Childhood dreams
Goals undefined
Future’s clarity
Waiting, to be defined
Youthful path
Faithful seeds sowed
Love’s tenderness cares
Waiting, harvest so proud
Days lengthen
Filled with hope’s gifts
Efforts bring rewards
Waiting, actions upshift
Tomorrow
Life’s follow-through
Strength in discipline
Waiting, lasting breakthrough
Leaving home
Granted access
Past always teaching
Recipe for success
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Looking forward from our past, we see maturity and will be better prepared to access our future.
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 October 10)
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer whose novels are generally considered some of the greatest published during the Victorian era.
From Isaiah 30:15: “For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
Father looks upon His design
His perfection draws each detail
Filling darkness with trusted light
Faith now strengthens, no longer frail
Father molds mercy’s truth to shine
His promises to be fulfilled
Sending Shepherd, care for His flock
Faith’s cornerstone, set to rebuild
Father plans enemy’s demise
His victory shall bring glory
Witnessing Teacher’s lesson plans
Faith refreshed with every story
Father pulls strings of righteousness
His forgiving love offers hope
Wiping away sin’s endless debt
Faith grips Savior’s eternal rope
Father calls out from Calvary
His boldness breathes with quiet might
Offering life through Jesus Christ
Faith’s peace, rising on heaven’s flight
From Isaiah 30:20-21: “Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any longer, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”
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Turning toward Calvary, witnessing a bloodied cross, and feeling grateful for faith’s cornerstone . . . forever blessed in 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 October 9)
God’s goodness is the root of all goodness; and our goodness, if we have any, springs out of His goodness.
From Psalm 23:6: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
William Tyndale (c. 1494 – c.1536) was an English Biblical scholar and linguist. He became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation, and his writings were influenced by the thoughts shared from fellow reformer Martin Luther.
Extending kindness
Receiving back so much more—
Makes this world go round
Another mountain
Accepting heartfelt wisdom—
Challenge overcome
Sharing life’s story
Seeing goodness in others—
Through each written page
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When life’s journey opens a new page, one’s thinking discovers a welcoming place.
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 October 8)
If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.
Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes, and the rest of us have to be other people.
Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) was an American author and motivational speaker. He inspired many with his wit, optimism, and Christian faith.
From Psalm 32:7: “You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance.”
With faces toward the rising sun
Lord, share your mercy and forgiveness
Coming to the Cross, with repentance
Humbly laying our transgressions there
On our knees, breaking bread together
In remembrance, Jesus truly cares
Coming to the Cross, seeking its hope
With reverence, looking to our Lord
On our knees, drinking wine together
Singing with praise to His perfect chord
Coming to the Cross, stained with red blood
Accepting Christ as Lord and Savior
On our knees, praising God together
Walking with transforming behavior
With faces toward the rising sun
Lord, share your mercy and forgiveness
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