. We hope you understand, the task simply became too overwhelming.
Returns for Years
Habits are like financial capital – forming one today is an investment that will automatically give out returns for years to come.
Your character is tested by the way you treat the people who can do nothing for you.
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.
When you get old you may wish you enjoyed yourself more or worked less, but you probably won’t wish you had wasted more time.
If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm.