Week Ending Friday, December 30, 2022
{quotes}
I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me, and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.
Abraham Lincoln
I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.
Drake
I have learned over the years when one’s mind is made up, and this diminishes fear.
Rosa Parks
Sometimes we have a dream, but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have to grow to meet it.
Louis L’Amour
One human has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the person who has it for 30 years who makes a success of their life.
Edward Butler
{blessings}
Meant to Be Here
You think change is painful? Try getting stuck in a place you don’t belong. May God bless you to be where you are meant to be, happy and content.
Self-Restraint Care, Improvement
Dear God, bless me with self-restraint, self-care, and self-improvement. – Me Done. – God
Free Will Choices
God blessed you with free will over your behavior, action, speech, and thought. Choose wisely. God is everywhere and counting on you to be your best self at all times.
Provision
Providing for yourself and your family financially is your responsibility and your privilege. Don’t ask for God’s help and wait for it to happen. Look within, everything you need has been PBG – provided by God. May you be blessed with the will to make it happen.
Ready for a New Year
Get ready to welcome the new year. It’s filled with blessings of wonder, awe, and good things, the likes of which you have never experienced before.
{prayers}
Blessed
Dear God, thank you for my faith. I have learned to see the dazzling goodness and grace that surrounds me. I keep my eyes open, my mind clear, and I listen for the holy hints that float gently down from the heavens. Blessed are You, Lord my God.
For my Teachers
God, I thank You for those rare souls who lift us when we are laid low by the sheer envy and malice by which some people poison their lives and the lives of others. For the people I meet each day who light up the world with simple gestures of humanity and decency. For the friends who stood by me in tough times, for the mentors who believed in me more than I believed in myself, and for the teachers who encouraged me to think and question, teaching me the difference between truth and mere intellectual fashion. Amen
Jonathan Sacks
For Her
Dear God. Give her the strength to face all challenges. Help her make good choices and the right decisions. Remove any bitterness from her heart and replace it with understanding. May she always act with kindness, compassion, and consideration to others, honoring You in all she says and does.
God’s Perfection
Dear God, I’m not perfect. I leave perfection to You. Help me be the embodiment of Your holiness. Praise to You, my Lord and my redeemer.
Priceless New Year
As this year comes to a close and the new year approaches, I find myself giving thanks to God for all the things that cost nothing and are worth everything. Praise God for priceless experiences day in and day out, every season, eternally.
{bible affirmations}
Deuteronomy 6:13
You must revere Your God.
Leviticus 23:40
On the first day, you shall take the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook. Rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
Isaiah 9:2
The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.
Psalm 90:12
Teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 65:11
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
{stories, features, videos}
Video: Fear Not – Linus Tells the Christmas Story
Feature: Tribute to Journalist Michael Gerson
Feature: Your Love for God
Holy Humor: Billy’s Hearing
Feature: Time Top Photos of 2022
Feature: Learning to Say I Love You