OTHER THOUGHTS
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When Jesus said, “Love your enemies”, I think he probably meant don’t kill them. (Linda K. Williams)
The best way to handle any problem is to hand it over to God. (David Egnerdit)
Every Christian should live in such a way as to be able to die in peace at any moment.
Be kind to others. Everyone you meet is facing some kind of battle.
One night, many years ago, an older Christian man had a very powerful dream. The next Sunday, the man shared it the congregation. In his dream he was climbing a steep hill when he sensed someone walking behind him. He turned and saw a man carrying a very heavy load up the hill on his back. He was full of pity for him and spoke to him. Then he noticed that His hands were scarred, and he realized that it was Jesus. He said to Him, "Lord, are you carrying the world's sins up this hill?" "No," said the Lord Jesus, "not the world's sin, just yours!
GRACE is when the Person from whom I have no right to expect anything, gives me everything. (Michael Card)
God stands at the door and knocks. And if we don’t answer, He looks for an open window. (Philip Gulley)
When God looks on us He smiles. True Christianity is learning to smile back. (Philip Gulley)
Spiritual maturity is a lifelong process, accomplished one choice at a time. (Philip Gulley)
Clarence Jordan, in a sermon on the parable of the woman seeking the lost coin (Luke 15:8), asks, “What does she do? She gets a broom. She sweeps and sweeps and sweeps. She lights a lamp and sweeps until what? Until she wore the broom out? No. Until the lamp went out? No. Until her husband came home and said, 'Hey, get my supper, what are you doing with that broom?' No. How long did she sweep? Until she found it. How long was that? As long as necessary.” God will seek us as well, as long as necessary, until He finds us.
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I AM PRO-LIFE . . .
But that means more than just being against abortion. Because I am Pro-Life I am also
against war, the death penalty, poverty, euthanasia, world hunger, environmental pollution,
the proliferation of guns and other lethal weapons, and the torturing of criminals, terror
suspects, POWs and political prisoners.
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Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. (Abraham Lincoln)
Temptation usually comes in through a door that has been deliberately left open.
Jesus is a far greater Savior than you are a sinner!
“Anything that makes me need God is a blessing.” – Nancy Leigh DeMoss
God Allows Men To Go Into Deep Waters Not To Drown Them But To Cleanse Them.
Many Christians feed their bodies three hot meals a day and their spirits only one cold snack a week.
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28 Secrets To Happiness
As found in The Simple Living Guide by Janet Luhrs
1. Live beneath your means and within your seams.
2. Return everything you borrow.
3. Donate blood.
4. Stop blaming other people.
5. Admit it when you make a mistake.
6. Give all the clothes you haven't worn in the last three years to charity.
7. Every day do something nice and try not to get caught.
8. Listen more; talk less.
9. Every day take a 30-minute walk in your neighborhood.
10. Skip two meals a week and give the money to the homeless.
11. Strive for excellence, not perfection.
12. Be on time.
13. Don't make excuses.
14. Don't argue.
15. Get organized.
16. Be kind to kind people.
17. Be even kinder to unkind people.
18. Let someone cut ahead of you in line.
19. Take time to be alone.
20. Reread a favorite book.
21. Cultivate good manners.
22. Be humble.
23. Understand and accept that life isn't always fair.
24. Know when to say something.
25. Know when to keep your mouth shut.
26. Don't criticize anyone for 24 hours.
27. Learn from the past, plan for the future and live in the present.
28. Don't sweat the small stuff.
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FUNNY BUMPER STICKER:
I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
A MONK is simply a sinner who joins a community of other sinners who are confident in the mercy of God
and who strive to recognize their weaknesses in the presence of their brothers. (Paul Farve-Miville)