"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can still do something; and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do something I can do."
- Helen Keller
"There is nothing to fear, but fear itself."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Live in such a way that those who know you but don't know God, will know God because they know you."
- Unknown
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them."
- Unknown
"You'll never know that all you need is Jesus until Jesus is all you have."
- Adrian Rogers
"Image lasts but a moment, character for a lifetime."
- Unknown
"Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; you are raising a human being."
- Kittie Franz
"Always vote for principle though you may vote alone and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
- John Quincy Adams
"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."
- Corrie Ten Boom
"If you can't do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."
- Unknown
"A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user."
-Theodore Roosevelt
"Duty is ours. Results belong to God. Do your duty in all things. You can not do more, you should never wish to do less."
- Unknown
"A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though they know that you are slightly cracked." ;)
- Unknown
"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found difficult and left untried."
- G. K. Chesterton
"A lady is a woman who causes a man to behave like a gentleman."
- Russell Lynes
"I see the light at the end of the tunnel. The train is rushing forward, the iwnd in my face, and I know that I'll come flying into sunshine!"
-Rob Tull
"When you give half of your heart to a boy and half of your heart to God, it is a very dangerous thing, because nobody is satisfied. A boy has half of something he wants all of, and God has only half of something that He deserves all of.. and at the end... you're left with nothing."
- Unknown
"A woman's heart should be so lost in God that a man must seek Him to find her!"
- Unknown
"The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christina does make me a different kind of woman!"
- Elisabeth Elliot
"A sword wields no strength unless the hand that holds it has courage"
- Unknown
"Knowledge puffs up - Love builds up"
- Unknown
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
An interesting thought
You know, if you feed a baby healthy food it will grow stronger.... and it won't take very long for it to become bigger. They grow very fast! They still can get sick, but they will be better prepared. But, if you feed a baby insufficiently, whether it's not enough milk or nutrients it will become weaker. It can get sick easier and that can cause many problems in the future for it.
Christians are like that, too. If we are fed from God's word, getting fellowship with other believers, praying, and just seeking the Lord with all our hearts, we will grow in godliness. If we say we are Christians but we don't do anything to strengthen ourselves in Christ, what ground do we have to stand on? Not much, if anything. We will be weak spiritually. It could cause us to fall into sins of the world easier than someone who has prepared for temptation, and is ready to stand up against it. I want to be strong in the faith, never losing sight of the goal....the goal of becoming closer to my Lord!
This song, "To Know You" by Casting Crowns. So powerful.... and perfect for what I'm trying to say.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxFsxugWkwQ
I thought of it after I had written this post. Amazing song!!!!
Well, that has just been on my mind recently and I wanted to share it. :)
Christians are like that, too. If we are fed from God's word, getting fellowship with other believers, praying, and just seeking the Lord with all our hearts, we will grow in godliness. If we say we are Christians but we don't do anything to strengthen ourselves in Christ, what ground do we have to stand on? Not much, if anything. We will be weak spiritually. It could cause us to fall into sins of the world easier than someone who has prepared for temptation, and is ready to stand up against it. I want to be strong in the faith, never losing sight of the goal....the goal of becoming closer to my Lord!
This song, "To Know You" by Casting Crowns. So powerful.... and perfect for what I'm trying to say.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxFsxugWkwQ
I thought of it after I had written this post. Amazing song!!!!
Well, that has just been on my mind recently and I wanted to share it. :)
Monday, May 16, 2011
Psalm 139
Mom and I were having our Bible time together outside on this lovely day, and we read this chapter together before beginning our separate time with God.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall[a] on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;[b]
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
20 For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies take Your name in vain.[c]
21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
It's SO amazing. Truly.... God's love for us is indescribable. It amazes me that He, who knows EVERYTHING about me - even things I don't know about myself - loves me more than anyone else could! Wow.... why do we look for fulfillment in humans when we have more love than we can ever comprehend already?!?!
The song "Beautiful" by MercyMe is a wonderful reminder of this to me! I've been listening to it lately and it just speaks to me so powerfully!!!!
Here is a link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hth7GzAoXos
He thinks we're beautiful. That's all that matters. It's our hearts that makes us beautiful (guys, you, too! Not the "girly" beautiful.... just beautiful in who you are, and who God made you to be. It's the kind of word that describes something I can't describe.)
Just thought I'd share that.
Psalm 139
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall[a] on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;[b]
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
20 For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies take Your name in vain.[c]
21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
It's SO amazing. Truly.... God's love for us is indescribable. It amazes me that He, who knows EVERYTHING about me - even things I don't know about myself - loves me more than anyone else could! Wow.... why do we look for fulfillment in humans when we have more love than we can ever comprehend already?!?!
The song "Beautiful" by MercyMe is a wonderful reminder of this to me! I've been listening to it lately and it just speaks to me so powerfully!!!!
Here is a link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hth7GzAoXos
He thinks we're beautiful. That's all that matters. It's our hearts that makes us beautiful (guys, you, too! Not the "girly" beautiful.... just beautiful in who you are, and who God made you to be. It's the kind of word that describes something I can't describe.)
Just thought I'd share that.
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