“Shaken to the roots.” That’s an expression describing a person going through a severe crisis. But nature teaches that the tree most severely impacted by the storm puts down the deepest roots. Branches may be snapped off, twigs broken and leaves ripped away, but deep roots are undisturbed by the howling gales. In fact, they only get deeper and stronger. Your existence is like the tree trunk, up in the tumult. But is you are in Christ, your life is hidden in its roots, which the storms can’t touch.
It is better to be God’s dog than the devil’s darling.
~C. H. Spurgeon~
Just as an approaching shadow points to the arrival of the person casting the shadow, so the law pointed to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus (with His abounding grace) is the substance which the law foreshadows. "The substance is of Christ." Jesus is the one who brought "the good things to come."
The best request is not for power, wealth, or even honor. It is wisdom that we need. Money in my pocket does not help me to give direction or advice to anyone, and does not guarantee that my personal choices are good! Good morning, we love you!
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"What you feed your mind determines your appetite."- Tom Ziglar
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Once you choose hope, anything's possible. -Christopher Reeve
God made you on Purpose for a Purpose! Remember that!
If you go to sleep without having taken an action towards your dream, you’ve just wasted a day of your life.
The best kind of people are the once in a lifetime kind of people.
"The cross of Christ ... is God's only self-justification in such a world as ours...."
"The other gods were strong; but thou wast weak; they rode, but thou didst stumble to a throne; But to our wounds only God's wounds can speak, And not a god has wounds, but thou alone."
-- John Stott
The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.
God is working out His eternal purpose, not only in spite
of human and satanic opposition, but by means of them.
~A. W. Pink~
When you travel, May we truly love the Lord, worship Him, and give Him all of the glory that He deserves. Enjoy the sights, but worship the Lord!
Without the anointing of the Lord, we cannot do anything. We cannot get puffed up, because we are nothing without the Lord. With Him, we can do anything. Without Him, we are useless, prideful men and women. Be not be proud of race, face, place or grace.
~C. H. Spurgeon~
Keep praying for all of those who have not received the Lord yet.
Facing the wrath of God, we don’t call Ghostbusters. We call upon the God who has lavished grace upon us through Jesus Christ.
HUSBAND AND WIFE TAKE HEED TO WHAT JAMES SAID: TO BE SLOW TO SPEAK, WRATH, AND QUICK TO LISTEN.
The power of God's Word never ceases to amaze me. As Hebrews tells us, God's Word penetrates, divides, and judges -- it does not leave room for doubt or uncertainty.
We need to be constantly on guard against worshipping talent (athletes, film and music stars, etc.), rather than the source of that talent -- God.
Scripture tells us there is but one man to follow and that is Jesus (Col 1:15-20 clearly defines the "supremacy of Christ"). The Bible warns us repeatedly against deception: false teaching, signs, doctrines and the like.
How fun and encouraging it is when someone acknowledges milestones such as engagements, college graduations, or job promotions. How marvelous it will be to be acknowledged by Jesus before the angels of God.
Meditate on His promises and, along with your love for Him, allow them to motivate your actions.
I beg you, dear friends… pray for the fallen, look lovingly and pitifully upon the fallen, seek to guide the fallen back to Christ; and who knows how many of them you may be helped to restore?
~C. H. Spurgeon
Jealousy can lead us to attempt to murder someone’s character. The sin of jealousy can destroy us––fully and completely.
Jealousy is the raw material of murder.
“More than kisses, letters mingle souls.” ~John Donne
Take the time to write or call, texting is for emergencies. make a connection with people.
10 Things You Should Never Say to Your Wife:
1. “You should have asked for help.
2. “We just don’t agree so let’s not talk about it.”
3. “Why are you doing it that way?”
4. “Looks the same to me.”
5. “What did you do all day?”
6. “What did you say?”
7. “I’ll do it later.”
8. “I don’t remember saying that” or “You’re remembering that wrong.”
9. “It’s up to you.”
10. I WORK....
The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.
~Charles Spurgeon~
Grace is the first and last moving cause of salvation; and faith, essential as it is, is only an important part of the machinery that grace employs. We are saved “through faith,” but salvation is “by grace.”
~Charles H. Spurgeon~
Soren Kierkegaard, decrying the spiritual sloth of his era, wrote, "Let others complain that the age is wicked; my complaint is that it is wretched for it lacks passion...their lusts are dull and sluggish, their passions sleepy."
If you are lukewarm this may apply to you.
New challenges always equal new opportunities. When you see a problem, train yourself to think "opportunity."
—Craig Groeschel
...whatever you do, find the God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-saturated passion of your life, and find your way to say it and live it and die for it. And you will make a difference that lasts. You will not waste your life.
~John Piper~
The Christian life is to be Christ-centered, not self-centered.
God desires that we would align ourselves with His perfect will––to bring honor and glory to His name.
We are to be channels of expressing God’s love to each other — not by self-effort but simply by opening our hearts to the Holy Spirit so He can fill them with His love.
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