Greetings my friends! Hope your day is going well.
I did get enough ambition to go swimming with my husband this morning, mornings are not always the best for me, but it went fine, and I rested this afternoon, no more coughing! Poor Sammy is the cougher! He has a partially collapsed traechea which causes him to cough every once in a while. Poor little guy!
There is no real happiness without God and no peace when we separate ourselves
from Him. Lord, You said, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you".
I give you my troubled heart.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time,
but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who
have been trained by it. Therefore lift your drooping hands and
strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so
that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will
see the Lord." ~Hebrews 12:11-14
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
Self-discipline is necessary before we can handle the power God offers
us. When we see others manifesting God's power, we probably have not
seen the discipline that went before. They made themselves ready. All
our life is a preparation for more good to be accomplished when God
knows that we are ready for it. We can keep disciplining ourselves in
the spiritual life every day. We can learn so much of the spiritual
laws that our lives cannot again be a failure. Others will see the
outward manifestation of the inward discipline in our daily living.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that I may manifest God's power in my daily living. I pray that
I may discipline myself so as to be ready to meet every opportunity.
A Prayer for Patience
"Every day, my Jesus, I learn by some situation or experience of my great need of You. When I try to be patient on my own, my patience is forced and short-lived. It is obvious to everyone that I am desperately trying to be patient. When I raise my heart and mind to You, dear Jesus, and see You so serenely patient, my soul drinks in that spirit of patience, like a cool breeze on a humid night. Your patience penetrates my being and only then am I truly patient. It takes so long to learn that I can bear fruit only in You. Amen."
— Mother M. Angelica
7 Ups For Friendship
- Open Up.
Be honest, open and candid (tempered with kindness).
- Stand Up.
For your friends, whether they are there or not.
- Put Up.
Give your friend the freedom to be imperfect (like you!).
- Speak Up.
Say what you feel; be generous with sincere (public/private) praise.
- Show Up.
Be there; do what you say you'll do.
- Make Up.
Don't hold a grudge; be the first to say, "I'm sorry, please forgive me."
- Re-Up.
Take inventory and re-commit yourself to the friendship often.
Pass this on to all your friends...
- Author Unknown
Start The New Year Out Right
Every once in awhile something really nice crosses your computer screen...like this..... Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.
Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards.
Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on!
When you feel down because you didn't get what you want, just sit tight and be happy, because God has thought of something better to give you.
When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it means. There's a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too hard.
You can't make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth.
It's better to lose your pride to the one you love, than to lose the one you love because of pride.
We spend too much time looking for the right person to love or finding fault with those we already love, when instead we should be perfecting the love we give.
Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can take his place. Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows older.
A Lesson in Life
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of
good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and
sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these
small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be
like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
If someone hurts you, betrays you , or breaks you heart forgive them. For
they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
to who you open your heart to.
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they
love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart
and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything
that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Hold
your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great
individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no
one else will believe in you either.
You can make of your life anything you would like it to be by simply knowing
that God is the giver of life, and that He created you to live life to its
fullest, so go out and live it.
God bless you in every way! Look for your blessings - they are there!!!
SHOULD YOU...
- Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight;
Just remember the homeless family who has no bed to lie in. - Should you find yourself stuck in traffic; don't despair.
There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege. - Should you have a bad day at work;
Think of the man who has been out of work for the last three months. - Should you despair over a relationship gone bad;
Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.Should you grieve the passing of another weekend;
Think of the woman in some third world country,working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for $15.00 to feed her family. - Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance;
Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that talk. - Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror;
Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine. - Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities;
Remember, things could be worse. You could be them!!!
January 5
You can achieve the victorious life through living in deep dependence on Me. People usually associate victory with success: not falling or stumbling, not making mistakes. But those who are successful in their own strength tend to go their own way, forgetting about Me. It is through problems and failure, weakness and neediness that you learn to rely on Me.
True dependence is not simply asking Me to bless what you have decided to do. It is coming to Me with an open mind and heart, inviting Me to plant My desires within you. I may infuse within you a dream that seems far beyond your reach. You know that in yourself you cannot achieve such a goal. Thus begins your journey of profound reliance on Me. It is a faith-walk, taken one step at a time, leaning on Me as much as you need. This is not a path of continual success but of multiple failures. However, each failure is followed by a growth spurt, nourished by increased reliance on Me. Enjoy the blessedness of a victorious life, through deepening your dependence on Me.
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
—Psalm 34:17–18
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
—2 Corinthians 5:7 nkjv
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