Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
Tags: beauty, God, happiness, life, Lord, moment, praise, shepherd, thankfulness, trust, worship
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
Mar 17 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: church, desire, dream, God, gratitude, home, hope, inspiration, journey, minister, parson, pastor, prayer, preacher, priest, rain, sermon, summer, thankfulness, umbrella, wishes, worship
Where’s Your Umbrella?
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One summer, a drought threatened the crop in a small town. On a hot and dry Sunday, the village parson told his congregation, “There isn’t anything that will save us except to pray for rain. Go home, pray, believe, and come back next Sunday ready to thank God for sending rain.”
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The people did as they were told and returned to church the following Sunday.
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But as soon as the parson saw them, he was furious. “We can’t worship today. You do not yet believe,” he said.
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Mar 14 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life".
Tags: appreciation, beauty, faith, friends, God, goodness, honor, joy, life, love, thankfulness, trust, truth, world, worship
I enjoy a story about baseball great Joe Garagiola. He once stepped to
the plate when his turn came to bat. Before assuming his stance,
however, fervent Roman Catholic Joe took his bat and made the sign of
the cross in the dirt in front of home plate. Catcher Yogi Berra, also
a devout Catholic, walked over and erased Garagiola’s cross. Turning
to the astonished batter, Berra smiled and said, “Let’s let God watch
this inning.”
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If I were God (and thank goodness I’m not), I think I would have
wanted to simply watch the inning.
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY", Advice & Tips.
Tags: affection, appreciation, blessings, celebration, choice, communication, couple, creativity, desire, diamonds, experience, holidays, husband, ideas, Jesus, letter, love, massage, prayer, restaurant, romance, sacrifice, source, spouse, Valentine's Day, wife, worship
Here are some ideas for celebrating Valentine’s Day free of romantic pressure:
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Don’t limit yourself to tradition. No matter how many ads you see for diamond jewelry or fancy cologne, despite how many boxes of chocolate and bottles of wine you walk past in the stores, nothing says that you have to buy traditional Valentine’s Day products to have a romantic holiday. By the same token, there’s no reason you can’t celebrate a fulfilling holiday without investing in expensive traditional Valentine’s Day experiences like eating out and taking trips. Be creative. If you have an idea that doesn’t fit the mold of what’s traditionally considered romantic, go ahead and pursue it anyway. For example, maybe you and your spouse are looking forward to choosing materials for a home improvement project you plan to work on together. In that case, you both might actually enjoy spending Valentine’s Day shopping at hardware store, however unromantic that might seem to others.
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: author, character, earth, eternity, focus, goal, God, happiness, heart, Heaven, influence, interview, leader, life, lifestyle, love, money, pastor, popularity, praise, prayer, purpose, trust, valley, wealth, worship
Good Stuff- Please take the time to read this.
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You may enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with
his wife now having cancer and him having ‘wealth’
from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren.
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‘Purpose Driven Life ‘ author, and pastor of
Saddleback Church in California
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In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:
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People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond:
In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.
One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body– but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to
spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up
act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.
We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn’t going to make sense.
Feb 01 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: anxiety, attention, beauty, challenges, emotion, excitement, exercise, experience, forces, God, life, limitations, logic, meditation, moments, praise, pursuits, success, trust, worship
Stronger Than You Know
Getting Ourselves Worked Up
Our capacity to cope successfully with life’s challenges far outstrips our capacity to feel nervousness. Yet in the weeks, days, and hours leading up to an event that we believe will test our limits, we can become nervous. While we may have previously regarded ourselves as equal to the trials that lie ahead, we reach a point at which they near and our anxiety begins to mount. We then become increasingly worked up, until the moment of truth arrives and we discover that our worry was all for nothing. We are almost always stronger and more capable than we believe ourselves to be. But anxiety is not rational in nature, which means that in most cases we cannot work through it using logic as our only tool. Reason can help us recognize the relative futility of unwarranted worry but, more often than not, we will find more comfort in patterns of thought and activity that redirect our attention to practical or engaging matters. Read More
Nov 17 2008