If the church would only be the church–if Christians would only be Christians–nothing could halt our onward march.
From Galatians 6:10: “So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.”
Vance Havner (1901-1986) was an American pastor and Christian author. During his many years of service to the Lord, he preached throughout America.
From breath of morning sunrise
Opportunity arrives
Relinquishing everything past
Welcomed outlook ready to thrive
Positive choices embraced
Shadows of darkness escape
Energy no longer wasted
Spirited attitude takes shape
Warmth of light’s heightened presence
Selfish pride replaced with peace
Sowing landscape’s delightful joy
Humbleness restores heart’s new lease
Hope nourished from restful night
Refreshment blesses each hour
Minutes rebuilt with renewed strength
Destiny’s boldness empowers
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness.
Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) was an American author and motivational speaker. He inspired many with his wit, optimism, and Christian faith.
Darkening clouds form
Tomorrow without light
Fractured hope moans
Breathing through each night
Sunrise blackened out
Opportunity stalls
Fractured hope sleeps
Feeling ever small
Foundation crumbling
Harmony’s rhythm lost
Fractured hope waits
Seeing future tossed
New avenues blocked
All trust shrinking away
Fractured hope mends
Sharing voice this day
Boldness awakens
Resilience glides ahead
Restored hope swells
Serving joy to spread
Confidence
Faith’s
Hope fulfilled
Reading Father’s Word
Embracing is world unseen
Assurance
Commitment
Faith’s
Promised tomorrow
Shadowing Resurrection’s light
Walking in Christ’s footprints
Obedience
Resilience
Faith’s
Delivered script
Impossible becoming possible
Hearing each angelic response
Opportunity
Hijacking right with wrong
Dark tides of temptation
Gathering amongst stormy seas
Crippling truth in any nation
Flipping integrity
Slippery path ahead
Bending every voice without truth
Transforming character’s beachhead
Hearing thoughts of reason
From truth’s “real” foundation
Standing upon solid granite
Lighting tomorrow’s narration
Lifting hope with each step
Opportunity’s flight
Navigating with renewed peace
Reversing darkness with foresight
From the words of American attorney and later evangelical leader, Charles Colson: “The greatest friend of truth is time; her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion humility.”
Border of wooded green
Gateway of shadows
Dancing in morning’s light
Every step aglow
Invitation of peace
Each precious shadow
Marking nature’s footprint
From its depths, hope flows
Another adventure
Wrapped in each shadow
Leaving hint of darkness
Tomorrow shall grow
Life scurries all about
Hidden in shadows
Following daily script
Future always knows
Moonlight gathers above
Night discards shadows
Offering timely grace
Destiny borrows
Focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed rather than diagnosing and judging.
The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.
Marshall Rosenberg (1934-2015) was an American psychologist, author, and teacher. Much of his work was framed around the development of supporting partnerships and resolving conflicts.
Every morning comes with this promise–give the wings of effort to your dreams and your life will be full of bliss.
Lisa Lieberman-Wang (American author)
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor and philosopher)
Empowerment’s readiness
Opening one more door
Flavoring each outcome
Opportunity explores
Brainstorming’s invitation
Embracing new content
Craving experience
Vision allowed to ferment
Designated improvements
Surveying future needs
Climbing today’s ladder
Each study’s answers exceed
Another weekend arrives
Rising with extra time
Healing breathes from each zone
Another memory rhymes
Life dances through one more scene
Shaping legacy’s place
Reading yesterday’s script
Time to utilize “backspace”
