#0001846

Your character is reflected in your choices and decisions in life, with consequences attached to them. The aggregate total of what you decide to do--right or wrong--is the material that constitutes your character and who you are. Doing right is its own reward. While those who take the path of expedience may gain temporary advantages, who you are when you lie down at night is important. God knows. You know. And eventually even your enemies will know. Integrity makes the difference. God blesses those who choose the somewhat less traveled path of integrity...-Sala, Refuge And Strength.......Psalm37:5-6 “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this, making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday.”

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#0001847

Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it...-Ninon de Lenclos.......1Cor3:21a-23 “All things are your's; whether . . . the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.”

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#0001848

“But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the Lord's own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. They will declare, 'The Lord is Just! He is my Rock! There is no evil in Him!(Psalm92:12-15)”

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#0001849

“For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?- His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.- Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.- My meditation of Him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.- I sat down under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste.”...-Psa89:6.-Ca5:15.-Psa4:6.-Psa104:34.-Ca2:3...

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#0001850

Samson was the strongest person alive, but he forgot that his strength came from God. Once God removed his strength, Samson was reduced to a pitiful slave...-HBlackaby, Experiencing God........Isaiah10:15a “Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it?”

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#0001851

Saul was the first king of Israel; yet when God removed His Spirit from this proud monarch, he became a paranoid, petty man, seeking counsel from the occult. Be careful how you handle the success God gives you! As you enjoy His blessings in your family, your business, your life, keep in mind that you are an instrument in the hand of the Master...-Blackaby, Experiencing God.......Isaiah10:15b “As if a rod could lift itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood.”

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#0001852

But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, for the light makes everything visible(Eph5:13-14).-For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true(Ephesians5:8-9).”...

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#0001853

It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, and then pretty soon you get it...-Wally Amos.......John12:27 “Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, 'Father, save me from this hour'? But this is the very reason I came! Father, bring glory to your name.”

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#0001854

DYSFUNCTIONAL is a term we use to describe a family when the members have an unhealthy relationship with each other. DYSFUNCTIONAL, and other psychological terms are rationales we use to push responsibility aside as we make excuses of one kind or another for our personal failures...-Sala, Refuge And Strength.......1Cor6:17 “He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”

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#0001855

Many live with skeletons in the closet that can destroy them if they choose to let them. In every heart there is the potential for going either way. It is like you arrive at a crossroads and even if many of your forebears took the wrong road, you can still choose to take the right one...-Sala, Refuge And Strength.......Heb5:7-8 “In the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.”

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#0001856

Your family's failures do not automatically spell failure for you. There is no such thing as 'bad blood' that is destined to blight your future. The grace of God can take you where He wants you to go. The family baggage that often weighs us down is there only because we refuse to let it go and continue to allow the failure of others to destroy us...-Sala, Refuge And Strength.......John6:38 “I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.”

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#0001857

Your failures in life cannot be attributed to your DNA. At some point you have to assume responsibility for your own life and your future and say, 'By the grace of God, I choose to be a man or a woman who marches to the beat of a different drummer and lives by a different standard...-Sala, Refuge And Strength.......Mat26:53“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?”

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#0001858

Paul put it so powerfully when he said, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”(2Cor5:17). What Paul wrote is very good news in a bad news world. You can be different, forgiven, redeemed, and find grace and strength to be an example of a changed life...-Harold Sala, Refuge And Strength...

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#0001859

The Changing Economy. Masses of people today are emerging from poverty and forming a middle class with discretionary income, who can go into international investing. The economies of the world have become so intertwined that when someone sneezes on Wall Street in New York, others catch cold in Tokyo and Manila. What Scripture foretold has become economically possible. The currencies of the world are interrelated today. Okay, how does this relate to me? Remember that when you are God's child, no matter what the economic situation in our world is, He will provide for you. He is just as concerned about the little things in your life as He is with the larger ones...-Sala, Refuge And Strength.......Lam3:25 “The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.”

