Here’s an idea!
- Work Faster
- Talk less
- Look what you are doing
- Pay attention
- Know your job
- Ask the right questions
- Don’t repeat everything
- Produce more
- Increase your output ratio
- FOCUS
02/05/2025
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Watchers
Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
(James Patterson, Roses are Red)
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Journey
I can’t know for sure but lately seems I’m on a journey to a place I’ve never been ..
(Neil Diamond, Yes I will)
Jan 2021
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Feelings lie (.)
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Don’t quarrel
When you try to find solutions instead of attempting to affix blame, others will almost always respond in kind.
(Napoleon Hill)
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Breathe with awareness. Breathe consciously.
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Choices
You can’t change your circumstances until you start changing your choices.
(Rick Warren – Open Doors)
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Clear as mud
The cleaner our hearts, the better we see.
(Jul 2020)
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P M A
Positive
Mental
Attitude
When you approach every challenge with a Positive Mental Attitude, you will always discover opportunities that others have overlooked.
(Napoleon Hill)
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Why
Why are you so downcast oh my soul?
Place your hope in the Lord. Make God your refuge. See the smile of His providence.
Bless the Lord oh my soul, with all that is within you. Bless his Holy name.
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Time
We all have the same twenty four hours available to us in each day. Most of us spend eight hours working and eight hours sleeping.What you do with the remaining eight hours will have a tremendous influence on the level of success you achieve in your life. Bad luck befalls those who waste time. The only luck in the world is the luck you create for yourself. The odds always favor those who use their time wisely to pursue their goals constructively. (Napoleon Hill)
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Boats
Believe me my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,”
says Ratty to Mole in the classic novel ‘The Wind in the Willows’
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Success
No one is going to force success upon you; you will find it only to the degree that you actively seek it out.
(Napoleon Hill – Positive Action Plan)
June 2020
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Luck
Luck is the residue of design.
(Branch Rickey 1942)
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Storms
Take comfort in knowing that God controls your storms, and His mighty powerand unfailing love govern whatever comes your way.
(In Touch, 05282020)
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Life
The journey is as important as the destination.
Where are you hurrying to anyway?
(M.J. Ryan – The Power of Patience)
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Change
There is no growth without change, no change without loss, no loss without grief.
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I Like
I like what I know, and I know what I like.
I must be getting old.
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You
What comes to mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.
AWTozer
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Ships
A rudderless ship and a purposeless person are eventually stranded on desert sand.
(Napoleon Hill)
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Focus
Successful people create their own opportunities by foucssing on goals with an intensity that borders on obsession.
(Napoleon Hill)
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Cheshire Cat
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
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Options
Understand that there is a price tag attached to everything. When you set a goal for yourself and determine that the time, effort, and personal discipline required to achieve it constitutes a fair bargain, you will find that even the most ambitious goals are within your reach.
(Napoleon Hill)
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The problem
When you know enough to think you are right,
But not enough to now when you are wrong.
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Cure
Laziness the the curse of the modern man. The cure for laziness – often mislabeled as fear, self doubt and procrastination – is forceful attention. An idea is endowed with power only to the degree of attention paid to it. Attention is forceful in proportion to the narrowness of its focus. Desires that seem to realize themselves are always those desires upon which attention is exclusively concentrated. What are you doing to keep your wishes, wants and dreams at the forefront of your mind and thought? Think ‘gold’ and this will discharge into action.
Al Lewis – therealestatefellowship.com
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Grow
Don’t settle for less because of the limitations you place upon yourself.
March 2020
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Life
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation that we call life
George Bernard Shaw
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Shadow of a doubt
“I have a feeling that inside you somewhere, there’s something nobody knows about”
Alfred Hitchcock
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When
Loneliness is the most painful seasons of life you can experience.
Dec 2019
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The man in the mirror
There’s that look in his eyes that makes me feel the cold,
When I try to find out ’bout what’s troubling his mind,
He turns away and sighs and says “give me some time”.
Maybe things would get better if I learned to be patient.
Via Con Dios
Nov 2019
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Friends
I went outside to find a friend, but could not find one…
I went outside to be a friend, and friends were everywhere.
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You choose
Believing in your chosen thruth does not make it true. There is only one truth. Jesus Christ said: “I am the way and the truth” (John 14:6)
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Learn
The secret of contentment is to learn to enjoy what God has given us.
(Oct 2019)
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Shepherd
The identity of your shepherd determines the satisfaction of your soul.
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Here’s the only question
One day you will get to stand before Him.
And He will ask of you: “Who do you say that I am?”
Luke 9:20
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Godly man
Stand up. Suit up. Step up. Stay steadfast. Hold the course. Run the race. Keep your eye on the goal. Transfer a legacy. What is your worldview? We are living inbetween the 1st and the 2nd coming. Run. Run hard. Run fast. Keep on. Apply the image of an athlete. Train hard. Be disciplined. Compete according to rules, constantly aware of the objective. Diligently with your eyes on the goal. Work hard and get to the finish line to earn the prize crown. It’s not easy. This is an exercise in godlyness. Don’t be a slouch on a free ride on easy street. Make an impact for Christ. In your own family. Every day. You cannot afford to lose a day. 1 Cor 9:24-27, 2 Cor 5:9-10.
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Who are you?
What we are will always be the determining factor in what we do. Good character makes good choices.
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People are weird
I don’t get people. They get up, then get behind the wheel of their 2nd largest assest, speed along at 70 mph in a two ton dangerous weapon, between 100’s of other cars … and promptly fall asleep!
Duh…?
Wake up people! Pay attention!! You’re going to kill someone.
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Reflect
Step back and look at what happened. How did that happen? Think about how you think. Why and how you reached that conclusion and made that decision.
Sept 2019
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Your heart
Guard your heart. It will determine the direction of your feet.
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Listen
“You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) 36th President of the USA
(Aug 2019)
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English
The most difficult words in the English language are:
I was wrong.
It was my fault.
I am responsible.
I am sorry.
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Believe
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Success
A strong positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.
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Dance
Life’s a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don’t worry about what you don’t know
Life’s a dance you learn as you go
John Michel Montgomery
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Shadow
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see any shadows.
Helen Keller
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Anchor
By anchoring yourself in His truth, focusing on Jesus alone, we’re securely grounded in His love and grace – and this brings meaning to all we do!
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Doubt
If you ever doubt yourself, just look into my eyes, and see how much I love you.
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Happy – Joy
Happiness comes from what happens to you.
