Never Give Up:
Never lose hope.
Always have faith,
it allows you to cope.
Trying times will pass as they always do,
just have the patience
your dreams will come true.
- Author
Unknown
With God Nothing is Too Hard:
What
is impossible, for me and you, to God it's
not hard to do.
There's no promise that God can't fulfill,
there is no fear
He can't distill.
All of God's promises are for us to receive,
all we have to do is to trust
and believe.
- Author
Unknown
Have Faith in God:
All of God's blessing He
wants you to bestow,
all of His goodness He wants you to know.
Have faith in God, He will never fail.
Have faith in God, His word will prevail.
Have faith in God, and He will bless you.
Have faith in God, and see
what He will do.
- Author
Unknown
Keep the Faith:
Don't give up when you
think you can't take it'
Don't loose faith in your dreams and your plans.
For Jesus will never forsake you,
you'll get help from His
strong giving hands.
- Author Unknown
When you are hurting:
When you are hurting and you don't know just what to do.
Just call on Jesus, for He cares what
is happening to you.
When Family and friends just don't
understand.
Jesus knows just what you are feeling
for He is not like man.
He is the Comforter, and He is able to
calm your every fear.
And He will always be there to wipe
away your tears.
Everything that you are going through,
Jesus has already been there.
He is able to feel your hurt, and He
will answer your prayers.
But you must learn to trust Him, in the
good times and
in the bad.
For he will give you Joy, when your heart is
feeling sad.
So don't wait another minute, call on
Him today.
For He alone,
can make a way out of no way.
- Author Unknown
Never Alone:
I'm never
alone in the morning As I rise at
the break of
the day,
For Jesus who watched through the darkness Says,
"Lo, I am with you alway".
I'm never
alone at my table though loved ones no longer
I see:
For dearer than all who
have vanished is
Jesus who breaks
bread with me.
I'm never
alone through the daylight,
Though nothing but trials I see.
Though the furnace be seven times heated
The "form of the fourth" walks with me.
I'm never
alone at the twilight, when darkness around
me doth creep,
And specters press hard round
my pillow.
He watches and cares while I
sleep.
I'm
walking and talking with Jesus each day as I travel along.
I'm never alone,
Hallelujah!
The joy of the Lord is
my song.
I feel the arms
of God around me, as I lay on my bed at night.
Asleep, I feel the Angel's touch- I'm surrounded and held
tight.
I don't know why
it is, that God should love me so,
that he would send His only Son, to hang there on Death-row.
He guards me
night and day, always bringing love and hope.
Somehow, I know I will survive, for He will help me cope.
As a father has
compassion on his child, so my Lord has
compassion on me.
I know I can count on him - There is nowhere from His love
I want to flee.
by Helena Fehr
I Refuse to be Discouraged:
I refuse to be discouraged, To be sad, or
to cry;
I refuse to be downhearted, and here's the reason why:
I have a God who's mighty, Who's sovereign and supreme;
I have a God who loves me, and I am on His team.
He is all-wise and powerful. Jesus is His name;
Though everything is changeable, my God remains the
same.
My God knows all that's happening; beginning to the end;
His presence is my comfort; He is my dearest Friend.
When sickness comes to weaken me, to bring my head
down low,
I call upon my mighty God; into His arms I go.
When circumstances threaten to rob me of my
peace;
He draws me close unto His breast, where all my
strivings
cease.
When my heart melts within me, and weakness takes
control;
He gathers me into His arms, He soothes my heart and
soul.
The great "I AM" is with me. My life is in His hand;
The "Son of the Lord" is my hope, It's in His strength I
stand.
I refuse to be defeated, my eyes are on my God;
He has promised to be with me, as through this life I
trod.
I'm looking past all my circumstances, to Heaven's
throne above;
My prayers have reached the heart of God I'm resting in
His love.
I give God thanks in everything. my eyes are on His
face;
The battle's His, the victory mine; He'll help me win
the race.
