We don’t have to be beautiful or brilliant or have all the answers to be blessed of God. All He asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith.
From Proverbs 10:8-9: “The wise of heart will heed commandments, but one with foolish lips will come to ruin. Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
From Psalm 105:4-5: “Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His presence continually. Remember the wonderful works He has done, His miracles and the judgments He has uttered.”
Whatever I treasure the most will control my heart. Whatever controls my heart will control my behavior. May God be my treasure. He is big enough.
From Isaiah 40:12, 18: “Who has measured the waters of the sea in the hollow of His hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? To whom, then, will you liken God, or what likeness compare with Him?”
Jonathan Byrd (born 1978) is an American professional golfer. He is known for integrating his Christian faith into his daily life as well as his golf career.
Worry, whatever its source, weakens, takes away courage, and shortens life.
From 1 Peter 5:6-7: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
John Lancaster Spaulding was an American author and poet. He was a prolific writer about Christian themes and education.
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Commit yourself then to God! He will be your guide.
From Isaiah 58:11: “The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your needs in parched places and make your bones strong, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water whose waters never fail.”
Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) was a French theologian, poet, and writer. He has been widely remembered as the author of THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS.
Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.
“From 1 Corinthians 3:16: “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?“
Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and later on a Christian writer and public speaker. As part of the Dutch resistance during World War II, she and her family protected hundreds of Jewish people from Nazi persecution. Eventually she was captured and sent to a concentration camp. She and a nephew were her family’s only survivors of the Holocaust.