In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart - John Bunyan
It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into doing and sharing with others that is important. - Mother Teresa Jesus Christ built a bridge to Heaven for us using only Two beams and three nails Keep your face to the SONshine and you cannot see the shadow A father is a thing that is forced to endure childbirth, without an
anesthetic. A father is a thing that growls when it feels good–and laughs loud when it's scared half to death. A father never feels entirely worthy of worship in his child's eyes. He never is quite the hero his daughter thinks, never quite the man his son believes him to be. This worries him, sometimes, so he works too hard to try and smooth the rough places in the road for those of his own who will follow him. A father is a thing that gets very angry when school grades aren't as good as he thinks they should be. He scolds his son although he knows it's the teacher's fault. Fathers grow old faster than other people. And while mothers can cry where it shows, fathers stand there and beam outside–and die inside. Fathers have very stout hearts, so they have to be broken sometimes or no one would know what is inside. Fathers give daughters away to other men who aren't nearly good enough so they can have grandchildren who are smarter than anybody's. Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the breakfast table, off to the arena which is sometimes called an office or a workshop…where they tackle the dragon with three heads: Weariness, Work and Monotony. Knights in shining armor. Fathers make bets with insurance companies about who will live the longest. Though they know the odds, they keep right on betting. Even as the odds get higher and higher, they keep right on betting more and more. And one day they lose. But fathers enjoy an earthly immortality and the bet is paid off to the part of him he leaves behind. I don't know where fathers go when they die. But I have an idea that after a good rest, he won't be happy unless there is work to do. He won't just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he's loved and the children she bore. He'll be busy there, too…oiling the gates, smoothing the way. Christianity at any given time is strong or weak depending upon her concept of God. - A.W.Tozer
I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to men. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book. - Abraham Lincoln Psalm 37:1-13
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers, for they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land. In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace. The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. Remember....
The will of God will never take you... Where the grace of God cannot keep you, Where the arms of God cannot support you, Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs, Where the power of God cannot endow you. The will of God will never take you... Where the Spirit of God cannot work through you, Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you, Where the army of God cannot protect you, Where the hands of God cannot mould you. The will of God will never take you... Where the love of God cannot enfold you, Where the mercy of God cannot sustain you, Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears, Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you. The will of God will never take you... Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears, Where the Word of God cannot feed you, Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you, Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you. It Is Better To Be Alone, Than In The Wrong Company Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. “A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.” The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate – for the good and the bad.
The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people. As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are. Friends that don’t help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that don’t increase you will eventually decrease you. Consider this: Never receive counsel from unproductive people. Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person. Don’t follow anyone who’s not going anywhere. With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships. Happy moments? Praise God Difficult moments? Seek God Quiet moments? Worship God Painful moments? Trust God Every moment? Thank God If you see people without a smile today … Give them one of yours Ek laai my kinders op die trein
Ek is so moeg van wakker lê en wroeg; My hart is gebreek oor my kinders se seer. Toe hulle klein was, Kon ek hulle teen my vasdruk as hulle seerkry En pleisters en spoeg aansmeer - Totdat hulle weer lag. Nou is hulle groot en hulle seerkry is anders. Ek kan hulle nie meer vasdruk nie. Ek voel magteloos. Ek kan niks meer vir hulle doen nie. Ek kan maar net vir hulle bid. Groot Kondukteur, Ek laai hulle vanoggend op U trein. Neem hulle asseblief saam met U op reis. Laat my rustig aanvaar dat ek nie meer kan saamgaan En neem sommer my bagasie van skuldgevoelens, waaraan ek so swaar dra, ook met U saam. Ek dank U dat U hulle Eintlike Vader is, hulle Bloedpa. Dit omdat hulle Oudste Broer, U seun, Hulle met Sy bloed gekoop het. Lig U hande seënend oor hulle, HERE JESUS, En laat hulle opkyk na die hande wat hulle seën. Laat hulle, hulle name onuitwisbaar gegraveer sien in U handpalms, En laat U bloed wat daaruit vloei, wat hulle reinig van alle – ja, regtig alle - sonde. Groot Kondukteur, Ek wuif vir hulle terwyl U met hulle verder op hulle Lewensreis vertrek. Dankie tog, Here! Hope gives you the strength to keep going
when you feel like giving up. Don’t ever quit believing in yourself. As long as you believe you can, you will have a reason for trying. Don’t let anyone hold your happiness in their hands, hold it in yours, so it will always be within your reach. Don’t measure success of failure by material wealth, but by how you feel. Our feelings determine the richness of our lives. don’t let bad moments overcome you, be patient, and they will pass. Don’t hesitate to reach out for help, we all need it from time to time. don’t run away from love but towards love, because it is our deepest joy. Don’t wait for what you want to come to you, go after it with all that you are, knowing that life will meet you halfway. Don’t feel like you’ve lost When plans and dreams fall short of your hopes. Anytime you learn something new about yourself for about life, you have progressed. Don’t do anything that takes away from your self-respect, feeling good about yourself is essential to feeling good about life. Don’t ever forget how to laugh or be too proud to cry It is by doing both that we live life to its fullest. |
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