Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Thoughts

1
God says we don’t need to be anxious about anything; we just need to pray about everything.

2
The world has never been stable.  Jesus Himself was born into the cruelest and most unstable of worlds.  No, we have babies and keep trusting and living because the Resurrection is true!  The Resurrection was not just a one-time event in history; it is a principle built into the very fabric of our beings, a fact reverberating from every cell of creation: Life wins!  Life wins!

3
All those who look to draw their satisfaction from the wells of the world–pleasure, popularity, position, possessions, politics, power, prestige, finances, family, friends, fame, fortune, career, children, church, clubs, sports, sex, success, recognition, reputation, religion, education, entertainment, exercise, honors, health, hobbies–will soon be thirsty again!

4
Since the quiet hour spent with God is the preacher’s power-house, the devil centers his attention on that source of strength.

5
When you can’t see him, trust him.  Jesus is closer than you ever dreamed.

6
If all struggles and sufferings were eliminated, the spirit would no more reach maturity than would the child.

7
Continually restate to yourself what the purpose of your life is.

8
God’s Word never said we were not to grieve our losses.  It says we are not to grieve as those who have no hope.  Big Difference.

9
You learn your theology most where your sorrows take you.

10
Joy is a by-product not of happy circumstances, education or talent, but of a healthy relationship with God and a determination to love Him no matter what.

11
If the Spirit of God has transformed you within, you will exhibit Divine characteristics in your life, not good human characteristics.  God’s life in us expresses itself as God’s life, not as a human life trying to be godly.

12
Some people have received Christ but have never reached spiritual maturity.  We should grow as Christians every day, and we are not completely mature until we live in the presence of Christ.

13
Too many people think religion consists in what they do for God–those poor, puny, pitiful things they sometimes manage to do for Him. Consequently, they find all of religion poor pun and pitiful and they trudge along joylessly…But religion consists in what God does for us–those great, stupendous things He dreams up for us.

14
“But he knows where I am going.  And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.” - Job 23:10

15
It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.


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