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Martha, Martha, thou are careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her... Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.- The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: the Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: the Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace....-Luk10:41,42. Psa39:6.-Num6:24-26...

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#0000840

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Making key decisions based on passion without scrutiny is like running a marathon on nothing but Snickers and Kool-Aid. Empty calories will only sustain you for so long before you crash.-When passion appears to be running ahead of scrutiny, ask: 'What's the business reason for doing this?' -Every urge must be balanced with a dispassionate dose of due diligence...-Seybert, Leaders........1Timothy4:8 Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

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#0000841

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On that night could not the king sleep. Thou holdest mine eyes waking.- Who is like unto the Lord our God, . . . who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him: and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and He shall dwell between his shoulders...-Esther6:1. Psalm77:4. Psa113:5-6. Deuteronomy33:12.

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#0000842

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We cannot change reality but we can change the eyes that see reality. Let us see the good, the true, and the beautiful in LIFE...-Raul Romulo.......... Psalm76:10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee: the remainder of wrath shalt Thou restrain.

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#0000843

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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him.- We know that all things work together for good to them that love God...-Psalm23:1-2 2Chronicles16:9.- Romans8:28

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#0000844

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Our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep. The chief shepherd.-- I Am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand...-Heb13:20. 1Peter5:4.-John10:27,28...

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#0000845

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There's a difference between doing things right and doing the right thing... Tradition required Ruth to go home and find a husband, but she did the right thing by staying with her dead husband's mother... Don't let tradition interfere with doing the right thing...-Seybert, Leaders........Ruth1:16 Ruth replied, 'Don't ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live.

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#0000846

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Good Health doesn't come from medicine alone. It comes from peace of Mind, peace in the Heart, peace of the Soul... It comes from Laughter, Love & Faith in G0D...-RRomulo...........Exodus15:22-26; Luke6:18,19 Yahweh Rophe- Hebrew Name for I Am The Lord Your Healer.- He heals us--body, soul and spirit. And He gives us His Power and Authority to heal others in His Name...

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#0000847

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We look for the Saviour. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.-- And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation....-Philippians3:20. Hebrews9:28.--Isaiah25:9...

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#0000848

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By His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.-- Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.-- You are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your Spirit, which are God's...-Hebrews9:12.-Hebrews10:19, 20, 22.- 1 Corinthians 6:20...

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#0000849

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To know Christ (Phil3:10) is life's greatest achievement. The reality of knowing Jesus comes as a result of hidden prayer, and personal Bible study that is devotional and consistent in nature. Christ becomes more real to those who persist in cultivating His presence...-Maltbie Babcock............John15:15 I have called you friends.

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#0000850

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In the darkest night He is composing your song. In the valley He is tuning your voice. In the storm clouds He is deepening your range. In the rain showers He is sweetening your melody. In the cold He is giving your notes expression. And as you pass at times from hope to fear, He is perfecting the message of your lyrics...-George Matheson........Revelation14:3 No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

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There is always something over,/ When we tell of all His love;;/ Unreached depths still lie beneath us,/ Unscaled heights rise far above:/ Human lips can never utter/ All His wondrous tenderness,/ We can only praise and wonder, / And His Name forever bless...-Margaret Barber........Psalm23:5 You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

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#0000852

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We choose how we see peopLe. When we want to Like someone, we can be so toLerant. When we want to be irritated by peopLe, we focus on their faults. It's not other peopLe's behavior that determines how we feel about them-- it's our attitude...-RRomulo..........John12:27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour.

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Somehow I stumble into things. When I look back and see how coincidence after coincidence brought about opportunity which gave me the chance, I realize that if one is not 'so obsessive' in expecting every thing to turn out perfectly, one has a greater chance to meet the good opportunities...-Sydney Pollack...........Romans8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all--how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?

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#0000854

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Within my soul I feel the evidence of my future life. I am like a forest that has been cut down more than once, yet the new growth has more life than ever. I am always rising toward the sky, with the sun shining down on my head. The earth provides abundant sap for me, but heaven lights my way to worlds unknown...-Victor Hugo........Job5:26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in full season.

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What possible use does your worrying serve? I implore you to not give in to despair. It is a dangerous temptation, because our Adversary The Devil has refined it to the point that it is quite subtle. Hopelessness constricts and withers the heart, rendering it unable to sense God's blessings and grace. It also causes you to exaggerate the adversities of life and makes your burdens seem too heavy for you to bear. Yet, God's plans for you, and His Ways of bringing about His plans, are infinitely wise...-Madame Guyon......Isaiah28:16b So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: '...The one who trusts will never be dismayed'.

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The only way to know strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm through severe testings...-George Mueller..........Romans4:18.-19 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed.- Without weakening in his faith.

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Dear Soul, you may scarcely realize the value of your present situation. If you are enduring great afflictions right now, you are at the source of the strongest faith. God will teach you during these dark hours to have the most powerful bond to His throne you could ever know, if you will only submit...-A.B.Simpson........Mark5:36 Don't be afraid; just believe.

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A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose. A cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve...- John Maxwell..........Psalm56:3 When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

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Everything else flows like Water when you think of your very capable self as Nothing, And God as Everything. A River that flows through us from the Source of His Love, and returns to Him in glory from the Sea of the Victorious, in a life of Praise unto Him...-HP........ Haggai2:9.- Luke2:14.-Isaiah9:6.-Eph2:14.-Phil4:7 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, and in this place will I give peace.-Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace.- The Prince of peace.- He is our Peace.- The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.- What hast thou that thou didst not receive? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?- By grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them....Rom3:27.-1Cor4:7.- Eph2:8-10...

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#0000861

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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder...-George Washington.........Ecclesiastes5:8b ...for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still. The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

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Nothing is stable. Nothing absolute. All is fluid and changeable. There is an endless becoming....-Benjamin Cardozo........Psalm139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in Thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

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The absurd man is he who never changes...-Auguste Barthelemy........Acts17:28 In Him we live, and move, and have our being.

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In a progressive Country, change is constant ... change ... is inevitable...-Benjamin Disraeli............2Peter3:18 Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savour Jesus Christ.

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He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery...-Harold Wilson..........Psalm103:14 He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

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They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom...-Confucius............Psalm78:38,39 He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned He His anger away, and did not stir up all His wrath. For He remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

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Nothing is ever like it used to be. Neither are we...-Malcolm Forbes.........Romans11:36.-1Chronicles29:14 For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things.

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Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing grooves of change...-Lord Tennyson........Genesis8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

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As long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.--Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping His commandments, and His judgements, and His statutes, which I command thee this day: and thou say in thy heart, my power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth... Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath He not given you rest on every side?...-2Chr26:5 Deu8:11,17. 1Chr22:18...