You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s corn bread–stale and dry.
From Proverbs 9:6: “Lay aside immaturity and live, and walk in the way of insight.”
Loretta Lynn (1932-2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. She was born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky.
From James 1:2-3: “My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”
Facing life’s trials
Any and all kinds
Counting as joy
Faith never resigns
Testing endurance
Burdens grow lighter
Blessing as joy
Hope growing brighter
Maturing in faith
Every doubt erased
Feeling as joy
Father’s grace embraced
Growing every day
Inner self renews
Holding as joy
Spirit standing true
Preparing our way
Eternity’s flame
Seeing as joy
Peace in Christ proclaims
From 2 Corinthians 4:16-18: “So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.”
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Indeed, the joy we receive from being in Christ will be more valuable than any earthly treasure.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated September 1)
Attitude and the spirit in which we communicate are as important as the words we say.
From Proverbs 16:24: “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
(answer found at the end of this post)
The 21st President of the United States was Chester Alan Arthur. He assumed the office upon the death of President James Garfield, who was assassinated.
Here are a few quick facts about President Arthur:
Nicknamed “The Gentleman Boss” because of his duties and service to both the Union army and later the port authority of New York, Arthur’s previous occupations included teacher and lawyer. During the Civil War, he served as Union quartermaster where it was his duty to organize food and supplies for the New York troops.
The son of a Baptist preacher, Arthur quite frankly never expected to be President. However, circumstances placed him in the highest office in the land, and he performed his tasks with devotion and diligence.
One of his administration’s most significant tasks was in reforming the federal government’s civil service. In 1883, Arthur signed the Pendleton Act, which eliminated the “spoils” system in filing jobs with the federal government. A Civil Service Commission was established, and future federal jobs would be distributed on merit instead of patronage.
Before Arthur moved into the White House, designer Louis Comfort Tiffany was hired to redecorate its state rooms. More than 20 wagon loads of furnishings were hauled away to be auctioned off.
As the Election of 1884 loomed ahead, Arthur declined to run for re-election. He had been hiding a serious illness throughout much of his term of office. Bright’s disease, a fatal kidney illness, took his life in 1886.
A deck of cards
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Sometimes in life’s journey . . . when one door of opportunity closes, our patience will sometimes discover another open door with even more rewarding opportunities.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated August 31)
Life is God’s gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to God. Make it a fantastic one.
Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998) was an American author and motivational speaker.
Fulfilled
With confidence
Walking by faith
Light of righteousness leads
Trust
Encouraged
With assurance
Faith’s trusted steps
Perseverance carries hope forward
Endurance
Overwhelmed
With adversity
Grace transforms darkness
Faithful outlook trusts Jesus
Triumphant
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As we receive the Lord’s daily bread, our faith grows from the sustaining nourishment of the Resurrection.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated August 30)
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
From Matthew 22:36-37: “‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'”
John Ortberg (born 1957) is an American pastor as well as a Christian author and speaker.
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