Joy comes from knowing you are doing the will of God.
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Communication
Let me rephrase what I heard you say, so that I can make sure I understand, to enable me to respond accordingly.
Jan 2019
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If
you do the things you should do, when you should do them,
then someday you will be able to do the things you want to do, when you want to do them.
– Zig Ziglar –
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If
you want the Peace of God in your life,
then get the Word of God in your life.
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Procrastination
is fueled by perfectionism.
Nov 2018
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Knocking Knees
When you can’t stand life, kneel and pray. ‘Cause knees dont’ knock when you are kneeling on them.
Philip De Courcy
Sept 2018
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The Challenge
Too often we come to the word of God like a man who comes to the mirror and takes a look at himself and he sees there’s a few hairs sticking up and he intends to flatten those but he never gets around to it. He turns away and it gets distracted and he forgets what he saw and so he forgets what it is that he has to do.
The job you and I have is to try and retain what we hear less we come to the word of God, look into its mirror – it said something to us about ourselves and things that need to change…but then we get distracted. You leave the service and we haven’t done anything to retain the thoughts that God has challenged us about ourselves and we don’t go home and think about it a second time, mull over it and give it some thought.
Philip De Courcy
Aug 2018
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Life
Life doesn’t always go our way and people don’t always do what we expect them to do. Be slow to anger. Life requires forgiving and forbearing. Reign in your emotions. Adjust the world inside of you to the world outside of you. Don’t give up your values. But don’t live in anger daily because of the world. The evil one rules earth. Keep yourself a sacred vessel for the Holy Spirit. Your prize is in heaven.
March 2018
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It’s magic
When I was a little kid in grade 1, the seniors took us took the bike shed: “Here’s the thing they said – These other creatures roaming earth you called girls, are wo-men. They are soft vessels filled with a dangerous imbalance of chemical and hormone cocktails that, at any given point in time, are at toxic explosive levels, surrounded with soft skin and topped with long hair. Treat them gently. This may not mean anything to you know, but one day you will understand: You can’t fix them, you can’t change them, you can’t live with them, and you can’t live without them. Just say: “Yes dear”. This is your cross.” Although we did not understand the words or the meaning, we were awe struck. Something bigger was going on. It’s was all part of the mystery of these magically weird creatures.
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Jehovah Rohi
There are many things to be afraid of today. Losing your job, cancer, terrorist attack. Today is full of fear, worry and insecurity. We all want to be on the mountain top. And go from mountain top to mountain top. To do that, you have to go thru the valleys. The good news is the next mountain top is right ahead. We all have many questions and concerns. Keep your eye on the shepherd. He is with you. (Dr Tony Evans)
Ps 23:11: My Jehovah is my Good Shepherd
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Important
No factor is more important in influencing a person’s moral and social behaviour than reading the bible regularly. (Dr Jeremiah)
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Lists
What’s on your bucket list?
More important: What kind of person do you want to be while pursuing these items?
The Christian life is a journey. Yes, with a destination. But, you are not there yet.
It’s a journey towards the goal of loving Christ more every day.
Strive to become what you already are – A Saved Child of God!
Jan 2018
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People
Human behaviors flow from 4 main sources: Desire, emotion, knowledge, perception.
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Purpose
Purpose is fundamental to a happy life. People (and organizations) with purpose tend to be focused, optimistic and successful.
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The Cross
If Jesus Christ is risen, nothing else matters.
If Jesus Christ is not risen, nothing else matters.
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Christmas
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulders. And His name will be called Wonderful, Couselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Dec 2017
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Today
Isn’t it embarressing to live in the most afluent time of mankind and not be happy?
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Two
Two natures live within my breast.
The one I love the one I hate.
The one I feed will dominate.
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What not Why
God uses adversity (trials & tribulations) to teach us resilience (endurance & perseverance) to make us stronger in our faith. How are you going to respond? Learn how to deal with your difficulty. Don’t ask “Why?” but, “God, WHAT do you want me to learn?”
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Today
I never seem to measure up, no matter what I do.
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Ask
What, when, where, how, why, who
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Loneliness is ..
.. living together but living apart.
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The Five Solas are:
- Sola Scriptura (“Scripture alone”): The Bible alone is our highest authority.
- Sola Fide (“faith alone”): We are saved through faith alone in Jesus Christ.
- Sola Gratia (“grace alone”): We are saved by the grace of God alone.
- Solus Christus (“Christ alone”): Jesus Christ alone is our Lord, Savior, and King.
- Soli Deo Gloria (“to the glory of God alone”): We live for the glory of God alone.
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Go and Tell.
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Yes you can
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 NIV
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Marriage
Cherish your wife so that you will cherish your wife.
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Bless others
God did not put you on earth to ‘make money’. The greatest of all things is not a thing. It’s the ability to bless others.
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Life
Life is worth nothing unless I do the work that God wants me to do. What does God want me to do with my life?
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Psalm
The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Whom shall I fear?
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The Word
Without a doubt, the single most effective tool to living life and growing spiritually is to memorize Scripture. Now do it.
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Today
The Holy Spirit is not a phantom. He is a person.
Get control of your tongue, ’cause God has control of your heart.
(August 2017)
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What is your motivation?
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Everyday
Be at peace, for your Lord, is King!
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Everyday
Behave in a way that reflects your obedient heart.
July 2017
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Everyday
Whether you are at the grocery store, the office, or school, you can walk in the footsteps of Jesus and shine HIS light on the world around you.
Do you?
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Don’t waste your pain
Harvest from your hurts. Gain from your pain. Learn from your losses. Profit from your problems Grow from your grief. To move towards your purpose for your life. Don’t let it be all for nothing
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Purpose driven church
“What is our purpose?”
- Warmer through fellowship
- Deeper through discipleship
- Stronger through worship
- Broader through ministry, and
- Larger through evangelism.
Rick Warren
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This Life
Preparing for your next life is the most important thing you can do in this life.
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Relationships
Nothing destroys happiness faster than conflicts in relationships
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Gratitude
Gratitude is good for you. Have a spirit of gratitude. Secular research has shown people that have gratitude are: happier, more successful, more optimistic, achieve more goals, enthusiatic, have more enregy, are more positive. Praize God for His grace. It is the will of God for you to be a grateful christian.
(May 2017)
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Stop asking “Why?”
It doesn’t help. It only prolongs the pain. God is God.
