Week Ending November 18, 2017
{quotes}
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of the Lord.
There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
There are three solutions to every problem: accept it, change it or leave it. If you can’t accept it, change it. If you can’t change it, leave it.
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy stuff they don’t need, when what they really want, doesn’t cost a thing.
Live for the moments you can’t put into words.
The neurotic person worries about something that did not happen in the past. Unlike us normal people who worry about things that will not happen in the future.
{blessings}
When Tears Must Flow
You can’t be strong all the time. Go somewhere quiet, be with God and let the tears flow. May you be blessed with a spiritual refreshening.
Be Happy For It
Angry God or God of calm? Loving God or negligent one? All-knowing God or God with a blind-eye to your problems. There is only one holy God, unaffected by your attitude at a given moment. God blesses you with His goodness at all times, be happy for it.
Thought & Deed
Every positive thought and deed is like a silent prayer on a direct path to God. May you be blessed to pray in peace through thought, deed, and of course, pray from your positively happy heart.
Fresh Choices
If it doesn’t open, it’s not your door. There’s such a thing as trying too hard. May you be blessed to make fresh choices when you’ve exhausted the old ones.
Dare to Care
It turns out that while people like to have their problems fixed, what they most want is to be heard and cared about. May you be blessed to care about someone today. There may not always be a quick fix, but there is always a way to show you care.
{prayers}
The Everyone’s Prayer: Calm & Renewal
Eternal and Holy God I come burdened with worries, fears, doubts, and trouble. Calm and quiet me with peace of mind. Remove from me the anxiety that disturbs me, the concerns that weary my spirit, and weigh heavily on my heart. Loosen my grip on the disappointment and grievances I hold on to so tightly. Release me from the pain of past hurts, of present anger and tension of future fears. Sometimes it’s too much for me Lord, too many demands and problems, too much sadness, suffering and stress. Renew me spiritually and emotionally. Give me renewed strength, hope, and confidence. Prepare me to meet the journey of daily life with a deeper faith and trust in you. Let your love set me free, for peace, for joy, for grace, for life, for others, forever. Amen
Keep Walking
Serene days and graceful walks You attend to me. Mean nights and treacherous journeys you defend me. It is Your will to be with me, it is my pleasure to keep walking. amen
Hello God
Hello God. I’m getting the idea you know what the heck You’re doing. You made me funny, fickle, sometimes ferocious, but You know I always find my way back to center. You gave me the quirks I possess, and a heart as wide as the sky. I used to measure myself against others who aren’t me. It was like saying I don’t trust You. But trust You I do. God. We’re in it together. What ever may come.
Good Day
Dear God. Yes, I agree. Today is a good day for a good day. Thank You for sending one my way. I will not waste it, take it for granted, or abuse the trust You gave to me. You asked me to take it on, and I gladly do it for You. Praise to You who sends good days to me.
Perfect Trust
Oh for the peace of a perfect trust, My loving God in Thee; Unwavering faith that never doubts Thou choosest best for me. Best, though my plans be all upset; Best, though my way be rough; Best, though my earthly store be scant; In God I have enough. Oh, for the peace of a perfect trust, That looks away from all, And sees Thy Hand in everything In great events and small; That hears Thy voice—a holy voice, Directing for the best. Oh, for the peace of a perfect trust, A heart with Thee at rest.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: The Russian Soldier
Story: A Daughter Writes
Article: Holy Shut-eye
Article: Mark Wahlberg Prays
Article: Widow donates husband’s face for transplant
Comedy Video: Stuff that’s legal to do to your kids
{affirmations}
Too Short
Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.
God is All
I trust You in light I trust You in darkness I love You in ease I love You in difficulty God You are All
Natural Highs
1. Falling in love 2. Belly laughs 3. A hot shower 4. Holding hands 5. Listening to a favorite song 6. Getting into bed at night 7. Finding something you lost 8. Good food 9. Hugs 10. Sunshine
Always a Rainbow
No matter the storm, when I am with God there is always a rainbow waiting.
The Beginning
The beginning is always the most difficult. I will be strong and I will believe in myself.
{Bible}
Psalm 91
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a] And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
Galatians 1:15
Before I was born, God chose me and called me by His marvelous grace.
Psalm 107:1
God has commanded multiple times: Be Thankful!
Isaiah 42:16
And I will show, you who can not see, places you can not imagine. The darkness that frightens you will turn to light. Brilliant. Revealing. Spectacular. The rough patches that have tripped you up in the past will become level ground. It’s true. All these things I will do for you. And I will never leave you.
2 Timothy 1:7
God did not make you to be shy and intimidated by life, but He gave you a brave, powerful spirit and He gave you love to conquer your demons, and He gave you the ability to do all this, on your own, in complete control at all times.