Look forward with hope, not backwards with regret.
Pray for your future. Do your part and have the faith and hope that you will see God's plan for you and you'll follow that path in everything you do. As for the past - remember all the blessings and allow your gratitude to fuel your optimism.
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Do one thing every day that scares you.
In other words, go way out of your comfort zone at least once each day to do what is right and will benefit someone around you. Being a Christian is not always easy. Ask God for the courage to accept his invitation and challenge to be one of His disciples.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.
Hebrews 13:16
Good things are coming down the road. Just don't stop walking.
You've heard the old saying: "The harder I work, the luckier I get." Luck takes work. You need to get to that place where good things will happen, they won't come to you. Move forward with the guidance of your faith and make things happen!
God’s Indomitable Love in Christ. We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
Don't be afraid to take a risk and stand up for what you know is right. When you see a wrong done, speak out from your heart and push for what is right, just and fair. Make yourself heard and the world (and you) will be better for it.
A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
Luke 6:45
You will be known for what you've done... not what you plan to do.
Be a doer. Others can see accomplishments, but only hear plans, and no one can realize the benefits from just a plan. Start doing today!
So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me empty, but shall do what pleases me, achieving the end for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11
Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.
Praise more, give more, risk more and listen more. Stretch yourself today and you'll bring more positive change into the world than you'll ever know.
“I know your works, your love, faith, service, and endurance, and that your last works are greater than the first.
Revelation 2:19
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Keep concentrating on "doing" the right thing all the time and you'll find success often. "Do unto others..." can be a big part of doing the right thing as you'll often be emulated spreading success beyond just yourself.
Do not let this book of the law depart from your lips. Recite it by day and by night, that you may carefully observe all that is written in it; then you will attain your goal; then you will succeed.
Joshua 1:8
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.
Make a commitment to spend at least five extra minutes today making people around you feel good. By warming the hearts of those around you, you can create a flame that will quickly spread.
And again, when he leads the first-born into the world, he says: “Let all the angels of God worship him.” Of the angels he says: “He makes his angels winds and his ministers a fiery flame”;
Hebrews 1:6-7
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Pray to end wars, to end abuse and to end hunger in the world. Then do your part by sharing some of your blessings with others by donating to a local food kitchen, or some other organization whose goal is to feed the world's hungry.
If you lavish your food on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your gloom shall become like midday;
Isaiah 58:10
You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
Often times we hear ourselves suggest that we need to "find" time to get together with old friends, to get into shape or to do something you have been putting off for a long time. Make a commitment to yourself today that this week you will "make" the time. While you're at it, make it pleasing to God.
May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord,
Hebrews 13:20
Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.
It does not matter if you are taking baby steps as long as you are moving forward. Ask God to provide you with the willpower and discipline to find a small way to improve yourself today. Do it again tomorrow.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25
A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
Think About God. If you do that a little more each day, you'll find blessings you never knew you had, and that is a blessing in itself.
What your hands provide you will enjoy; you will be blessed and prosper:
Psalm 128:2
Servants think of ministry as an opportunity, not an obligation.
When a service need arises around you, never think, I "have to" get involved. You don't have to do anything for God. However, if God is in you, you want to find ways to help. Think about God when you have a chance to serve.
Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me.
John 12:26
God's Kingdom is not about earning and deserving; it's about believing and receiving.
Sometimes we hesitate to receive God's gifts with an open hand because we don't always feel deserving. The fact is, none of us "deserve"" anything from Him. Believe and receive God's blessings today with a glad and thankful heart.
“And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Luke 11:9-10
Pray for a good harvest, but continue to hoe.
Knowing God will take care of his people doesn't excuse you from cultivating your own gifts. Focus on a spiritual goal or task you have in front of you. Go to God in prayer, and then start moving some dirt.
Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9
If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
God has blessed you with many gifts…Ask Him to help you discover the one that will free your spirit to find more ways to help others.
So with yourselves: since you strive eagerly for spirits, seek to have an abundance of them for building up the church. Need for Interpretation.
1 Corinthians 14:12
God does not love us because we are good, God loves us because HE is good.
God's love is unconditional. Reflect on that today, and do good out of thanksgiving for this wonderful gift.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
John 3:16
Be the kind of man that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, He's up!"
It's much easier to say we are Christians, than to live it. Show the world your faith by your words and actions and it will scare the devil out of others.
Peter 3:15
The greatest tragedy in life is not unanswered prayer, it is unoffered prayer.
Offer all of your prayers to God today. Never consider your prayer too petty or too large. God will answer all your prayers - sometimes in unexpected ways.
Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.
Mark 11:24
If you have no joy, there is a leak in your Christianity somewhere.
Where are the "holes" in your Christianity? Fill them with prayer, scripture and fellowship with other Christians. Let your joy overflow instead of seeping out.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
With every temptation, there will be a way of escape.
When you are tempted today, immediately look for a way out. God will provide the escape, but you need to have the courage to take it.
No trial has come to you but what is human. God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond your strength; but with the trial he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to bear it. Warning Against Idolatry.
1 Corinthians 10:13