Wise Words

 

 

"The danger with us is that we want to water down the things
 that Jesus says and make them mean something in accordance with
common sense; if it were only common sense,
it was not worth while for Him to say it."

 

--Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest

"Jesus was not a man who became the Word, but the eternal Word

who became a man. His very core nature is the Word of God.

And to reject or ignore what He says

 is to reject or ignore who He is."

--Francis Frangipane, "In Christ's Image Training"
 

Feelings Are Not Fact!

Because the fruit is there, you just can't see it!
 

"My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God's word defines truth. My feelings are echoes and responses to what my mind perceives. And sometimes - many times - my feelings are out of sync with the truth. When that happens - and it happens everyday in some measure - I try not to bend the truth to justify my imperfect feelings, but rather, I plead with my God: Purify my perceptions of your truth and transform my feelings so that they are in sync with the truth."      

 - John Piper

Wisdom

A Little Friday Inspiration!

No words ...

"There are days when the gospel hits me like a ton of bricks. Days when my heart has been cold and forgetful and adulterous to the Gift. Days of busyness that have caused my sight to be shifted to myself. I forget. I deserve to be left to wander. But no, He comes. For no reason other than love He comes in the morning and in his ravenous mercy He brushes the filth from my eyes and says "See me". And I see. Suddenly in the trees and the traffic and the taste of my coffee, I see Him. Overwhelmingly, I see. Though my heart, it wanders, He reminds me. Undeserved rescue. Scandalous pursuit. Gospel. I love it."   

                                                                                      -Keri Crowell Duckett

I read this today reposted on Alan Smith's Facebook page. It described exactly how my heart has felt ... alot ... lately. Scandalous pursuit. Amazing grace!

Intentional

Okay, so I followed this link to a blogpost from a FB friend (thank you Alan Smith) and I found this sweet piece of wisdom. It smacked me in the face because God is ever persistent in the things He intends for me to get and get going on! :) There are several weeds in my spiritual garden and they are named: procrastination, distraction, and unfocused. I, with the help of the Holy Spirit, intend to pull them from the root and kill them dead FOREVER! And, then plant the pretty flower called intentional! 

WHEN YOU LIVE INTENTIONALLY ...

Pie

“A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” — Tenneva Jordan

On my mind ...

"What if you woke up today with only

the things you thanked God for yesterday?"

Learning ...

"Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work,

which is mostly standing still

and learning to be astonished."

-Mary Oliver: "Messenger"

"In the name of Jesus Christ, who was never in a hurry, we pray, O God, that you will slow us down for we know that we live too fast. With all of eternity before us, make us take time to live - time to get acquainted with You, time to enjoy your blessings, and time to know each other."

-Peter Marshall, 1902-1949

Oh my ...

I read this on A Holy Experience this morning and it struck me ... sharing it ....

"If a sudden jar can cause me to speak an impatient, unloving word then I know nothing of Calvary love. For a cup brimful of sweet water cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, however suddenly jolted."

-Amy Carmichael

Faith

Okay, I am stealing this quote off of Gitz's blog. I'm thinking it struck me because it is where we are ...

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

Martin Luther King

A Good Word ...

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Think on these things ....

We went to part one of a class last night that I'll blog about later. We are only half-way through it and I am so convicted. Wow! God is good. This verse is on my heart today. I want this to be the way I think always. Conform my thoughts to His thoughts and not be swayed by the world and what is considered okay. This is what I want to teach my children and to have them see when they look at me ...

"For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]."

Philippians 4:8 (AMP)

Such Truth!

"The only way to pray

is to pray;

and the only way to pray well

is to pray much.

If one has no time for this,

then one must at least pray regularly.

But the less one prays, the worse it goes."

~ John Chapman

Such amazing truth ...

"Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure."

~ Dwight L. Moody

A Couple Slices of Inspiration ...

"Our children are watching us live, and what we are shouts louder than anything we can say."

Wilferd A. Peterson

“Life holds surprises around every corner, fresh promptings to gratitude and joy.”

Phillip Yancey

A Slice of Inspiration ...

Those who are readiest to trust God without other evidence than His Word always receive the greatest number of visible evidences of His love.

~ Charles C. G. Trumbull

Thoughts ...

"A man must have care to what he puts in his mind, for when he's alone on a hillside and draws it out, he'll want treasures to be his company, not regrets."

Benj in "Mountain Born"

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

Philipians 4:8 (NIV)

"Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life."

Proverbs 4:23 (NCV)

A Slice of Inspiration

“The great challenge in life is to decide what is important

and disregard everything else.”

A Slice of Inspiration ...

“Pain is temporary.

Quitting lasts forever.”

Lance Armstrong