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Alone
Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Jos 1:9)
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Believe
Jesus said: “Do not be afraid. Just believe.” (Mrk 5:36)
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Trust
Be still and know that I am God (Ps 24:10)
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Life
Where we cannot understand the will of God we need to trust the heart of God.
(Emergency Rations. Philip de Courcy)
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What is good?
Good must be defined on God’s terms, not ours, and is fundamentally tied to that which enhances our reliance upon God and our likeness to Christ.
(Emergency Rations. Philip de Courcy)
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It’s all Good
Nothing happens to you except by the will of God
(Emergency Rations. Philip de Courcy)
April 2017
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Beware
Don’t put yourself in a place where you can fall
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To do
Avoid temptation
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Think
Refuse revenge.
Considering revenge opens the door for satan and his minions to enter, entice, tempt and mislead you.
(March 2017)
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Faith
The essence of faith is being sure and confident about the future, based on the promises of God.
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Shepherd
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want,
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He restores my soul,
I fear no evil, for You are with me.
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Think about this…
Your thoughts control your life
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Prayer
Prayer is useless if prayed knowingly out of a life that disregards God, and that is not preceeded by repentance. (Philip DeCourcy)
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Prayer
God does not listen to prayer that is marked by hidden sin and unconfessed disobedience. (Philip DeCourcy)
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This too is just a Test
A faith not tested is a faith that cannot be trusted. (Philip DeCourcy)
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Life
A life is not significant except for it’s influence of others. (Philip DeCourcy)
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Choices
Better not to turn the TV on than to ask for deliverance once you’ve reached the wrong channel. (Philip DeCourcy) Apply same to life.
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People
Little people belittle other people
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and now … to end the year … ouch
Wait.
I got it.
Eureka.
The secret of life.
It’s all come down to this.
After 55 years (of working, struggling, trying)
Your wife treats you like a dog.
Your kids treat you like an a##hole.
What’s a man to do?
Find solace elsewhere
Go elsewhere
Start over
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Disappointed
Failed
Disgraced
Ashamed
=> confused
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But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I’ve tried
But it won’t let me go (I am I Said – Neil Diamond)
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Value or indulgence?
If it’s not chocolate, it’s not worth it 🙂
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Heb 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
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When all else fails
When all else fails, go back to square one:
1 – Trust in Jesus
2 – What are your goals? What are your objectives? What are you trying to achieve?
(Dec 2016)
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Ek glo
Ek glo in God die Vader, die Almagtige, Skepper van hemel en die aarde. En in Jesus Christus, Sy eniggebore seun, ons Here, wat ontvang is van die Heilige Gees, gebore uit die maagd Maria, wat gely het on Pontius Pilatus, gekruisig is, gesterf het en begrawe is, en ter helle neergedaal het. Wat op die derde dag weer opgestaan het uit die dode, wat opgevaar het na die hemel, en sit aan die regterhand van God, die Almagtige Vader, van waar Hy sal kom om te oordeel die wat nog lewe, en die wat reeds gesterf het. Ek glo in die Heilige Gees, Ek glo aan ‘n heilige algemene christelike kerk, die gemeenskap van die heiliges, die vergewing van sondes, die wederopstanding van die vlees en die ewige lewe. Amen
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Life
Life passes with lightning speed. We are on this earth for only a short time, so we must be diligent to live wisely and well. We may appear before God tomorrow – so let us live for Him today (Charles Stanley)
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Attraction
A negative mind never attracts happiness or material success.
(Napoleon Hill)
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Life
Work away today, work away tomorrow.
Never comes the day for my love and me.
I feel her gently sighing as the evening slips away.
If only you knew what’s inside of me now.
(Moody Blues)
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Life
this is life, we live in a fallen world, people are sinful, stuff happens, something bad is bound to happen. We don’t wish it, but we can prepare, you need a good defence to win the game.
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The Road
The road is long, with many a winding turn, that leads us who knows where
(Neil Diamond)
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Purpose
So, God created me with a purpose in mind. God placed me into this world at this time to bring Him glory.
Col 1:16
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Expectations
We are unhappy not because life is bad but because we expect to much…
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Safe
The safest road to Hell is the gradual one. This is the road taken by quiet people, responsible citizens, religious people, our neighbors and even people participating in the Christian church. (CS Lewis)
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Lovely
Lovely to see you again my friend (Moody Blues)
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Something
Something you can’t hide says you’re lonely (Candle of Life – Moody Blues)
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The Future
God’s future will for you, will come through present obedience.
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You choose
I intentionally choose to maximize the value of each moment we spend together every day. To be fully aware of every passing moment, treasure them. Thanking God for each day as a gift to cherish for memory. Dear Jesus, please help me. I can’t help myself. You said you will never leave me nor forsake me. I choose, that very moment to see through eyes of faith, no longer by how I feel.
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Life
The creases of life are what make us human. Rough turns, twists, and disappointments carve our core values.
(Oct 2016)
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Money
Make all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. (John Wesley)
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Men
Men define themselves by the results of their achievements.
Women define themselves by the quality of their relationships.
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Change the Legacy
Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren. (Prov 13:22) – Change the family tree. Leave a legacy. But … think of the reason why.
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Values
Realizing that life on earth is just a temporary assignment should radically alter your values.
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War
It’s an all out war for the hearts and minds of our kids. We need to open our kids up to Godly spiritual influences. How do we compete with Pokeman-Go? Pray. Don’t just pray your kids don’t do what is wrong. GO BEYOND. Pray they’ll do what is right!
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Bold
Rediscover your backbone. Be strong. (Strong is not mean) Be courageous. Be bold.
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Survival
You can survive this day if you think a lot about that day
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Say here’s a thought
I don’t like waking up every morning wondering if I have a job.
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Until
Until the Holy Spirit controls every dimension of your life, Jesus cannot be comfortable there, but only stays as a tolerated visitor (Dr John McArthur)
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Funny
Funny how your quality of life improves dramatically when you surround yourself with good, intelligent, kindhearted, positive, loving, people.
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Relationships
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different. (Harvey Mackay)
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Success
How did you become successful? – By making good decisions.
How you you learn to make good decisions? – By experience.
How do you get good experience? By making bad decisions.
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Attitude
Don’t confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am. My attitude depends on who you are.
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Life
The creases of life are what make us human. Rough turns, twists, and disappointments carve our core values.
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Eternity
Do you know where you are going to spend eternity?
Are you sure?
