A meaningful relationship is just like a raffle ticket at a country picnic: You must be present to win.
Take a few minutes today and plan a special time to get together with the ones you love the most. Once you are together, really make an effort to be present in this special moment so you can truly enjoy it.
A friend is a friend at all times, and a brother is born for the time of adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
If a relationship has to be secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
If you are humble and always true to yourself, it becomes much easier to be honest with others. There are no gray areas when it comes to your integrity and fidelity. Listen to your heart today and make the right choices.
Do not let love and fidelity forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 3:3
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill
Always look for opportunities to better yourself and help others. The more you exercise your opportunity muscles the easier it will be to overcome adversity.
As the smoke is dispersed, disperse them; as wax is melted by fire, so may the wicked perish before God.
Psalm 68:3
It takes a long time to become the person you want to be.
Practice being a kind, caring and giving person. Doing so will assure you become the person God was hoping you wanted to be. Focusing on these three things will shorten the time it takes you to get there.
The spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will join them in their prophetic ecstasy and will become a changed man.
1 Samuel 10:6
Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.
Find time in your busy day to do something specific in service to God. It will likely be the most worthwhile accomplishment of your day.
Thus those who serve well as deacons gain good standing and much confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus. The Mystery of Our Religion.
1 Timothy 3:13
You have to have darkenss .. For the dawn to come.
We all experience darkness in our life. Rest assured that with faith in God, He will bring you comfort and light. God is a prayer away.
And make your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like noonday.
Psalm 37:6
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
Leave the judging to God. Let your Christian actions in service to God define who you are.
For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.
Matthew 7:2
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
Do you have a Masters in God? You only need to study one text book. Take a lesson today.
Do not neglect the gift you have, which was conferred on you through the prophetic word with the imposition of hands of the presbyterate.
1 Timothy 4:14
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
How was your character yesterday? Take a minute to think of the little things you could have done better. Now go out with that newfound awareness and focus on the significance of the small moments that will define your character.
A Tree and Its Fruits. “Either declare the tree good and its fruit is good, or declare the tree rotten and its fruit is rotten, for a tree is known by its fruit.
Matthew 12:33
Search others for their virtue and yourself for your vices; integrity is the essence of everything successful.
Live with integrity and humility, acknowledging your vices. Emulate the virtues you witness in those around you.
Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:13-15
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
Take a few moments after you read this TAGline to count your blessings from the day before. Do this each day and you’ll soon see how you are blessed in ways and in numbers that you never thought imaginable. Think of each blessing as a gold coin you’ll soon see how God is your rainbow and He overflows your pot. HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY – The TAGteam.
The Father’s Plan of Salvation. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,
Ephesians 1:3
Belief is the strength of faith. The more you believe, the greater your faith will grow.
Plant seeds of faith through daily prayer. Nourish and grow this faith with the results of your Christian acts of kindness. You wil lfind the fruits of your harvest will be easy to believe.
So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:6-7
Don’t compare yourself to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
Try to do a better job of understanding others instead of immediately passing judgment. Leave the judging part up to God.
Look at what confronts you. Whoever is confident of belonging to Christ should consider that as he belongs to Christ, so do we.
2 Corinthians 10:7
Life is a gift and it offers us the privilege, opportunity and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
God calls us to be stewards of His resources. Give generously of your personal gifts, confident that the more you give the more you will receive in return.
Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”
Luke 6:38
The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.
The world knows of the greatness of God but we often need to be reminded. Start today and every day with the recognition of God's greatness. Involve God in all your decisions.
III. Concluding Exhortations Chapter 3 - Request for Prayers. Finally, brothers, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may speed forward and be glorified, as it did among you,
2 Thessalonians 3:1
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Make sure in challenging times like these that you are sharing your God given blessings with those less fortunate. There is no better time than now to give of yourself.
When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and becomes indebted to you, you shall support that person like a resident alien; let your kindred live with you.
Leviticus 25:35
Security depends not so much on how much you have, as on how much you can do without.
In our modern world, it is easy to confuse wants and needs. Commit to sacrificing a common comfort, for no reason except to please the Lord.
Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to [the] poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:21
Your life can be changed in a matter of seconds by people who don't even know you.
And you can change theirs. Go out and change someone’s life for the better by helping, encouraging, or praising them. Pray that they do the same for another.
Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.
Hebrews 13:2
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue.
Don’t be a Sunday Christian. Take your faith with you into the world and make sure you treat those over whom you have influence with kindness, empathy, and praise. It is your daily Christian duty.
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom.
James 3:13
The mind has great power; what you think, you become.
Think About God, and become more like Him. Think how much better the world would be if everyone embraced this challenge.
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12:2
If you want to make good use of your time, you have to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.
Make sure God is the focus of your life. Make good use of your time by giving Him all you've got.
Chapter 12 - God Our Father. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2
The best vitamin for a Christian is B1.
Take this prescription every day with a dose of Scripture. By doing this every day you’ll grow strong in your faith, healthy in your beliefs, and eternal in your life.
Whoever believes in me, as scripture says: ‘Rivers of living water will flow from within him.’”
John 7:38
Think of giving not as a duty, but as a priviledge.
Take a moment to appreciate the many blessings God has provided you. Acknowledge what a priviledge it is for you to share those blessings with others less fortunate.
Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7