Good Morning Christian Peeps! “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” – 1 John 5:14-15 KJV-- He does hear us! Thank you Lord for hearing us! Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! This quote today presented me with a wonderful image of just shaking off all my cares and turning to God where his love and light shines brighter than the sun! Imagine just going to God and stretching out your arms with your heavy load and giving it over to Him! All of it! Just hand it over to Him and let him take care of it all! He is standing there waiting for us to come to Him. Be Blessed!
He who climbs above the cares of this world, and turns his face to his God, has found the sunny side of life.
Spurgeon
Good Morning Christian Peeps! I found this scripture twice this morning and decided maybe God wanted us to know that: when our hearts are overwhelmed, he will lead us to a rock that is higher than we are... he is our shelter and a strong tower from our enemy. He hears our cry and he rescues us! No matter what we may be going through today, God is faithful to hear us and deliver us. All we have to do is lift up our voices to him! Be Blessed!
“Hear my cry, O Lord; attend unto my prayer. From the ends of the Earth, will I cry unto Thee, for when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For Thou has been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.” Psalms 61: 1-3
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Are we living, really living our lives? Are we reaching our potential? Or are we just living safe, hoping to just survive? We wonder why our lives are not more exciting, why we can't seem to get to our dreams. How many times have we taken a risk. How many times have we thrown caution to the wind? We can't expect great things if we don't take great risks. It's just not how it works. Live today, we are not promised tomorrow! Be blessed!
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
James F. Byrnes
Good Morning Christian Peeps! This Christian Peeps is dedicated to our children. I think we get so caught up sometimes in working and doing that we forget what is most important to our children. It's not the things we buy them, or the kids we let them play with, the trips we work so hard so they can go on - that matter so much! But it's the times we wrap our arms around them and squeeze them until they feel the love. It's the times we stop and look deep into their eyes and give them a life lesson that could literally save their lives. It's the moral compass that we labor so hard to bestow because we know that it's what will deter them from evil. It's the trips to church not because the trips matter but because the love of God should mean more than anything else. Today, we should hug them harder, love them smarter, and realize that we are the example they immulate on a daily basis. We are the teacher of love and empathy. We shape their lives and that is the most important job we have as parents! Be Blessed!
There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children — one is roots, the other wings.
Stephen Covey
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Proverbs says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish". What has happened to our vision. Remember when we were young and we had such high hopes and dreams? Remember when we told anyone who would listen what we would be when we grew up! What happened. When did we throw our dreams away? When did we give up? It's time to take our dreams back out of the closet and and put them out there again! It's time to quit listening to the nay sayers and start living what we know has been placed within us! God doesn't tell us we can't do it....so why do we listen to anyone else? Do they know more than God? I think not! It's time now to bring our vision to the forefront and began to live!! Be Blessed!
Where there is no vision, people perish
Proverbs
Good Morning Christian Peeps! If you want to be happy, be!! What a simple statement but so true! We do control our happiness. "There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way!" Tao te ching We can be happy. It first takes seeing happiness in your mind and then letting it take over your body! See it and be it! Be Blessed!
If you want to be happy, be!
Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and philosopher who was best known for his novel, War and Peace.
Good Morning Christian Peeps! What directions are we going in today? What direction have we been going in? If we are thinking of past mistakes or situations in the past then we are not going forward. When we think of the future we are moving forward not living in the past. Pay attention to where our thoughts go. What does our mind dwell on? Are we sidestepping our future, avoiding things, sleeping..... In order to move forward we must think forward. Lot's wife in the Bible was told to leave Sodom and not look back or she would turn into a pillar of salt. But she just couldn't do it. She couldn't move forward to the future God had planned, she needed one more look at her past and she was captured that way...looking back. Let's not do that today. Let's not keep looking back and staying stuck in our past. Let's look forward and move to our future that God has planned for us! Be Blessed!
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use. Charles Schultz I really like this quote. Sometimes it's hard just to find the gears much less use them. But it is possible to reach outside what we have been doing and try something else. It is a matter of moving past the fear and trying something new. Most of the basics of what we do today started with a fear of trying.....learning how to walk, learning to ride a bike, going to school for the first time, learning to drive. But we accomplished those just fine. Look at these new speeds as just that, a temporary fear. It won't last and the benefits are amazing! Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Just when we think we can't stand under the pressures of life. When we think we have come to the end of trying. When we feel completely exhausted from the battle. When our weapons are in disrepair. When all seems lost...... FIGHT ONE MORE ROUND! No one becomes a champion unless they are willing to go all the way to the end. How sad would it be to know that had we only gone another round we would be the winner! Don't quit! We are too close! Be Blessed!
To become a champion, fight one more round.
James Corbett
Good Morning Christian Peeps! The main ingredient in being successful is showing up! We can't expect to get a job if we don't fill out an application or show up for the interview. We can't expect to be healthy if we don't eat properly and exercise. Sometimes we must show up in order to for things to happen for us! If we don't like our circumstances we are the only ones who can change them! Make a pact today to get up and show up! Life can be all we expect it to be if we participate in it! Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Yes, we would all love to sail through life on a magic carpet, eating bon bons and having someone meet our every need and whim.....however.....to obtain wisdom, to obtain higher knowledge..to know life and learn lessons the way we should...we must experience some heartache, pain, confusion, exhaustion, frustration. With all of these things we gain a different level and really learn who we are! That is the purpose of our journey here on this earth! With the thorns comes beautiful roses! Be Blessed!
Of course it would be easier to get to paradise with a full stomach, all snuggled up in a soft feather-bed, but what is required is to carry one's cross along the way, for the Kingdom of God is not attained by enduring one or two troubles, but many!
Elder Anthony of Optina
Good Morning Christian Peeps! We are braver than we believe, stronger than we seem, and smarter than we think! It's True! Only in unique situations do we surprise ourselves by rising to the occassion! It happened because we just acted without thinking.... Sometimes our thinking gets in the way of our actions and keeps us from making any moves. Let's go for it today. When you feel that urge...go with it...don't think ...just act! Be blessed!
“Promise me you will always remember – You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think”
Christopher Robin to Pooh
Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is so wonderful! Life is good when we realize just how blessed we really are. It's true that when we stop and count our blessings it changes the way we view the world around us! It changes us when we realize that- but for the grace of God, where we could be in relation to where we are. Life is an opportunity for us to live! I like the saying, either get busy living or get busy dieing. Start today, seize the moment and really began to live. Be Blessed!
We are much happier,
much happier
when we realize
that life is an opportunity rather
than an obligation.
-Mary Augustine
Good Morning Christian Peeps! It truly is about teamwork! We can't always accomplish things by ourselves! It is more efficient to have a team working with us. Like any sport, it takes everyone working together to win the game! Sometimes we forget that it is important to have a group or team of people around us that encourage us, motivate us, and push us to where we need to be. So when we feel we must go it alone remember, God intended us to seek counsel, surround ourselves with important decision makers. Today is the day to become a team and accomplish our dream! Be Blessed!
No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it.
H. E. Luccock
Good Morning Christian Peeps! Without action we can't expect to move forward. In order to walk, we must take a step. In order to swim, we must first get into the water! We can dream all day long, but if we don't put that dream into action, we can't expect to see it fulfilled. Let's spring into action today! Move....move...move! Be Blessed!
Good Morning Christian Peeps! "Can't never could, nor would but you should."tr Can't is a powerful word if you let it become a part of your belief system. It can rob us of every wonderful opportunity. Just because someone else may not think we are not capable, doesn't make it true. They may be projecting their fear onto us! Take the word can't out and replace it with can, and began to move forward. Be Blessed!
