We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.
Time will take your money, but money won’t buy time.
James Taylor (born 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. His talents have been well-recognized with six Grammy awards as well as being selected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
God allows us to go through trials so our faith will grow; then we can help others while glorifying Him.
From 1 Peter 1:6-7: “In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American naturalist, poet, and philosopher. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of his writings reflected upon living in natural surroundings.
War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.
When man begins to think that he is responsible for writing the script of the world, he forgets the forces that dream up our reality.
Rebecca (R. F.) Kuang (born 1996) is a Chinese-American writer. Much of her writing is filled with fantasy themes, but sometimes the images become more than real. Both of the above quotes come her book, THE POPPY WAR (published in 2018).
Each of us has some area of pain and suffering in life. The world around us would have us run from that burden–to resent it, hate it. Instead, we should embrace it.
From Matthew 10;38-39: “And whoever does not take up the cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for My sake will find it.”
I believe age should not stop you from keeping on.
Better to be busy than to be busy worrying.
Angela Lansbury (1925-2022) was an Irish-British and American actress. She pursued work in the theater, film, and television. She was well-known for her highly successful American television series, “Murder She Wrote.”
Those who accept Scripture’s teaching concerning God must be prepared to say that He is not only personal, but that He is a plurality of Persons–a Trinity.
From Matthew3:16-17: “And when Jesus had been baptized, just as He came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to Him and He saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on Him. And a voice from the heavens said, ‘This is My Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.'”
Selwyn Hughes (1928-2006) was a Welsh-born Christian minister and author. One of his best known works was the daily devotional EVERY DAY WITH JESUS.
A person doesn’t have to change who he is to become better.
Acting isn’t a game of “pretend.” It’s an exercise in being real.
Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) was a Bahamian and American actor and film director. In 1964, he received an Academy Award for Best Actor from his performance in “Lilies of the Field.”
I am not the man I ought to be, I am not the man I wish to be and I am not the man I hope to be, but, by the grace of God, I am not the man I used to be.
From 1 Corinthians 15:10: “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me.”
John Newton (1725-1807) was an English pastor who also was a writer of several hymns, including the beloved “Amazing Grace.” His early life is filled with contrasts, when compared to his later life. He served as a ship’s captain during the slave trade, but later renounced his work after his conversion to Christianity. He became an outspoken opponent of the slave trade later in his life.
The pit is of my own making. The rescue is of God’s love. And the deliverance is my acceptance of both.
John 3:16-17: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”
Craig D. Lounsbrough is an American pastor, professional counselor, and life coach.
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