(Sept 2016)
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Faults
Left unattended, faults have a way of multiplying until they eventually choke out your good qualities. The surest way to control your faults is to attack them the moment they appear.(Napoleon Hill)
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Where
Where do we go from here now that all of the children have grown up?
And how do we spend our lives knowin’ nobody gives us a damn? (Alan Parsons Project)
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Pudding
If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat? – Pink Floyd, the Wall
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Focus
Your past is your past, it’s not you. It’s over. It’s done. You can’t change it. Focus on your future, your goal, your destination. Be purpose driven.
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I can
I would if I could, but I can’t so I won’t.
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If
If you have no major purpose, you are drifting towards certain failure.
(Napoleon Hill’s Positive Action Plan)
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Plan
Having a definite plan for your life greatly simplifies the process of making hundreds of daily decisions that affect your ultimate success. Definiteness of purpose provides context and allows you to relate specific actions to your overall plan. (Napoleon Hill’s Positive Action Plan)
Aug 2016
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People
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou
Make your clients and leads feel GOOD.
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Think
Be careful how you think. Your life is shaped by your thoughts. (Prov 4:23 Good News Translation)
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The Spirit
The Spirit of God uses the Word of God to make the child of God more like the Son of God. (Rick Warren)
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Serious
If you are serious about changing your life, you’re going to have to get into the Bible. You need to read it, study it, memorize it, meditate on it and apply it. (Rick Warren)
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Surely
Surely Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord, forever.
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Guard
You’ve got to guard yourself against the world. Don’t come out of the world, that is the field. But do not be part of it.
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Focus
Take your focus off your problems and focus on God’s promises.
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The Key
The key to selling is: ‘Not Selling’. It’s PROVIDING. The key to providing is knowing in advance what to provide.
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Trust
Trust sells more than anything else.
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Success
You are less likely to fail when you have told others that you will succeed.
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Me
What is it like to be on the other side of me?
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Surrender
Pain is God’s megaphone. “Hello! I can help you. Surrender to Me and trust Me”.
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Competition
What sets you apart from your competition? Your clients are your competitions’ prospects.
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Ambassador
Do you see yourself as an ambassador for God? God wants to use you to touch His people. Are you ready?
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People
Before people want to hear what you say, they want to know that you care.
So … stop and think about this. How to you express it? What do you say, do, show, act? Messages in brochures. Subliminally. Decor. Surroundings. How do you convey that message? With truthful sincerity.
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Hope
Without hope, we would try nothing, do nothing, because we would not have the emotional and spiritual wherewithal and persistance and the willingness to keep on trying.
The Power of Patience – M.J. Ryan (Broadway Book 2003)
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Calm
Patience allows you to remain calm. That prevents your feelings from swamping the rational part of your brain that can make sound decisions.
The Power of Patience – M.J. Ryan (Broadway Book 2003)
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Seasons
Like all living things, people go through seasons, this is a natural process we all go through. Unless we allow ourselves to be in each season, as it comes, we will never grow. Winter takes as long as it takes, but it always ends. That’s the law of nature.
The Power of Patience – M.J. Ryan (Broadway Book 2003)
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Patience
Patience is not something you have. It’s something you DO.
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“Patience young grasshopper”
Kung fu David Carradine 1970
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The Keel
Patience is like the keel on boat – it allows us to keep our stability in the stormiest of seas while continuing to move in the direction we desire.
The Power of Patience – M.J. Ryan (Broadway Book 2003)
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The Key
The key to everything is patience. Patience lets us slow the rush. Patience lets us make the most of our talents, it guards the door to anger, and keeps regrets from sneaking in, and it reveals to us where our true desires lie.
The Power of Patience – M.J. Ryan (Broadway Book 2003)
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Doubt
Once we start to doubt God’s goodness,
We will be attracted to satan’s offers,
and the natural desires within us,
will reach out for his bait.
– Warren Wearsby
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Tactics
Tactics without strategy,
Is the noise before defeat
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Change
We don’t change when we see the light.
We change when we feel the heat.
July 2016
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Rock
On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand
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Appointments
Everything that happens, happens within the determined will of God, and the idea of luck and the philosophy of chance robs our God of His glory. There are no accidents, when it comes to the Christian life, only appointments.
Philip DeCourcy
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Relationships
The most important thing in life is not money. It’s not a big house, fast car, or a good job.
It’s relationships.
Relationships with people.
Relationships are not automatic. They don’t teach relationships at school.
You are called to be a bridge builder. You need to earn the title to be heard.
Rick Warren
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Good
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.
St. Jerome
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Sailors
Skillful sailors were never formed on calm seas, but were forged in battles with raging seas.
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We win
I know that my Redeemer lives and in the end He will stand on the earth (NIV Job 19:25)
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Just because
… it’s legal, doesn’t mean it’s right. Just because everybody’s doing it, doesn’t mean we do it.
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Sometimes
Sometimes … I lay awake at night and wonder where I’ve gone wrong. Then a little voice inside my head says: “This is going to take more than one night.”
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Humility
Humility … is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
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Success
To focus on the avoidance of failure should never take prominence over the quest for success.
April 2016
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Focus
Obstacles are those frightening things you see when you take your eyes of the target.
Curt Carlson
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Goals
Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life, not on what you don’t want. Focus on hitting the bulls-eys, not on not missing the target. You can’t think negative thoughts in a positive way. Make sure your goals are specific and precise.
Napoleon Hill
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Content
Most people believe a future event will make them happy (new car, new job). But, you should be happy now ’cause now is all you have. Learn to be content.
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Eternity
Life on earth is practice for eternity
Philip De Courcy
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When
God gave us the Holy Spirit, He gave us His best gift. Because the Holy Spirit is God. Therefor when God gave us the Holy Spirit what did He do? He gave us Himself!
Philip De Courcy
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Melancholy Man
I’m a melancholy man, that’s what I am,
All the world surrounds me, and my feet are on the ground.
I’m a very lonely man, doing what I can,
All the world astounds me and I think I understand
That we’re going to keep growing, wait and see.
Moody Blues
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Rest
Look at the world and be distressed,
look within and be depressed,
look at Christ and be at rest.
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Soldiers Prayer
I asked God for strength, that I might achieve;
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health, that I might do greater things;
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy;
I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men;
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life;
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am among all men most richly blessed.
Unknown
March 2016
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For you
And if I could only have one wish, Darling, then it would be this
Love and happiness, for you. (Mark Knopfler)
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Walls
The walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses – INXS
Feb 2015
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The
The most dangerous place to be on this earth is inside your mother’s womb because there you can be killed legally.
