Inspiring Friday: August 31, 2012

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships
are built for." -- William Shedd

"Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own
self-fulfilling prophecy." -- Brian Tracy

"Living consciously involves being genuine; it
involves listening and responding to others honestly
and openly; it involves being in the moment." --
Sidney Poitier

"Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble
as when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive an
injury." -- E. H. Chapin

"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." -- Golda
Meir

"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it
was put up." -- Robert Frost

Inspiring Friday: August 24, 2012

"Success is always temporary. When all is said and
done, the only thing you'll have left is your
character." -- Vince Gill

"The first great gift we can bestow on others is a
good example." -- Thomas Morell

"No great thing is created suddenly." -- Epictetus

"People whose Bibles are falling apart usually lead
lives that aren't!" -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in
the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."
-- Walt Disney

Don't bother just to be better than your
contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than
yourself." -- William Faulkner

Let go of the Past to be free as a bird

In life, mistakes will be made. Hearts will break including your own. Sometimes, thoughts of how will I measure up on this journey of life?,may enter the recess of your mind. Am I ever really going to fulfill God's purpose for my life? Maybe I should give up...... I screw up so many times, I don't see how anything I do will ever matter. These are all normal types of thoughts but they can only become a hindrance to our life if we allow them to manifest into truths. Know that with God we will be able to do his will.

Do not give up and let go of past mistakes and free yourself from hurts of the past by forgiving others and yourself.  "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,  I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14. Forgiveness doesn't give the other person a free ride it lets you remain free from bondage and allows you to fully receive God's purpose for your life. "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14-15 KJV)"

We must let God mold us into his son, Jesus Christ. "He must become greater, I must become less" John 3:30.  This doesn't mean to not love yourself it just means to be love Jesus more than yourself while loving the new person you are becoming. "I like the person I am becoming" ~Mayo Angelou  Sometimes we forget to forgive ourselves. Remember that God is not finished with you yet. He is forming you into a new creature and the process can sometimes be painful and hard but the results are absolutely beautiful.. "And we know that all things work together for the good to them that love God and are called to his purpose." Romans 8:28. Remember the trials that are faced in life are for our benefit. Trust God in everything! He has a plan and a purpose for each and every one of us. Do not give up and carry on to win the race of eternal life. To be free of the past let go and let God make a future for you. "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, ''Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future".Jeremiah 29:11 God bless you all!

Inspiring Friday: August 17, 2012

"Emotional sickness is avoiding reality at any cost.
Emotional health is facing reality at any cost." --
Scott Peck

"You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving." -- Unknown

"Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the
fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts
away." -- Dorothy Parker

"Your life is your message to the world. Make it
inspiring." -- Lorrin L. Lee

"Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the
wise." -- Cato the Elder, Roman statesman

"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your
own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or
husband, to a next door neighbor.... Let no one ever
come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the
living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your
face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile,
kindness in your warm greeting." -- Mother Theresa

Inspiring Friday: August 3, 2012

"No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn
back." -- Turkish Proverb

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step." -- Chinese Proverb

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't
change it, change your attitude; don't complain." --
Unknown

"Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life
or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for
others." -- Danny Thomas

"Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find
harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies
opportunity." -- Albert Einstein

"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do
something at once." -- Calvin Coolidge