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The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure; a loop called Confusion; speed bumps called Friends; red lights called Enemies; caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. But if you have a spare called Determination,an engine called Perseverance; Insurance called Faith, and a driver called God, you will make it to a place called Success!
THE POWER OF NOW !
Yesterday is history.Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present! I think this is special...live and savor every moment... This is not a dress rehearsal! Life never seems to be the way we want it,
but we LIVE it the best way we can.
There is no PERFECT life, but wecan fill it with PERFECT MOMENTS!
Things aren't always what they seem." Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every out come is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until some time later... YOU DESERVE THE BEST
This life is yours Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature Take the power to control your own life
No one else can do it for you
Nothing is too good for you You deserve the best
Take the power to make your life healthy exciting worthwhile and very happy
Take the power to reach for your dreams
-Poem by Susan Polis Schutz
People Come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a Reason, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a Godsend and they are.
They are there for a reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say
or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met,
our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a Season, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it. It is real. But only for a Season!
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid
emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to
use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime :)
HOW POOR ARE WE?
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked. "Oh yeah," said the son. "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father. The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front
yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all give thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
"Life is too short and friends are too few."
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Keep smiling....Life is too short
The Purpose of the Desert Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into
the desert and speak tenderly to her. Hosea 2:14 |
If you have an important message to convey to someone,
what is the best means of getting the message through?
Have you ever tried to talk with someone who was so busy
you could not get him to hear you? Distractions prevent us
from giving our undivided attention to the messenger.
So too, God has His way of taking us aside to get our
undivided attention.
For Paul, it was Arabia for three years;
for Moses, it was 40 years in the desert; for Joseph,
it was 13 years in Egypt; for David, it was many years of fleeing from King Saul.
God knows the stubborn human heart. He knows that if He is to accomplish
His deepest work, He must take us into the desert in order to give us the
privilege to be used in His Kingdom. In the desert God changes us and
removes things that hinder us. He forces us to draw deep upon His grace.
The desert is only a season in our life. When He has accomplished what
He wants in our lives in the desert, He will bring us out.
He has given us a mission to fulfill that can only be fulfilled after we have
spent adequate time in preparation in the desert. Fear not the desert,
for it is here you will hear God's voice like never before.
It is here you become His bride. It is here you will have the idols
of your life removed. It is here you begin to experience the reality of a l
iving God like never before. Someone once said, "God uses enlarged
trials to produce enlarged saints so He can put them in enlarged places!"
He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because
He delighted in me (2 Samuel 22:20).
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You and I might be the only Bible someone ever reads...so we need to be something worth reading. God Bless You and your loved ones!If you were to live Seventy years perhaps you would spend:
24 years sleeping
14 years working
8 years in amusement
6 years at the dinner table
5 years in transportation
4 years in conversation
3 years in education
3 years reading
3 years watching television
So If you went to a place of worship every Sunday and prayed 5 minutes every morning and night, you would be giving Almighty Lord 5 months of your life.
So what is wrong in giving 5 months out of 70 years to the Lord who gave you a full 70 years anyway?
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