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Napoleon Hill
“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is DEFINITENESS OF PURPOSE, the knowledge of what one wants, and a BURNING DESIRE to possess it.
The method by which DESIRE for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent, consists of SIX DEFINITE, PRACTICAL STEPS, viz:
First. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.” Be definite as to the amount. (There is a psychological reason for definiteness which will be described in a subsequent chapter).
Second. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as “something for nothing.)
Third. Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.
Fourth. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.
Fifth. Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.
Sixth. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. AS YOU READ-SEE AND FEEL AND BELIEVE YOURSELF ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE MONEY.
“It is important that you follow the instructions described in these six steps. It is especially important that you observe, and follow the instructions in the sixth paragraph. You may complain that it is impossible for you to “see yourself in possession of money” before you actually have it. Here is where a BURNING DESIRE will come to your aid. If you truly DESIRE money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will acquire it. The object is to want money, and to become so determined to have it that you CONVINCE yourself you will have it.”
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You
… will drift unless you decide not to drift. You must have an anchor. You need a fixed direction. It’s important, because drifting is one of the easiest things in the world to do. (Love Worth Finding)
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If
… you take the approprite steps to prepare yourself for success in any endeavor, you will acquire the self confidence that will lead you surely and swiftly to the object of your desire. – Napoleon Hill
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You
… can expect to benefit from life in direct proportion to what you invest in it. If you plant positive thoughts and deeds, you will reap a bountiful harvest.- Napoleon Hill, Positive Action Plan
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If
… you’ve made the decision to seek an intimate relationship with God and obey him no matter what, you will undoubtedly experience seasons of difficulty and uncertainty. Your walk with God is a journey of faith, and there will be situations when your trust in Him will be tested. – Charles Stanley, 30 Life Principles
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Contentment is
greatfull for what you own, satisied with what you make, generous with what you have. (Charles Stanley)
January 2016
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We
should not will anything that cannot be willed universally for all people – Immanuel Kant
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A good way
to determine God’s particular will is to recognize the convergance of three circles: the Bible, your gifts and your circumstances. if you living according to the Word of God and exercising your gifts in circumstances in which you find yourself then you are following the Will of God at a time and place
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Stay focused
on God’s plan for your life and watch as he moves in mighty ways
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God gave a part of Him
Jesus sent a part of Him
One as powerful than He
The most powerful force on earth
THE HOLY SPIRIT
Living inside you.
Don’t you think …
That with such a powerful force,
Living inside you,
others ought to be able to see something different?
Not you, but the light of Christ.
Be the salt.
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Whistle while you work:
One day in heaven God’s not going to ask you why you were not a missionary.
He’s going to ask what kind of (insert your career e.g. mechanic, housewife etc) were you?
You are not a mechanic that’s a Christian. You are a Christian that is a mechanic.
All work is sacred and sanctified by God
Are you a diligent, punctual, hardworking, honest ambassador for God?
(Philip DeCourcy)
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Is God FIRST?
First in your:
F – Finances
I – Interests
R – Relationships
S – Schedule
T – Trouble
(Jay John)
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Is God with you in your car travelling life?
Not just in the car, in the back somewhere. Not just a passenger in the passenger seat. But in the driving seat. Not with you as a backseat driver trying to take the wheel and give directions. Give the steering wheel to God. Let God
December 2015
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Do
Do you remember when laughter was the cure
For all the hard times that we knew
But we forgot to feed the fire – let it all burn down
Warmth returns to cold and poison into pain
It’s such a shame but who’s to blame
When two worlds drift apart (Cliff Richard)
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The
Lord of the Ages rode one night
Out through the gateways of time
Astride a great charger
In a cloack of white samite
He flew on the air
Like a storm (Magna Carta band)
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What if
What if the hokey pokey is what it’s all about?
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It’s simple
- God is creator, therefor life is not random,
- The Bible is the sufficient and inerrant Word of God, therefor truth is not relative.
- Sin is the source of all our problems, therefor man is not good.
- Jesus is the only Savious of sinners, therefor the gospel is not optional.
- Everyone lives forever, therefor death is not final.
(John Mac Arthur)
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Learn
your lines and don’t bump into furniture (Spencer Tracy 1900 – 1967)
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I remember
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space (Gnarles Barley)
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Intimacy
This kind of relationship won’t happen accidentally. It requires continual, deliberate decisions that reset your priorities in order to make room for the pursuit of God. Intimacy with Him is not something that can be achieved in an inspiring weekend conference, nor can it be accomplished by reading a chapter or two in the Bible and praying for 10 minutes a day. Seeking God is a persevering lifetime commitment – day by day, decade by decade.
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I have a dream
A medical doctor,
Living on a yacht,
In the Caribean,
Teaching shaolin wing chun kung-fu,
With a pilot license,
Playing some keyboard,
Doing evangelical outreach,
Through doctors without borders.
Nov 2015
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IXOYE
Jesus, Christ, Son of, God, Saviour
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Gebed
Ons Vader wat woon in die hemel, geheilig sy U naam,
Mag U ryk kom, U wil geskied,
soos in die hemel, so ook op die aarde,
Gee ons vandag ons daag-se brood,
en vergeef ons al ons skulde net soos ons vergewe die wat teen ons sondig,
laat kom ons nie in die versoeking nie, maar verlos ons van die bose,
want aan U behoort die koninkryk, en die krag, en die sterkte, en die heerlikheid,
vir ewig en ewig, amen.
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I’m
never persuasive when I’m abrasive
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Do
not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’” 1 Cor 15:33
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Ephesians 4:1-2
… be humble, gentle, patient, bearing with one another …
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Husbands
“Husbands, love your wives and be gentle with them.” (Colossians 3:19 NCV)
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Your purpose / calling in life
- You were planned for worship.
2. You were formed for fellowship.
3. You were created for discipleship.
4. You were shaped for ministry.
5. You were made for a mission.
– Rick Warren
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What
matters is not how well you can avoid trouble, but how you cope with trouble when it comes.
– Paul Auster, The Book of Illusions
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Dis donker
in my hart. My lewe is leeg en sonder rigting. Daarom kom le ek alles hier by U voete. U alleen is die weg die waarheid, die lewe. Want deur my sonde is ek verlore, totaal sonder hoop. Maar in U, o Heer vind ek genade. Die enigste deur na lewe en hoop.- Piet Smit
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There
are two types of people in this world. Those who like Neil Diamond and those that don’t.
