Thought for today - 12/11/2014

CONSIDER
"If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally -- every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher." 
- Charles Brent (1862-1929)

Thought for today - 12/10/2014

ON PRAYER
"The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases Him. The Lord detests the way of the wicked but He loves those who pursue righteousness."
- Proverbs: 15:7-9 (NIV)

Thought for today - 12/09/2014

CONSIDER
"God has called us to shine, just as much as Daniel was sent into Babylon to shine.  Let no one say that he cannot shine because he has not so much influence as some others may have.  What God wants you to do is to use the influence you have.  Daniel probably did not have much influence down in Babylon at first, but God soon gave him more because he was faithful and used what he had."  
- Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899)

Thought for today - 12/08/2014

CONSIDER
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God no matter what the conflict." 
- Unknown Author

Thought for today - 12/07/2014

CONSIDER
"Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or lose thy self-respect." 
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Thought for today - 12/06/2014

CONSIDER
"The world says, The more you take, the more you have.  Christ says, the more you give, the more you are."  
- Frederick Buechner

Thought for today - 12/05/2014

CONSIDER
"Second only to suffering, waiting may be the greatest teacher and trainer in godliness, maturity, and genuine spirituality most of us ever encounter."  
- Richard Hendrix

Thought for today - 12/04/2014

CONSIDER
"Many ordinary treasures may be denied the man who has God, or if he is allowed to have them, the enjoyment of them will be so tempered that they will never be necessary to his happiness.  Or if he must see them go, one after one, he will scarcely feel a sense of loss."
- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), The Pursuit of God [1948]

Thought for today - 12/03/2014

CONSIDER
"If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster." 
- Stephan Covey

Thought for today - 12/02/2014

You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing.