Philippians 2:14-15 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (8/31/2018)...

"If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it."

Anthony J. D’Angelo

Philippians 2:14-15 (NLT) Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

Ephesians 4:29 (NLT) Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

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Psalm 51:10 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (8/30/2018)...

"If an egg is broken from outside force – A life ends. If an egg breaks from within – A life begins. Great things always begin from within."

Anonymous

Psalms 51:10 (NLT) Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.

Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Matthew 15:17-19 (NLT) Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.

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John 6:26-27 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (8/29/2018)...

“The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie.

It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for

heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world."

John Piper

John 6:26-27 (NLT) Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”

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Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (8/28/2018)...

"I don't claim anything of the work. It is his work. I am like a little pencil in his hand. That is all. He does the thinking. He does the writing. The pencil has nothing to do with it."

Mother Teresa

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Philippians 2:12-13 (NLT) Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

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Romans 12:17-21 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (8/24/2018)...

"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you." 

Wayne Dyer

Romans 12:17-21 (NLT) Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. 

Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord. 

Instead, “If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.” 

Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

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Proverbs 24:16 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (8/23/2018)...

“If we are obsessed with winning, we’ll do anything to win. It’s better to lose the game, learn where we could be better, and come back again, again and again.”

Simon Sinek

Proverbs 24:16 (NLT) The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

Philippians 3:12-14 (NIV) Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

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Isaiah 40:28-31 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (8/22/2018)...

“I’m amazed how many people need permission to get started, but nobody needs permission to quit.”

Erwin McManus

Isaiah 40:28-31 (NLT) Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

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