Something to Think On
"He loves. He pursues. He persists.
And, every so often, a heart starts
to soften. Let yours be one of them."
-Max Lucado, 3:16 The Numbers of Hope
"Cheerfulness and contentment
are great beautifiers, and are
famous preservers of good looks."
-Charles Dickens
"Christian love, either towards
God or towards man, is an
affair of the will."
-C.S. Lewis
"Some people complain that God
put thorns on roses, while
others praise Him for putting
roses on thorns."
-Anonymous
"Faith and Sight"
So I go on not knowing,
--I would not, if I might --
I would rather walk in the dark with God
Than go alone in the light;
I would rather walk with Him by faith
Than walk alone by sight.
-Mary G. Brainard
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"We love Him because
He first loved us."
1 John 4:19 (NKJV)
"Let love be without hypocrisy.
Abhor what is evil.
Cling to what is good."
Romans 12:9 (NKJV)
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"Humility is the key to God's heart
that unlocks His mercy."
-Kent Crockett, Making Today Count for Eternity
"Where there is no belief in the soul,
there is very little drama...
Either one is serious about salvation
or one is not.
And it is well to realize that the
maximum amount of seriousness
admits the maximum amount of
comedy.
Only if we are secure in our beliefs
can we see the comical side of the
universe."
-Flannery O'Connor (1925 - 1964)
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"Without exception, people who
consistently laugh do so in spite of,
seldom because of anything.
They pursue fun rather than wait
for it to knock on their door in the
middle of the day.
Such infectiously joyful believers
have no trouble convincing
people around them that Christianity
is real and that Christ can
transform a life.
Joy is the flag that flies above the
castle of their hearts,
announcing that the King is in
residence."
-Charles Swindoll
from Laugh Again
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"We are always getting ready
to live, but never living."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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"Understanding is the reward of faith.
Therefore seek not to understand
that you may believe, but believe
that you may understand."
-St. Augustine (354 - 430 A.D.)
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"We live as those who are on a
journey home: a home we
know will have the lights on
and the door open and our
Father waiting for us when
we arrive.
That means in all adversity
our worship of God is
joyful, our life is hopeful,
our future is secure.
There is nothing we can
lose on earth that can rob
us of the treasures God
has given us and
will give us."
-John Oxenham (1852 - 1941)