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#0001860

“If you endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chaseneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.- The Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.- Shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily.”...-Heb12:7-8.- Deut13:3.- Luke18:7-8...

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#0001861

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light...-Hellen Keller.......Isaiah58:11 “The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sunscorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”

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#0001862

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. Pope John XXIII.......Eph4:2 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”

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#0001863

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty...-Winston Churchill.......Rom2:16 “God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ.”

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#0001864

Happiness is inward not outward and so, it does not depend on what we have but on what we are...-GLDB, Honor Books.......Luke12:15 “Beware! Don't always be wishing for what you don't have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are.”

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#0001865

“A just God and a Saviour; there is none beside Me(Isaiah45:21).- Just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus(Romans3:26).- Justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus(Romans3:24).- A God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He(Deuteronomy32:4).- Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other.-(Psalm85:10).- Mercy rejoiceth against judgement(John2:13).-The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord(Romans6:23).”

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#0001866

“Death is swallowed up in victory(1Corinthians15:54).- Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ(1Cor15:57).- Because God's children are human beings-made of flesh and blood-the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could He set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying(Hebrews2:14-15).- I will proclaim Your Name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise You among Your assembled people. I will put my trust in Him, that is, I and the children God has given me(Heb2:12-13).”

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#0001867

Looking down upon the Lybian Desert from a plane, you see a landscape of arid reddish-brown--a kind of eerie moonscape that doesn't seem to belong on earth. The surface is occasionally broken with rifts from a long-ago storm of some kind. There is no visible trace of life below, where the temperature is in excess of 40degrees Celsius. You can live for quite a while without food, but go without water for a few days and you dehydrate; if you can't rehydrate quickly, you die. The same is true of your spiritual life. Jesus spoke of fountains of living water which would flow from the innermost being of one who knows and loves Him...-Sala, Refuge And Strength.......John7:38 “Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within Him.”

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#0001868

“Sing a new song to the Lord! Let the whole earth sing to the Lord(Psalm96:1)! Sing to the Lord; praise His Name. Each day proclaim the good news that He saves(v2). Publish His glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does(v3). Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods(v4). The gods of other nations are mere idols, but the Lord made the heavens(v5)! Honor and majesty surround Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary(v6).”

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#0001869

“O nations of the world, recognize the Lord; recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong(Psalm96:7). Give to the Lord the glory He deserves! Bring your offering and come into His courts(v8). Worship the Lord in all His holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before Him(v9). Tell all the nations, 'The Lord reigns!' The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. He will judge all peoples fairly(v10).”

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#0001870

“Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! Let the sea and everything in it shout His praise(Psalm96:11)! Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise(v12) before the Lord, for He is coming! He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with His truth(v13).”

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#0001871

It is not so much the burden of the sharing of God-given success and wealth; but rather, the attitude with which it is received and applied in the life of the beneficiary-recipient...-HP.......Psalm64:3,7a,8 “When You came down long ago, You did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations.- Yet no one calls on Your Name or pleads with You for mercy.- And yet, O Lord, You are our Father. We are the clay, and You are the Potter. We all are formed by Your Hand.”

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#0001872

Remember, our faith is always at its greatest point when we are in the middle of the trial, and confidence in the flesh will never endure testing. Fair weather faith is not faith at all...-Charles Spurgeon, Streams........Psalm107:23-24 “Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. They, too, observed the Lord's power in action, His impressive work on the deepest seas.”

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#0001873

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause...-Pres Theodore Roosevelt........1Cor9:25,26 "Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever."

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#0001874

It has been said that no great work of literature or science has ever been produced by someone who did not love solitude. It is also a fundamental principle of faith that no tremendous growth in holiness has ever been achieved by anyone who has not taken the time frequently, and for long periods, to be alone with God...-LBCowman, The Still Hour, Streams.......Psalm109:4 “But I am in prayer.”

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#0001875

Solomon compared the annoying, little things, to foxes that play in a vineyard, destroying the vines that provide a living for the owner. Little things, when neglected, become bigger issues...-Song of Solomon2:15 “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.”