You ask why I follow this Jesus?
Why I love Him the way I do?
When the world’s turned away from His teachings
And the people who serve Him are few.

It’s not the rewards I’m after
Or gifts that I hope to receive
It’s the Presence that calls for commitment
It’s the Spirit I trust and believe.

The Lord doesn’t shelter His faithful
Or spare them all suffering and pain
Like everyone else I have burdens,
And walk through my share and pain.

Yet He gives me a plan and a purpose,
And that joy only Christians have known,
I never know what comes tomorrow,
But I do know I’m never alone.

It’s the love always there when you need it;
It’s the words that redeem and inspire,
It’s the longing to ever be with Him
That burns in my heart like a fire.

So you ask why I love my Lord Jesus?
Well, friend, that’s so easy to see,
But the one thing that fills me with wonder is
Why Jesus love someone like me.

Author Unknown

To let go doesn’t mean to stop caring;
It means I can’t do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off…
It’s the realization that I can’t control another…
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.

Unknown Author

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.

If a child live with hostility, he learns to fight.

If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.

If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty.

If a child live with tolerance, he learns to be patient.

If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence.

If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.

If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.

If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.

If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship.

he learns to find love in the world.

Anonymous

Why do you look to others for what you need?

Didn’t I tell you I would supply your every need according to My riches in
Glory?

Didn’t you believe Me?

Then why do you continue to ask them to supply your needs?

You are My righteous one, you don’t have to beg them

The righteous will never be forsaken or have to beg

Yet you go to them, you continue to allow them to use you

They don’t know what you need. I do

What you are needing they can’t supply

Oh they may try, but they will only fail you

They will forsake you

Wait for Me to supply your needs

You’ve come too far to settle for just anything

I only want good and perfect for you

Let Me give you My best

Will you wait for Me?

I waited for you.

Author Unknown

Fear not that you might make a mistake in believing your dream.
Fear rather that if you don’t go for it
Your might stand before God and he’ll tell you
you could have succeeded had you had a little more faith.

Fear not that you might fall.
Fear rather that you will never succeed
if you never try and if you are unwilling to take risks.

Fear not that you might get hurt.
Fear rather that you will never grow
if you wait for painless success.

The old man said to the young man,
“Why not go out, on a limb,
After all isn’t that where the fruit is.”

Author Unknown

I am only a little sparrow!
A bird of low degree!
My life is of little value.
But the dear Lord cares for me
He gave me a coat of feathers
‘Tis very plain I know:
With never a speck of crimson
For it was not made for show.
But it keeps me warm in winter.
It shields me from the rain.
Were it bordered with gold and purple
Perhaps it would make me vain.

I have no barn or storehouse:
I never sow or reap:
God gives me a sparrow’s portion.
But never a seed to keep.
If my meat is sometimes scanty.
Close picking makes it sweet:
I have always enough to keep me.
And life is more than meat.
I know there are many sparrows:
All over the world they’re found:
But our heavenly Father knows
When one of us falls to the ground.

Though small, we are never forgotten-
Though weak we are never afraid.
For we know that the dear Lord keeps
The lives of the creatures He made.
I fly through the thickest forest,
I light on many a spray.
I have no chart or compass,
But I never lose my way.

Author Unknown

Give God what’s right, not what’s left!

A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

We’re too blessed to be depressed!

Don’t put a question mark where God put a period.

Prayer — Don’t give God instructions – simply report for duty!

God doesn’t want shares of your life. He wants controlling interest!

We don’t change the message, the MESSAGE CHANGES US!

When God ordains, HE SUSTAINS!

WARNING: Exposure to the SON will prevent burning!

Most people want to serve God — but only in an advisory capacity

Exercise daily — walk with the Lord!

Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.

Wisdom has two parts:  1)  Having a lot to say.  2)  Not saying it.

Never give the devil a ride! He always wants to drive!

Watch your step carefully! Everyone else does!

A clean conscience makes a soft pillow.

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

He who angers you controls you!

God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called!

Worry is the darkroom in which “negatives” are developed!

Forbidden fruit creates many jams.

Be ye fishers of men, you catch them — He will clean them.

Deciding not to choose is still making a choice.

If God is your co-pilot It’s time to swap seats!

Author Unknown

Whatever you give away today, or think or say or do will multiply about tenfold and then return to you.
It may not come immediately, nor from the obvious source but the law applies unfailingly, through some invisible force.

Whatever you feel about another, be it love or hate or passion will surely bounce right back to you in some clear
(or secret) fashion. If you speak about some person, a word of praise or two, soon, tens of other people will speak kind words of you.

Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul, not secrets of the brain.  Kind ones bring us happiness; petty ones, untold
pain.

Giving works as surely as reflections in a mirror.  If hate you send, hate you’ll get back, but loving brings love nearer.

Remember, as you start this day and duty crowds your mind, that kindness comes so quickly back to those who first are kind.  Let that thought and this one direct us through each day.

The only things we ever keep are the things we give away.

Author Unknown.

The young man was at the end of his
rope.
Seeing no way out, he dropped to his
knees in prayer.
“Lord, I can’t go on,” he said.
“I have too heavy a cross to bear.”
The Lord replied,
“My son, if you can’t bear it’s weight,
just place your cross inside this room.
Then open another door and pick any
cross you wish.”
The man was filled with relief.
“Thank you, Lord,”
he sighed, and did as he was told.
As he looked around the room he saw
many different crosses;
Some so large the tops were not visible.
Then he spotted a tiny cross leaning
against a far wall.
“I’d like that one, Lord,”
he whispered.  And the Lord replied,
“My son, that’s the cross you brought in.

                                                                                                    Author Unknown

TAKE TIME to think;
it is the source of power;

TAKE TIME to read;
it is the foundation of wisdom.

TAKE TIME to play;
it is the secret of staying young. 

TAKE TIME to be quiet;
it is the moment to seek God.

TAKE TIME to be aware;
it is the opportunity to help others.

TAKE TIME to love and be loved;
it is God’s greatest gift.

TAKE TIME to laugh
it is the music of the soul.

TAKE TIME to be friendly;
it is the road to happiness.

TAKE TIME to dream;
it is what the future is made of.

TAKE TIME to pray;
it is the greatest power on earth.

Author Unknown