STOP AND THINK - The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety. (George Mueller, 19th century evangelist and orphanage director) Sometimes it seems as if we are living in the age of anxiety. People seem to be...
STOP AND THINK - Men . . . will not reflect on the end of their present course, and the sure consequences of their present days, and [they will] wake up to find they are damned for a lack of thinking. (J. C Ryle, 19th century Anglican priest) This is a brief excerpt...
STOP AND THINK - Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. (Carl Sandburg, Pulitzer prize-winning poet and writer) Do you value time as highly as money? Which is the more valuable? After all, we all...
STOP AND THINK - Security is structuring my life around what is eternal and cannot be destroyed or taken away. (Bill Gothard, author and speaker) In a day of uncertainty (economic, political, social, etc.) where do you go to find a sense of safety and security? Some...
STOP AND THINK - Sometimes the smallest things can take up the most room in your heart. (Winnie the Pooh, a cartoon character) Often there’s much we can learn from children’s stories. And from childish experiences, too. Remember the times when you were all wrapped up...
STOP AND THINK - Oh, that I might never be so void of love to my fallen brother as not to give him a serious reproof, nor so void of love to myself as not to receive a serious reproof. (George Swinnock, Puritan preacher and author) It’s true that “love covers over a...
STOP AND THINK - Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence. (Vince Lombardi, late renowned football coach) Perhaps, nowhere is peer influence more evident than in the sports world. The attitude of teammates often carries more weight than that of family or...
STOP AND THINK - In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. (Mary Manin Morrissey, motivational speaker and author) Morrissey suspects that some of us might “have one foot on the brakes.” Something in our past has kept us from moving forward. She suggests, “The...
STOP AND THINK - Count your blessings and make your blessings count. (Rev. J Davis Illingworth, Sr., late Presbyterian clergyman) Many of us tend to take our daily blessings for granted: food, shelter, family, friends, freedom—and many more. Having more than enough...
STOP AND THINK - There is no virtue in giving to others what is useless to oneself. (From Aesop’s Fables) Generosity is a trait worthy of developing. However, when you give something away that you don’t need or wouldn’t use yourself, you are not being generous. And...
STOP AND THINK - Above all, challenge yourself. You may well surprise yourself at what strengths you have, what you can accomplish. (Cecile M. Springer, chemist, educator) Life presents us with many challenges. Sometimes, they come from others—teachers, coaches,...
STOP AND THINK - Life is mostly froth and bubble; two things stand like stone: kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own. (Adam Lindsay Gordon, 19th century Australian poet) Most of us would probably agree that life is more than just “froth and bubble,” but...