February 02, 2007

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Ps2:12 - "How blessed are all who take refuge in Him."... Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try just one more time.- Thomas

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February 16, 2007

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Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation... - Jack Nicklaus

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February 19, 2007

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Jer 29:11-13 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes..."

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In his powerful book ‘The Challenge Of Missions’ the sickly OJ Smith, one of the most important missionaries of the 20th century, recounts the story of Christ's feeding of the 5,000. Smith preached in more than 70countries and founded a church that gave millions to world missions. Since Oswald wrote his book, the world's population has more than doubled. Many live in extreme poverty, have never seen a Bible, don't know who Jesus is, and think God is disinterested in their plight. Some may be closer to you than you think...-Sala, Refuge........Rom10:14-15 “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without somene preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?”

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My one-word secret of happiness is ‘GROWTH’ - mental, financial, material, emotional, physical, spiritual, you name it...- Harold Geneen........2Pet3:18 “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever. Amen.”

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In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists...-Eric Hoffer.........Lam3:37-38 “Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?”

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There are two types of leaders--those who lead and those who don't. Being in a leadership position is only part of the equation. People are hungry for vision and direction...-Seybert, Leaders........Ecc11:1-4 “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”

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The harder you work, the luckier you get...-South African Golfing Legend Gary Player........1Cor13:11 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”

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We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion...-George Wilhelm Hegel............1Cor9:25-27 “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”

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Tell a child he is “no good” long enough, and he'll eventually believe you and act out his failures in a fatalistic, self-fulfilling tragedy. Some become the “walking wounded”, afraid of getting too close to people, and afraid of trying since they think they are destined to fail...-Harold Sala, Refuge and Strength........James1:5“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”

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Chance favors the trained mind...-Louis Pasteur..........Proverbs20:5 “Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.”

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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination...-Tommy Lasorda............1Cor12:24,25.-31 “For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.- But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”

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Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood...-Marie Curie........Eph3:17 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy...-Martin Luther King Jr........Eph3:16 “That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man.”

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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare...-Dale Carnegie............1Cor9:24 “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.”

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I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got...-Walter Cronkite........Eph2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

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It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things...-Machiavelli...........Eph3:20 “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. A'-men.”

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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought...-Aristotle........Canticles4:16 “Awake, O north wind, and . . . blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.”

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And He will never cease from striking the strings of your heart until your humbled and disciplined soul blends with all the pure and eternal harmonies of His own being...-Cowman-Reimann, Streams In The Desert........Luke22:42 “Not my will, but Yours be done.”

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Shellfish- Shrimp, scallops, clams, crab, abalone, lobster, snails, crayfish, oysters, conch, and prawns- increase energy, ease tension, and stabilize moods. Eat two servings per week...-Stephanie Tourles, Energize Mind Body And Soul........1Tim6:6-8 “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”

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God's purpose for your life includes times of walking through difficult times by faith. Faith is a commitment to the belief that God is good and He will honor His Word no matter how you feel. Trust Him. He knows what He's doing even when you don't...-Sala, Refuge And Strength............2Sam7:22 “How great You are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like You, and there is no God but You, as we have heard with our own ears.”

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“We have had fathers of our flesh, which corrected us; and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness.”...-Hebrews12:9,10.

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Life can sometimes make you feel like you're sinking. You feel insecure because of your relationships collapsing, your health failing, or your resources dwindling... Nahum tells us that a step of faith is involved. Faith has two elements: belief and trust. You need to stand on what you believe. Faith anchors our soul to the One who never fails, our Rock, our Fortress, and our Redeemer...-Harold Sala........Nahum1:7 “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him.”

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When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already...-Norman Vincent Peale........Phi4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.- My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”

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From time to time I hear someone say “This problem is driving me crazy! How do you keep your sanity in a mad world?” The bottom line is that until you include God in your life, yours will be a world without rhyme or reason. He's the one who gives meaning, definition, and understanding to life...-Sala, Refuge And Strength........Isa48:17 “I Am the Lord your God, Who teaches you what is best for you, Who directs you in the way you should go.”

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The Prophet Isaiah spoke about a time of great conflict and confusion. He described the madness of a world without God saying “Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like men without eyes.”(Isa59:10). Until a person finds God, he begins at no beginning and works to no end. Life will never make sense without God--full of sound and fury but signifying nothing...-Sala, Refuge........Dan4:34 “At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified Him who lives forever.”

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“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”...-Psalm1:1-3...

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“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”...-Joshua1:8-9...

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“Be strong, and work; for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts.- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.- Strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.- Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.- Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”...-Hag2:4.- Phi4:13.- Eph6:10.- Gal6:9.- 1Cor15:57...

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“God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and He that hath not the Son of God hath not life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.- Our Saviour Jesus Christ, . . . hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”...-1John5:11,12. John3:17.- 2Tim1:10...

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Maintain a Positive attitude. Negativity affects your mood, job performance, physical appearance, and health. Your mood is Contagious to those around you, too...-Tourles, Energize............Rev22:16.- John8:12 “I Am . . . the bright and morning Star.- I Am the light of the world.”

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Green Tea- This earthy, natural energizer is rich in antioxidants and has only one-fifth the caffeine of black tea, so it won't make you jittery or stain your teeth...- Stephanie Tourles, Energize Mind, Body And Soul........Deut8:10 “When thou hast eaten and are full, . . . thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which He hath given thee.”

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The Global Positioning System(GPS) unit has become standard equipment for many. This is a small hand-held device that picks up signals from a number of satellites and then locates your position anywhere on earth with accuracy that can be measured in millimeters. This enables you to know precisely where you are and allows you to get to where you want to go... Being confident of why God created you is like having a destination towards which you walk instead of simply being carried by the wind...- Sala, Refuge........John3:15,21 “That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.- Whoever follows Me shall not walk in darkness.”

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“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.- According to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour.- The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.”...-Eph2:9.-Titus3:5,6.- 1Tim1:14...