Entries Tagged as ‘WORDS TO LIVE BY’

September 25, 2008

STAND STRONG, ALWAYS LOVE.

“Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong. And everything you do must be done with love.” (1 Corinthians 16:13)
How do you express your love?
Is it through words of affection/affirmation, through giving of your time to be with someone, by giving gifts/presents, by doing something nice for someone else, or [...]

September 3, 2008

SHINE!

“You are Heaven’s Haleys Comet. We have one shot at seeing you shine!  You offer a gift to society that noone else brings. If you don’t bring it, it won’t be brought. (Max Lucado)
 
This is not a dress rehearsal, MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT!!

June 30, 2008

CHARACTER

“The only thing that walks back from the grave with the mourners and refuses to be buried, is the character of a man.”  (J R Miller)
What are you like when noone’s watching?

June 24, 2008

1/2 an hour of your time!

“WHEN HE OPENED THE SEVENTH SEAL, THERE WAS SILENCE IN HEAVEN FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.” (Revelation 8:1)
This is the only place in the Bible where heaven is measured in time. If it’s important enough to God to mention this thirty minute segment of eternity, then it must be important for us.
Tell me what you [...]

June 6, 2008

WORDS OF WISDOM

 Courtesy of Tommy Barnett – “Hidden Power”  : “Even 1%  of doing is worth more than 100% of intending to do. Jesus said, ‘Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.’ He didn’t say ‘if you know it or hear it’. The best thing to do when you’re stuck [...]

April 1, 2008

THE WISDOM OF NOT KNOWING

“The wisdom of men, even the voice of our own senses, should not be used to try to understand the Bible. Don’t worry about what you do not understand of the Bible. Worry about what you do understand and do not live by” (April 6 – Each New Day by Corrie Ten Boom)
There are many [...]

March 31, 2008

WEALTH

“Who, being loved, is poor?” Oscar Wilde
 Wow, I’m glad I saw this quote sitting on my desk this morning…after a niggly start to the day – paperwork piling up, lunches to make, errands to run, phone calls to return, children to drop off and pick up at all hours of the day, a general feeling [...]

March 19, 2008

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

I’m reading an awesome book at present, Max Lucado’s “Cure for the common life.” I think I’ve highlighted just about the whole thing!!  The whole premise is so simple, yet sometimes so hard to do and it’s all summed up in this sentence:
“Use your uniqueness (what you do, who you are, your passions and interests [...]

March 1, 2008

COURAGE UNDER FIRE

Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records.
(William Ward)

November 12, 2007

WHAT DRIVES YOU?

“Success is adding value to yourself.
 Significance is adding value to others.”
Author Anonymous