Inspiring Inspirations

If you really want to be happy,
nobody can stop you.
--Sister Mary Tricky

What you are accomplishing
may seem like a drop in the ocean.
But if this drop were not in the ocean,
it would be missed.
--Mother Teresa

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.
--Diane Arbus

The best and most beautiful things in the world
cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart.
--Helen Keller

At night I turn my problems over to God.
He's going to be up all night anyway.
--Carrie Westingson

People come into your life for a reason,
 a season, or a lifetime.
When you figure out which it is,
you know exactly what to do.
--Michelle Ventor

Be patient.
Our prayers are always answered,
But not always on the exact day we'd like them to be.
--Marjorie Turner

Time is a very precious gift from God;
So precious that it is only given to us moment by moment.
--Amelia Barr

On my road through life,
may I handle each crisis as a small bump,
not a major chuckhole.

God did not create hurry.
--Finnish Proverb

God gives every bird its food,
but does not drop it into the nest.
--Danish Proverb

The past is history,
The future is a mystery.
Today is a gift from God,
That's why it's called
"The Present"!

Some of God's gifts
are unanswered prayers.
--Garth Brooks

The most precious fabric of miracles--is the impossible!

The Lord will never do anything for you--
that he can do through you.

To get to heaven--
it's who you know that counts!

Faith isn't faith until it's all you're hanging on to!

"To know the will of God is our greatest knowledge.
To do the will of God is our greatest achievement."

The 5 "Watches"
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.

God answers all prayers.
Sometimes he say, "Yes".
Sometimes he says "No".
Sometimes he says, "You've got to be kidding!"

This is a home the Lord hath made.

God looks at people as they "will be".

A Remedy for Stress:
Search the Word
Trust God's heart
Rest on His promises
Encourage one another
Sing His praises
Seek the Savior

Healing Proverbs
1. "Deal with faults of others as gently as with your own."
2. "A good example is the best sermon."
3. "A stumble may prevent a fall."
4. "Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid of standing still."
5. "Choose a job you love--
and you'll never have to work a day in your life."

Life is a test.  It is only a test.
Had this been a real life
 you would have been instructed
where to go and what to do!

Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

"Love, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
To these I commit my day.
 If I succeed, I will give thanks.
If I fail, I will seek his grace.
And then, when this day is done,
I will place my head on my pillow and rest.
I choose God."
--Steve Halliday

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above."
--James 1:17
God gave us a very special "Gift of Love."
He gave us His son, Jesus Christ.
I thank God for his Gift and also for my artistic abilities.

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

Life is fragile--
handle with prayer.

Working for the Lord doesn't pay much,
but the retirement plan is out of this world!

Today is a "Brand New Day!"
--Helen Marie Zell

To take hold of God's hand,
means to let go of anything else we may be hanging on to.

Keep Jesus in your heart
all through out the year.

GOD is for you,
JESUS is with you
The HOLY SPIRIT is in you,
and all of HEAVEN'S ANGELS are on your side.

Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
--Gracie Allen

Thank Goodness for "Disasters"
Look back at the "upsets" and "setbacks" in your life.
--Have any of them opened new doors for you?
--Have any made you stronger or wiser?
--Have any been a lesson for you?
--Have any given you new priorities?

"The best way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement."
--Charles Schwab

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life
 that no man can sincerely try to help another
without helping himself."
--Emerson

The circle begins with the creator and ends with the messenger--
then we receive the gift.

A NEW DAY
Yesterday's worries, cares and mistakes,
tuck them forever away.
Put a SMILE on your face,
A SONG in your heart.

Every new day offers many gifts.
Untie the ribbons.

It takes both rain and sunshine
to make a rainbow.

The difference between the impossible
and the possible,
lies in a person's determination.

Christ is the head of this house,
The unseen guest at every meal,
The silent listener to every conversation.

What is possible in the here and now,
once was impossible in the there and then.

"I thank you for this day of life,
for feet to walk amidst the trees
for hands to pick the flowers from the earth
for a sense of smell to breathe in the sweet perfumes of nature
for a mind to think about and appreciate
the magic of every day miracles,
for a spirit to swell in joy."
--Marian Wright Edelman
Fromt he book "Guide My Feet"

I play the notes as they are written...
But it is God who makes the music.
--J. S. Bach

"The best and most beautiful things in the world
cannot be seen or touched..
but are felt in the heart."
--Helen Keller

Reach up as far as you can--
and God will reach the rest of the way.

Happiness consists not in having much,
but in being content with little.

The shortest distance between a problem and a solution
is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.

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