Taking to Heart

Sometime it’s simple sayings and thoughts that make a profound difference in how we respond, think, and act.

Prayer of Ananias

May the love of Christ

take hold of me.

May the light of Christ

shine in my heart.

May the love of Christ

flow through me like a river.

Duane Brooks, our pastor at Tallowood, has encouraged and challenged us to read, meditate on, and take to heart “The Prayer of Ananias” during this Lenten season.  We are to pray it for ourself, a stranger, an enemy, and then for ourself again.  May that be a prayer that lasts for a lifetime.

“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”

~ Maya Angelou

“Good friends help you find

important things when you

have lost them…

things like your smile

your hope, and your

courage.”

~ Doe Zantamata

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited of what could go right.”

~ Tony Robbins

It is not JOY that makes us GRATEFUL,

it is GRATITUDE that makes us JOYFUL.

At some point it has to go from being highlighted in your Bible to being written on your heart.

“It’s easy to judge.

It’s more difficult to understand.

Understanding requires compassion,

patience, and a willingness to believe that

good hearts sometimes choose poor methods.

Through judging, we separate.

Through understanding, we grow.”

Doe Zantamata

I believe churches are meant for praising God, but so are 2 am car rides, coffee shops, the gym, conversations with friends, strangers, etc.  Don’t let a building confine your faith because we will never change the world by just going to church; we need to be the church.

~ Joel Nobis

 Sometimes you

just have to stop,

take a deep breath

and put things into

perspective.

~ Katrina Mayer

God didn’t remove the Red Sea.  He opened it.  Just because God hasn’t removed your problem doesn’t mean he won’t provide a way through it.

Morning is God’s way of saying one

more time, go make a difference, touch

a heart, encourage a mind, inspire a

soul and enjoy the day.

Don’t allow anything in your life that you don’t want reproduced in your children.

 “The more aware I become of the grace I continually need, the less offended I am by others who are still working life out.”

~ Shelley Giglio

Faith does not mean trusting God to stop the storm, but trusting Him to strengthen us as we walk through the storm.

~ Breath of Life Ministries

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:10