Reminders

 

"Yesterday is history,

tomorrow a mystery

but today is a gift.

That’s why we call it

the present.”

A.A. Milne

 

 

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.”

~ Robert Louis Stevenson

 

 

“The best teacher is the one

who does not bring his

meaning to the Scripture;

but gets his meaning

from the Scripture.”

~ Martin Luther

 

 

“DISCIPLINE is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”

~ Abraham Lincoln

 

 

Take sin seriously; deal with people carefully.

 

 

Words are never just syllables and nouns.

They can be blessings or burdens.

The words we let loose into the world cause

people to either celebrate or suffer.

Our choice.

~ Lysa Terkerust

 

 

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people

for an extraordinary destiny.”

~ C.S. Lewis

 

 

GOD’S WORDS ARE NOT FOR

ME TO EDIT AND TINKER WITH

BUT TO BELIEVE AND OBEY.

~ A. W. Tozer

 

 

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep,

to gain what he cannot lose.”

~ Jim Elliot

 

 

THE PAST IS WHERE

YOU LEARNED.

THE FUTURE IS

WHERE YOU APPLY

THE LESSONS.

DON’T GIVE UP

IN THE MIDDLE.

~ Dale Carnegie

 

 

“Lord, we so often underestimate how much influence our words can have.  We ask for insight to speak wisely.”

~ James Dobson

 

Sometimes

we just need

to pause

for a moment

and really

appreciate

all the good

in our life.

~ Jane Lee Logan

 

 

EXPECTING THINGS TO CHANGE WITHOUT PUTTING IN ANY EFFORT IS LIKE WAITING FOR A SHIP AT THE AIRPORT.

~ Ahmed Suriya

 

 

“Our words reveal how we want to be seen.

Our actions reveal what motivates us.

Our sacrifices reveal what matters most to us.”

~ Adam Grant

 

 

Happiness depends on happenings. 

Joy depends on Jesus.

~ Dr. Travis Lunceford

 

 

“God gave you a

fingerprint that no

one else has, so you

can leave an imprint

that no one else can.”

~ Tracy Blossomldegs

 

 

Faith alone didn’t save Noah.

He also had to build the ark.

 

 

GET INTO THE

HABIT OF ASKING

YOURSELF “DOES

THIS SUPPORT

THE LIFE I’M

TRYING TO

CREATE.”

 

 

We need to focus on Jesus and not the storm.

 

 

 

Courage doesn’t always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day, saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”

~ Mary Anne Radmacher

 

 

And after the reminders, may we choose to respond with love.

 

 

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

 

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Ephesians 4:29

 

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.

Proverbs 4:13

 

The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.

Proverbs 16:21

 

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

Proverbs 23:12