Good Morning Christian Peeps! Love never fails; Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true. Pete Maravich Three ingredients for success.... love, character and persistence! Powerful combination! Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peep! If we could remove the mystery of life, then life as we know it would not exist. For it is the mystery that keeps us coming back again and again. It is the mystery that keeps us interested. In the off chance that tomorrow is the day that we finally understand all that has been hidden from us. Like a good book or movie we want to know how it all ends. I daresay that is the hope instilled within us. So don't be discouraged by the mystery it is after all what keeps us living another hour, day, week....... Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! "The world is a great and mysterious place, and it contains within it all the possibilities that our hearts can conceive. If we incline our hearts toward the darkness, we will see the darkness. If we incline them toward the light, we will see the light. Life is but a dream we renew each day. It is up to us to infuse this dream with light, and to cultivate, as best we are able, the ways and habits of love!" Kent Nerburn I am a firm believer in looking up not down, embracing light not darkness, loving instead of hating, believing instead of doubting. Choosing positive rather than negative is a vital part of the choosing. Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.” Author Unknown I love this! So many times I feel like just giving up, but something urges me to keep going no matter how bleak my situation may look! It's that God given hope and faith that he places in us from the beginning! So, if you are feeling down and hopeless and wondering what you are going to do! Well, the answer to that is look up, grab some faith, and get trying again! After all that really is what life is all about! Trying continually until that moment when you are surprised that it finally worked! Don't Give Up Hope! Be blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good. Vince Lombardi Run, Chase it....do not let it get away! Because without the chase, what do we have? Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! We can't drive a car with one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake. It won't go anywhere, the wheels just spin. Neither can we keep one foot on the gas and one on the brake in our lives. We must let go of the brake and just go forward, just live. Just trust and we will find our way. Don't hold the brake down, for when we do there are so many things we are missing out on. Be Blessed!
Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?
-- Mary Manin Morrissey
Good Morning Christian Peeps! The Bible talks about putting our hands to the plow and not looking back. This simply means that when we commit to something we must put everything we have into it and not doubt, don't quit, just keep plowing along! Eventually we will see the results of our hard labor! Sometimes this is really hard, but that is part of the trusting process! Let Go and Let God! Be Blessed!
"No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." -Jesus (Lk 9:62)
Good Morning Christian Peeps! This part of the scripture came to me this morning....."Sing unto the Lord a new song!" Well, in order to sing a new song we must first realize what song we have been singing. Are we singing songs of praise unto the Lord or songs of complaint and discontent? Are we singing happy songs or sad songs? It's just something to consider. If we have been in the mullygrubs then it's time to lift up our heads, lift up our voices and sing unto the Lord a New Song! Let's let his praises ring today, for He is so good! Be Blessed!
1 Chronicles 16:23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation
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Good Afternoon Christian Peeps! I saw this quote and thought I would pass it along but with a change.... God is bigger than anything that can happen to us! He is our protector. All of our sorrows, misfortunes and suffering we just need to lay at his door! He is our house and he is the key! Be Blessed!
I am bigger than anything that can happen to me. All these things, sorrow, misfortune, and suffering, are outside my door. I am in the house and I have the key.
Charles Fletcher Lummis
Good Morning Christian Peeps! It's a shame when I hear someone say, "Oh you don't want me to sing... I can't sing as good as you...." Sometimes being the best singer, or preacher, or piano player ....we could go into basketball, football etc isn't what counts...it's what we do with what we have that makes a difference. When it comes purely from the heart....whatever we do can make the Angels stop in their tracks. I have a sister who doesn't think she has the best voice but every time I hear her sing... my heart is flooded with love.... She sings from such a pure place and puts everything she has into it...that I imagine the Angels cry from Joy when she lifts up her voice! We are to take what God has given us and use it to the best of our ability. We never know when something we think is mmediocre may be just what someone else feels is exceptional. Be Blessed
Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Henry Van Dyke
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Short Story....A man wanted to be a professional golfer all his life but instead of following his dream he got married, took a job and stayed in that job for 23 years until they fired him. Faced with disappointment about his life...he decides to take a chance and try out for the Senior tour. He scored 69 for 3 days and when the last day came he needed a 68 to qualify in the top 8 for the tour. Going into the last hole it was very possible but he hit a bad shot and ended up shooting a 69. He left the course and went to the tent feeling like he had totally blown his one chance at doing what he loved. Twenty minutes went by and he expected to hear the names of the top 8. All of a sudden he heard the man next to him say that the last 3 golfers had hit their drives out of bounds thereby disqualifying for the tour...this meant his 69 was enough to put him on the tour. The moral? 1. It's never too late to follow our dreams. 2. God has to close one door before he can open another one. 3. We already have what we need to succeed. The 69 was enough...he didn't need the 68 he was striving for! Stop striving for excellence when we already have God's perfection! Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. How true. We may not have complete control over all things but the things we do have control over we should concentrate on making better. Sometimes it just takes a little adjustment to make a big difference. Be blessed!
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
- Bertha Calloway (attributed)
Good Morning Christian Peeps! I thought this was worth sharing today. Don't Give Up On Dreams!!!
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting......Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams master the lessons we have learned as we have moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up.... [At this point] Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.
-- Paulo Coelho
Good Morning Christian Peeps! We aren't able to go back and begin our lives again, but we are able to start today and create a new ending. Sometimes we might start over 5 times in one day but at least we have the heart to try again. We must never lose hope that although today may not have gone the way we planned, tomorrow we can try and try again. It's the not quitting that sets us apart. It's the craving of finally succeeding that stops the failure. We can have a new ending. We can rewrite it and make it happen. Let's start again today.....it's a new day. Be Blessed!
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. " - Maria Robinson
Good Morning Christian Peeps! "Skillful pilots gain their skill and reputation by flying through storms and tempests". So when we are wondering why we are going through such hardships, remember that only through these hard times can we gain experience, stability, and skill. I like to think that when you are going through a storm it's so you can become a master at helping others through their storms. We can't accept the job without gaining the knowledge and experience we need. We don't know the future but we can prepare for it. Just ride the storms and know that you are just getting ready for something new! Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Even when the storm was raging all around Peter and the disciples, God was there in the midst of that storm. When Peter cried out to him, God came through. Another time when Peter was out in a boat, he looked up and saw a man on the water and became scared. Peter ask, "Lord is that you?, and the Lord answered, "Oh, ye of little faith, why did you doubt?" He is there in the storm with us and is doing a work right in the midst of that storm. So don't doubt but trust and ride the storm through....because it's only through bad situations that we experience good outcomes! How else would we know the power of God? Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -- Reinhold Niebuhr
This quote really says it all for me. There are some things that we cannot change. There are some that we can...but having the wisdom to know the difference... now that is the hard part. So God, today grant us the wisdom to know which things we need to change and which ones we need to accept. Amen! Be Blessed!
