Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. – Benjamin Franklin
Spend more time with those people who can help you be the best person you can be and those who support your faith journey. Be sure you are doing the same for them.
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
John 15:13
Experience is a hard teacher because it gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
Whether you pass or fail the trials and tests of life, ask God to help you learn your lessons so you can do better the next time.
The wise by hearing them will advance in learning, the intelligent will gain sound guidance,
Proverbs 1:5
Christians have misunderstood the word "hope" believing it denotes wishful thinking.
As Christians, our hope for an eternal life with Christ is not "if" but "when". Anchor your faith in God's promise that receiving Christ as your Lord and Savior is all you need.
So that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to hold fast to the hope that lies before us. This we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, which reaches into the interior behind the veil,
Hebrews 6:18-19
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
Decide that you want a better relationship with God. Identify specific actions today that will strengthen your relationship with Him.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:13
It is those things that are unchanging that allow us to make sense of change. So, at a time when change has never been more constant or intense, what is unchanging is more valuable than ever.
If the world around you is changing, remember that Jesus is the solid foundation. Look to Him today for guidance in coping with the craziness around you.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8
Most of us could use a little more joy, hope and peace in our lives. When is the last time you asked for peace from the one who can provide it?
Take a minute and ask God in prayer not for specific items, rather for peace and calm in your life. With a simple positive approach to life everything else should become easier.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.
John 14:27
Smile - God woke you up for a reason.
Stop what you are doing right now and ask God how you can serve Him today. Open your eyes to the limitless opportunities, and smile knowing you are able to serve him.
Open my eyes to see clearly the wonders of your law.
Psalm 119:18
In a society that has you counting money, lbs., calories, and steps be a rebel and count your blessings instead.
The next time you are counting any of the items above, take a moment and count your blessings too. Finish with a thank you to our loving and forgiving God.
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
Be Mine…True Love…Friends 4ever…I Luv U…All messages found on Valentine Candy Hearts. All messages from God to you.
Remember today, and everyday, how much God loves you. Allow God's love to inspire you to share that Love with those that mean the most to you today. Happy Valentine’s Day from the TAG Team.
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
Ephesians 2:4-5
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
Turn away from temptations of anger today - they come from the "d".
III. Exhortations and Warnings - Doers of the Word. Know this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, for the wrath of a man does not accomplish the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20
Faith makes everything possible, but it doesn't make everything easy.
Stand firm in your faith today. When a tough situation arises, don't be afraid to let your faith guide your actions.
So long as I still have life breath in me, the breath of God in my nostrils, My lips shall not speak falsehood, nor my tongue utter deceit!
Job 27:3-4
God's nature is to bless. Your nature is to receive those blessings with thanksgiving.
Thank God continually for all the blessings He showers on you today - both big and small - all are given from the loving and generous hand of God.
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving,
1 Timothy 4:4
Professionals built the Titanic - Amateurs built the Ark.
It doesn't matter what you do today, put the Lord at the front of your decision making process,and you won't go "down with the ship".
Noah complied, just as the LORD had commanded.
Genesis 7:5
Look for God in the ordinary to experience an extraordinary life.
Slow down! God has created extraordinary beauty in things we often take for granted - a flower, a child's smile, a sunset, a cool breeze - take time to appreciate these blessings and give God thanks.
God has made everything appropriate to its time, but has put the timeless into their hearts so they cannot find out, from beginning to end, the work which God has done.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Go to Jesus when you are feeling empty knowing that in Him you are complete.
Rejoice on those days when you drag yourself out of bed feeling sluggish and inadequate. Tell yourself that this is a perfect day to depend on Him.
That he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:16-19
Everything you need in life has been given you by God. What you create, what you conquer and what you aim to achieve is up to you.
God gives us everything we need but expects us to use that to the best of our abilities. Think About God daily to maintain a Christian mindset. Then go out and conquer your day achieving the goals you've set out for yourself. Repeat.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9
True dependency on God is not asking Him to bless what you have decided to do, it is going to Him with an open mind and open heart inviting God to plant HIS desires within you.
As you go to God in prayer, make certain you start your conversation with Him with the right mindset - Thy will be done. Sound familiar? God wants to hear your concerns, praises and thanks, but start with the prayer phrase that Jesus taught us.
The Lord’s Prayer. “This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Matthew 6:9-10
Work your schedule around God - don't try to work God in around your schedule.
Time for God is not something to be planned or tracked on your To Do list. Seek God always and everywhere. Experience the positive change in your life by always including God.
But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.
Matthew 6:33