Author
unknown
To Trust You Is To Believe:
Sometimes it seems impossible
to trust in you, my Lord,
but then again, it's all I have when my back's against
the wall
The pressures forever
mounting up and worsens with little hope,
though I pray and leave it with you, it's so hard for me
to cope
I know, O Lord, you teach us
patience especially at those times,
You want us to trust completely, though answers are hard
to find
And there are times it seems
as though You have stepped back
from us,
we feel so much alone in our mess not knowing, you're
watching with love
You never really leave us,
Lord, nor forsake us in our need,
You only want us to trust you and in your word believe
You know the circumstances
we're in and know the struggles
we face, the situation, when given to you, can empower our
faltering faith
For in your word we're told
to give to you all our anxieties
and all the worries and fears we have,
praying for the needed victory
For in due course you
will come through to bring the needed
relief
and through it all we shall develop
a stronger and deeper
belief.
by M.S. Lowndes
Money:
Money
will buy:
A bed, but not sleep.
Books, but not brains.
Food, but not appetite.
A house, but not a home.
Medicine, but not
health.
Amusement, but not
happiness. Finery,
but not beauty.
A crucifix, but not a
Savior.
- Author Unknown
Mary had a little
Lamb,
His fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The Lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school each day,
When it was not against the rules.
He made the children laugh and play,
To have a Lamb at school.
Don't Quit:
When
things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all
uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts
are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to
sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success
is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the
clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell
how close you are;
It may be near when it
seems afar.
So, stick to the fight
when you're hardest hit -
It's when things go
wrong that you mustn't quit.
- Author Unknown
There is a curve called
Failure...
A loop called
Confusion...
Speed bumps
called Friends...
Red lights
called Enemies...
Caution lights
called Family...
You will have
flats called Jobs...
BUT..
If you have a spare called
Determination...
An engine
called Perseverance...
Insurance
called Faith...
A driver called
Jesus...
You will make it to a place called SUCCESS!
- Author UnknownThe Bible is my road map
Which guides me
night and day;
It keeps me
from a wrong turn When I start to go astray.
If directions are confusing,
Or a caution sign
appears,
I search the
Bible scriptures For the rightful way to steer.
It directs me through dry
valleys, Over
bridges high and low,
By the fields
of fresh green meadows,
Towards the
plains of harvest gold.
As I reach my destination,
I thank the Lord above
For my mountaintop and road map
And His everlasting love.
Risks:
To
laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk
appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to
risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk
rejection.
To place your dreams before the
crowd is to risk
ridicule.
To love is to risk not being loved
in return.
To go forward in the face of
overwhelming odds is
to risk
failure.
But
risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life
is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing does
nothing has nothing,
is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow
but he cannot learn,
feel, change, grow or love.
Chained by his certitudes, he is a
slave.
He has forfeited his freedom.
Only a person who takes risks is
free.
Unforsaken Love:
As they put a crown of
thorns on his head,
He was putting a crown of victory on mine.
When he was carrying the cross,
He was carrying my burdens.
As they was driving nails in his hands,
He was driving love in my heart. As he shed his blood,
My sins was being cleansed.
As he said "Father forgive them",
He was asking God to forgive me.
As he died, He gave me life.
As he was resurrected, He went to prepare a place for
me.
As Jesus did it for me, He has also done it for you.
Only when you accept him in your heart.
Will you find Unforsaken Love.
- Author Unknown
Footprints in the
Sand:
One night a man had
a dream.
He was walking along
the beach
with the Lord and across the sky
flashed scenes from his life.
In each scene, he
noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand;
one made by him, and the other
by the Lord.
When the last scene
of his life flashed
before him he
looked back at the
footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many
times along
the path of his life there was only
one set of footprints.
He also noticed that
it happened at the
worst times in his
life.
This bothered him
very much,
so he asked the Lord
about it.
"Lord, you said that
once I
decided to follow you,
you'd walk with me
all the way.
But I've noticed
that during times of
trouble, there
is only one set of
footprints.
I don't understand
why you left me
when I needed you the most."
The Lord answered,
"My precious child,
I love you and I
would never leave you.
During your times of
trial, when
you see only one set of footprints,
That is when I was
carrying you."
by M. R.
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