STOP AND THINK – Never judge reality by your own limited experiences. (Robert Schuller, televangelist and author) People are inclined to think that their personal experiences represent the totality of reality. How they respond to a given...
STOP AND THINK – Be someone for somebody. (Mother Teresa) No one wants to live in isolation. Though some are less gregarious than others, still they profit from some relationships even if they are few and infrequent. But, for those who are...
Embrace the harshest conditions and see what beauty might unfold as a result of them.
STOP AND THINK – If you are not using what you already have, you won’t use what you think you need. (Ken Duncan, Australian professional photographer) We are often tempted to say, “If I only had (fill in the blank), I could do ….” But the...
STOP AND THINK – Life is a series of choices between the bad, the good, and the best. Everything depends on how we choose. (Vance Havner, 20th century evangelist) Many people don’t have a lot of trouble resisting what is bad for them...
Temptations are everywhere. It’s your job to avoid them. (2 Minutes a day. 100 Devotionals) It’s obvious, isn’t it? We are constantly faced, either directly or by innuendo, with opportunities to do wrong, to give in to baser emotions. Even...
STOP AND THINK – Men are often thoughtless: “[They] will not reflect on the end of their present course, and the sure consequences of their present days.” (J. C Ryle, 19th century Anglican bishop) Speaking to young men, Ryle continued...
STOP AND THINK – Love is very much a matter of actions rather than emotions. (Jerry Bridges, Christian author) In a world flooded with songs, movies, and stories of love, it’s really hard to understand what genuine love is. Many times it is...
STOP AND THINK – Reputation makes you rich or makes you poor; Character makes you happy or makes you miserable. (William Hershey Davis, Greek language author) Davis’ comparisons are thought-provoking. A worker with a good reputation may...
STOP AND THINK – Discouraged people don’t need critics. They hurt enough already. They don’t need more guilt or piled-on distress. They need encouragement. (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) There are a lot of discouraged people in the...
Getting it wrong: “ Beyond a shadow of doubt.” Harold Camping predicting Judgment Day on May 21 then changing it to October 21, 2011. Getting it right: No one knows the day or hour these things will happen, not even the angels in...
STOP AND THINK – Happiness is always an inside job. (Author unknown) One definition of happiness is “a pleasurable or satisfying experience.” That sounds like it is the result of some external event that makes you happy. Another: “a state...
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