Week Ending Friday January 12, 2024
{quotes}
God does not ordinarily shout to make Himself heard. As Elijah discovered, God tends to whisper in the garden.
Gordon MacDonald
Greatness comes by doing a few small and smart things each and every day. Comes from taking little steps, consistently. Comes from a making a few small chips against everything in your professional and personal life that is ordinary, so that a day eventually arrives when all that’s left is The Extraordinary.
Robin S. Sharma
Those who are truly wise and who use the forces and powers with which they are endowed – to them, the great universe always opens her treasure house.
Ralph Waldo Trine
What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and for those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.
Lupita Nyong’o
We must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
{blessings}
Let it go before it gets a hold on you. May you be blessed with forgiveness and selective memory.
When you say, Lord, lead the way, you create your own blessings. Always let God be your guide.
May you be blessed to create your sacred dwelling place within the confines of God.
{prayers}
Reflections
I close my eyes, and with deep gratitude, I reflect on the many blessings in my life. Reflection is, by itself, a prayer.
Being Me
Dear God, Help me, help myself, to be myself just as You created me. Stop these nonsensical cravings that lead me to temptation and distort my spiritual growth. Praise to You, my Maker, whose design is uniquely mine.
Glory of Another Day
Oh Lord, thank You! For the glory of another day, for the people I know and love. Thank You for Your divine light that warms the deep reaches of my soul. Blessed are You, my source of being.
Prayer for Fulfillment
Dear God, fill my emptiness with love and abundance. I am open to receiving all that You have to give me. I am ready to embrace fulfillment.
Love, Peace, Positive Energy
God. Remind me. If it doesn’t bring me love, peace, or positive energy, I need to stop engaging with it. Shield me from bad influences and people who do not serve me. Remind me when it’s time to say no, thank you.
{bible affirmations}
Jeremiah 33:6
I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of prosperity.
John 14:8
If God is all you have, you have everything you need.
Proverbs 3:3
Never let love and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck, and write them on the tablet of your heart.
Psalms 48:10
Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with victory.
Isaiah 30:18
God’s plan is worth the wait.
{stories, videos, features}
Story: The Hero
Feature: Rethinking Giving
Worship Video: Just Wait On Him Marcus Stanley
Hump Day Humor: Interpretations
Parable: 12 Seconds
Feature: Life and Finances, The Best Charlie Munger Quotes