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Decide
who you are and what you believe before the crisis occurs. Do you have principles? Do you know what they are? Are they thought thru, based on God’s truth, or just made up instantly? Or, are you flying by the seat of your pants?
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We
are human beings. We are emotional creatures and experience emotions all over the board. We cannot deny them, but, can keep them in check. What are they telling you? Be honest and truthful about them. Evaluate them in terms of God’s truth.
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Don’t
let anxiety control your decision making. Follow God’s Word.
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“Escape”
Yes, I like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain
I’m not much into health food, I am into champagne
I’ve got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O’Malley’s where we’ll plan our escape
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Your
purpose is to allow God to love you
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It’s
never a good idea to do anything for which you have to wear a mask. – Patrick Jane
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The
The mission field is right outside your front door.
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You
You are bi-vocational. You have a job/business and there you serve to honor your God.
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We
We may not know what the future holds, but we know the One that holds the future.
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Evil
prevails when good men fail to act.
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When
God wants to get our attention, He often begins with a physical need – economic hardship, health, or hunger. As long as we are comfortable, we tend to tune God out; we find no special need for Him. Tragedy gets our attention.
Oct 2015
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Remember
your true identity. You are made by God. You are made in God’s image.
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The Problem
is not the temptor from outside, but the traitor from within. (Dr John MacArthur)
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Working
in the field, the travellers come by and say: “We’re moving. What’s the next town like? We didn’t like our old town”. The old man asks: “Well, why not, what was it like? Tell me”. People were rude, didn’t help others, didn’t trust others and unpleasant” the travellers say. The old man replies: “You’ll find the next town to be pretty much the same”.
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I have
come to the realization that I pretty much don’t like the world I live in. Serious reflection huh? So.. what does that mean? People are rude, mean, inconsiderate, selfish and even if you try to be nice, helpful, considerate, thoughtful, they still burn you, and hurt you and make you want to do the same. I don’t want to do that. I want to leave. Go somewhere better. Where? I live in the world, but am not of the world. I feel alone. Does it mean I see the world through my own glasses? Am I projecting my own perceptions and thoughts? Is it me?
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Your dreams …
Yes, things may have been different. Yes, we wish we could relive the past. But the only sensible question now is: What’s is God’s dream for me today? (Erwin Lutzer)
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To be
filled with the Spirit, you have to be filled with the Spirit.
How? Read your bible, pray, worship, fellowship, serve, give
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Almost
all excuses and reasons are motivated by fear. Fear of losing, fear of failure, fear of mistake, etc. What are you afraid of?
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Don’t
say “but”. That little word is the difference between success and failure.
– Henry Ford
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Break
each of your your 10 goals into next doable steps. A doable step is something you can actually do. If you can’t assign a date, time and duration, there’s probably a more doable next step available.
– Life 101
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If
you are not actively involved in getting what you want, you don’t really want it.
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Whatever
you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
– Goethe
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Keep
a green tree in your heart and the singing bird will come.
– Chinese proverb
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Happiness
is not something you get out of life. It’s something you bring and give.
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On
the judgement day it won’t matter where you are or what your social status is. There will be those that are elated and there will be those that are terrifed. Those that know Jesus, and those that don’t. Which will you be?
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When
you have a final exam coming up, wouldn’t you like to know the final question in advance? You can. God asks: “And what did you do with the talent I gave you? To help others? To make a contribution to glorify God?”
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So
if you think you know how to love me,
And you think you know what I need,
And if you really really want me to stay,
You’ve got to lead the way.
– Smokie
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Perfect Proposal
This is for my baby..
will you marry me
by your side ill be (pretty lady)
Will you marry me (will you)
by your side I’ll be.
[refrain:]
I think it’s time to be a host to my baby,
i think it’s time make a toast to my baby,
i think it’s time to just propose to my lady,
will you marry me? [x2]
Your truly the best,a bless, the greatest girl i know,
you made my life worth living, baby and it shows.
I want to have you closer to me,
to feel happly home.
i want to promise that I’ll never leave you alone.
For one thing i’m really sure for you my love has no end?
And nothing in this world can separate us,
So until then
[refrain]
Not a day go by that I don’t think of you.
Sitting here contemplating will my dreams come true.
No one is perfect in life, but you’re so perfect for me.
I can’t describe how your love sets me free.
My life won’t be okay until you’re by my side.
Without you I’d be empty,so be my bride!
[refrain]
Will you marry me?
By your side i’ll be.
Will you marry me?
By your side i’ll be!
For one thing i’m really sure for you my love has no way?
And nothing in this world can separate us,
So until then
Will you marry me?
Wayne Wonder
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There
There is a window in this world that you can see God through all the pain. ‘Tis called nature. He will meet you there. Anytime.
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The
fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” NIV Ps 14:1
Sept 2015
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And
hereby do we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He that says, I know Him, and keeps not His commandments, is a liar, and the Truth is not in him. 1 John 2:3-4
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Your body
will soon die. Yet you take good care of it: feeding, nourishing, excercise, vitamins, rest, sleep, health care, etc.
And Yet … your soul will live forever and what do you do to nourish your soul? You need to be in the Word, daily, with prayer, fellowship and worship.
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Do
you believe, that what you believe, is really true?
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If
you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
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When
you believe something that you do not follow with your heart(spirit), intellect(mind) and body, it hurts. Live your belief, or let that belief go. If you are not actively living your belief, it’s not really your belief, anyway – your just kidding yourself. You probably really believe something else, but you are afraid to admit that to yourself.
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Don’t
Sit and wait for doors to open. Push on all doors. Petition the Lord with prayer. Until the Lord opens the correct door.
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Everything
that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves
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Mis-takes
Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on? What’s the lesson here? How can I do this better? At target practice, each shot is either a hit or a miss. If you miss, you make corrections and try again. Mistakes are valuable – they show us what not to do. Pick your self up, dust your self off, start all over again. Do not look were you fell, but where you slipped. Growth, discovery and expansion have mistakes built into them. To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.
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National Debt
1 million seconds is 12 days
1 trillion seconds is 32,000 years
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I’d rather be sailing
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Church
is not a hotel for perfect saints
it’s a hospital for sinners (Rick Warren)
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To stop
defeating yourself
you must stop deceiving yourself (Rick Warren)
(August 2015)
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Why
Who, What, Where, When, How
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A good fisherman
goes out of his way to bait his hook with what the fish prefer.
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They say that
the stars in the sky in the souls of the people who die
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God’s not dead
He’s surely alive
He’s living on the inside
Roaring like a lion
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We keep on stuffing materialism
into the empty pockets of our souls but, the pockets have holes in them and we never achieve satisfacion.
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For you to choose Good
There must be an alternative choice.
The absence of good is called evil.
Where there is a choice, there is risk.
To not choose God,
Is choosing the absence of God.
That is choosing hell.
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You
Don’t have a soul.
You are a soul.
You have a body.
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Question:
What makes life worth living?
(July 2015)
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Life is like a train ride
Altough the final destination is heaven, life is the ride. Live Life. Enjoy the ride. Don’t just stare out the window.
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I wish you …
good spaces in the faraway places you may go. There’s food to eat, there’s wine to drink, there’s mountains to climb, there’s oceans to sail. Live life. We live in the world, and on the world. But we are not of the world. Do not conform to the world. The world is a cursed planet in the lap of the evil one’s reigns. Set your sights on heaven.
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We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
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When you think yourself into a nervous breakdown
open the door, walk out, cross the tracks, and find somebody that needs you. Find a purpose, take action, help others.
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Discouragement selects it’s own facts
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What are you doing here, Elijah?
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We’re not in Kansas any more, Dorothy
– The Wizard of Oz
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Count it all Joy when you fall into various trials.
Stop and think about this. Note it’s not “if” but when. When these trials come. And they will come. We will get them double. The usual and normal trials of life being human AND the extra trials because you are a Christian. Well disguised by the evil one as desires, wants, needs, have-to, frustrations, temptations, challenges, problems, etc. Indeed a test. To test your faith.
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Joy
Joy is the result of something that goes on within us; it has an internal cause. Joy is an abiding emotion that God gives to His children through the work of the Holy Spirit. (Happiness generally has an external cause. People are happy when things go their way). Therefor, the source of our joy is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is the result of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. Dr Charles Stanley, Life Principles
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Modern man believes there is nothing for sure except that there is nothing for sure
Philip De Courcy
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Your values determine your evaluation
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Watch the one that is ahead of you, and you’ll learn why he is ahead. Then emulate him.
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When
You come to a crisis in your life you think there is no way forward and you wonder how you are going to make it through. But, remember, you are:
– cradled in God’s love
– held by God’s power
– undewritten by God’s grace
– in His hand
Our help in ages past and with us for years to come.
(May 2015)
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He who has God
and everything else, has no more than he who has God alone
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You or I
Cannot shatter life and refashion it to be what we would like it to be. We’ve got to find contentment with it or we will make a wreck of it and shipwreck our relationship with God. Contentment is not human, it’s divine. It’s not external, it’s internal. It’s not intuitive, it’s learned.
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Tongue
What’s down in the well, will come up in the bucket.
Your mouth portraits the condition of your heart.
You can learn a lot about a person by the words they use and the things they say.
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Wrong motives
of bad men should never be allowed to become the dermining factor in our attitude
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God is
I’m His
He’s mine
All’s fine
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I am here in this place
He brought me here
It is by His will
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Life is ..
10% what you make it and
90% how you take it
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The problem
is not the high cost of living
it’s the cost of living high
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Two things in life are scarce
A young man, humble
An old man, content
Do not be discontent
Happyness is … being content
(April 2015)
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Reputation:
What others think you to be.
Character:
What God the Holy Spirit knows you to be
Integrity is
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. It is generally a personal choice to uphold oneself to consistently moral and ethical standards. In ethics, integrity is regarded by many people as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one’s actions.(Wikipedia). Therefor, per worldview, a criminal can have integrity, although you may not agree with his morals and standards?
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I am watching you
Can you prove what you say, and more so,
Can you live what you say, and what do you say
for what is in the heart comes out your mouth,
therefor watch your mouth and bridle your tongue
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Famine follows feast
That’s how life is. Winter follows summer. Drought follows rain. Economic downswings follow the upswings. Therefor be prepared for the ups and downs of life.
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Think Ahead
Work ahead so you may get ahead. Be prepared. Life requires that you be ready for anything. Life does not remain the way it is. If you stay the way you are, you will fall behind. Don’t wait for it to break down. Be prepared.
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Woman of Perplexity
“She was waiting for her mother at the station in Torino and you know I love you baby but it’s getting too heavy to laugh”
– Shawn Phillips
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Never stop learning
Never stop growing
Never stop discovering
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But I went to California …
for the sunshine and the beach
Well they used to sit and speculated upon their son’s career
A lawyer or a docter or a civil engineer
My parents and my family could never understand
Why I gave it up for playstation games and a pot pipe in my hand.
– Albert Hammond (adapted)
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The engines spit out fire,
I’m pushed back in my chair
The pressure gives me thrills as we climb in the air
And I love to watch the clouds and the mountains and the sky
Swish around the cockpit as the wind goes by
Lord, this is the life for me
Lord, oh lord, this is the life for me
– Albert Hammond (adapted)
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Paradoxical Quote of The Day Ben Stein:
“Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured… but not everyone must prove they are a citizen.”
Now add this: “Many of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.”
– Ben Stein
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If Mama ain’t happy – then nobody ain’t happy.
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Traffic is just a long line of people waiting on their way to go work for somebody else.
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Mind your P’s:
Proper Prior Planning Prevents Pitiful Poor Performance
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The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.
– Lee Iacocca
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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope or confidence
– Helen Keller.
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Yard.
Definition: The evil but necessary expense incurred to keep thy neighbor away.
In a sentence: “I need a bigger yard.”
Accent: Like badly.
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. (Swedish Proverb)
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You can’t control others’ acts, but you can control your reaction to their acts
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What stands between man and
his bottle of scotch?
Nothing but a pretty girl.
– Bob Stone
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As a rule, man is a fool,
When it’s hot, he wants it cool,
When it’s cool, he wants it hot,
Always wanting what is not.
(anon)
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Well, he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
“Son, I’m proud of you, can you sit for a while”
He shook his head and said with a smile
“What I’d really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please”
When you comin’ home son
I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then, Dad
You know we’ll have a good time then
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There is a window in your heart …
… through which you can see God. Once upon a time the window was clear. Your view of God was crisp. You could see God as vividly as you could see a gentle valley or hillside. The glass was clean, the pane unbroken. You knew God. You knew how he worked. You knew what he wanted you to do. No surprises. Nothing unexpected. You knew that God had a will, and you continually discovered what it was.
Then, suddenly, the window cracked. A pebble broke the window. A pebble of pain.
Perhaps the stone struck when you were a child and a parent left home forever. Maybe the rock hit in adolescence when your heart was broken. Maybe you made it into adulthood before the window was cracked. But then the pebble came.
Whatever the pebble’s form, the result was the same – a shattered window. The pebble missiled into the pane and shattered it. The crash echoed down the halls of your heart. Cracks shot out from the point of impact, creating a spider web of fragmented pieces.
And suddenly God was not so easy to see. The view that had been so crisp had changed. You turned to see God, and his figure was distorted. It was hard to see him through the pain. It was hard to see him through the fragments of hurt.
You were puzzled. God wouldn’t allow something like this to happen, would he? Tragedy and travesty weren’t on the agenda of the One you had seen, were they? Had you been fooled? Had you been blind?
The moment the pebble struck, the glass became a reference point for you. From then on, there was life before the pain and life after the pain. Before your pain, the view was clear; God seemed so near. After your pain, well, he was harder to see. He seemed a bit distant . . . harder to perceive. Your pain distorted the view – not eclipsed it, but distorted it.
And when pain comes into our world – when the careening pebble splinters the window of our hearts – these expectations go unmet and doubts may begin to surface.
We look for God, but can’t find him. Fragmented glass hinders our vision. He is enlarged through this piece and reduced through that one. Lines jigsaw their way across his face. Large sections of shattered glass opaque the view.
And now you aren’t quite sure what you see.
Max Lucado
https://maxlucado.com/read/topical/where-do-i-go-for-strength/
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When the Holy Spirit …
controls your life, He will produce this kind of fruit in you: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control (Gal 5:22). To have the fruit of the Spirit is to be more Christlike. God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life by allowing you to experience circumstances in which you are tempted to express the exact opposite qualities! Be aware. Be alert. Practice. Change.
(March 2015)
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I will persist until I succeed.
I was not delivered unto this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. Let them join the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny.
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And man said to woman:
“Why did God make you so beautiful yet so stupid?” And woman said: “God made me beautiful so that you would be attracted to me. God made me stupid so that I would be attracted to you.”
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A penny for your thoughts …
Your mind is a weird and wonderful thing:
– Sometimes it runs off in a direction,
– Sometimes it goes in circles,
– Many times you just don’t get it,
– Then again you don’t understand why others don’t get it,
– It can get so pre-occupied with a train of throught,
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Envy
Basically it’s:
You’ve got it – I want it
If you’ve got it and I can’t have it,
I’m going to make sure you don’t keep it.
But:
Do not be proud
Accept your appointment in life
You have more than enough
You have exactly what the Lord has blessed you with
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Isaiah 41:13
(NIV)
For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
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A Walk in the Park
Let’s say one day you walk in the forrest and you come upon a simple padlock in the pathway. Merely by looking at the lock, would you think that it is a product of evolution, carbons randomly joining, or would you logically conclude that there must be intelligent design?
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Creation
Either we’re alone, or we are not. Either way the implication is enormous. Even scientist believe and accept as an act of faith, that the science in the universe presupposes a logical order behind it that implies a creator.
- Whatever begins to exist has a cause
2. The universe has a beginning
3. Therefor the universe has a cause.
4. Therefor there is a creator
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Isaiah 40:31
(NIV)
- but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
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Oh Fortuna Carmina Burana – Carl Orff
(1935) {Old Spice! RSA circa 1980}
O Fortune,
like the moon
you are changeable,
ever waxing
and waning;
hateful life
first oppresses
and then soothes
as fancy takes it;
poverty
and power
it melts them like ice.
Fate – monstrous
and empty,
you whirling wheel,
you are malevolent,
well-being is vain
and always fades to nothing,
shadowed
and veiled
you plague me too;
now through the game
I bring my bare back
to your villainy.
Fate is against me
in health
and virtue,
driven on
and weighted down,
always enslaved.
So at this hour
without delay
pluck the vibrating strings;
since Fate
strikes down the strong man,
everyone weep with me!
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Wys jou net waaraan dink jy …
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The Circle
Foundation / Beliefs => Principles / Values => Thoughts / Feelings => Attitudes / Emotions => Actions / Behaviours = > Outcomes / Results => Programming => Foundation / Beliefs
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Makes you think doesn’t it?
Nedbank RSA circa 1980
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Divorce
I could never understand how a married couple, having been togther for 30 years, would grow so far apart that they would divorce. But now I do. The challenges of raising children and the stress of getting teenagers to grow up, creates a deep chasm of differences that lead to emotional separation. It is this separation that wrongly justifies, condones and motivates. Because the evil-one seeks to destroy the family that God has put together. Therefor be aware.
Julle vyand, die duiwel, loop rond soos ‘n brullende leeu, op soek na iemand om te verslind. 1 Petrus 5:8
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Generation gap
Well we’ve all heard the term before. But what do you understand of it? That you can raise children for 18 years in your own home with love and care and your values, but they somehow think you are the enemy, and go in an opposite direction.
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Circumspectly
\ sər-kəm-spek(t)-lē\ adverb
careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences
Synonyms: alert, cautious, chary, careful, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary
merriam-webster dictionary
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Hello .. ek’s uit .. los ‘n boodskap na die beep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0mWEfMAN-Y
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The Fool
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16
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Manage your time
Be careful how you live. Walk circumspectly. Not as Fools but as Wise. Because days are short. Understand what the will of God is. Make the most of each opportunity. Try to understand what the Lord wants you to do. Count your days. Make your days count. You are not going to live forever. And yet, you are. Don’t forget the littleness of time and the greatness of eternity. Only one life to live, it will soon be past. Only what’s done for Jesus will last. Invest your time for Kingdom purposes.
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Coffee vs. mornings:
“The problem with morning is that is comes before my first cup of coffee” – Detective Ollie Chandler, Deception, 2006, Randy Alcorn
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En wanneer my lewe begin om kantlangs uit te rafel …
gryp ek na die Woord op die hoek van my tafel
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Do You Get It …
The word “gotten” is most commonly heard in the United States and no longer used in England. In British English, it is mostly unused except in a few phrases. The word “gotten” isn’t used very often, and many people think it isn’t a word at all, so it might be best to avoid using it in your writing if you can think of another, more conventional word to use.
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Romans 8:18
Amplified Bible (AMP)
- [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and (a) for us and (b) conferred on us!
(March 2015)