POSITIVE THOUGHTS: There comes a time when you must stand alone
There comes a time when you must stand alone. You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams. You must be willing to make sacrifices. You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved. Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged. Positive Thoughts Archives
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Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26
A limit on what you will do puts a limit on what you can do.” “Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.” “To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world”
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“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” Matthew 24:42-44
The only way of understanding the pain somebody is going through because of our action is to experience the same pain. Let us love patiently.
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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. John 14:27
Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. In the face of uncertainty, there’s nothing wrong with hope.
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Remember, O LORD, how I have always tried to be faithful to you and do what is pleasing in your sight.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly. Then this message came to Isaiah from the LORD: Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life,Isaiah 38:3 – 5
For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back. Do what you can, for whom you can, with what you have, and where you are.
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Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Stop your anger! Turn from your rage! Do not envy others – it only leads to harm. Psalms 37:7 – 8
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Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one. The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.
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That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments, And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God. Psalms 78:7-8
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Greed causes people to: Live discontented lives, continually compare themselves with others, Over-extend their financial commitments, Purchase things they don’t need.Wast time and energy protecting what their greed has gotten them. Live with little or no financial margin, creating unnecessary emotional and relational stress-Pst Dale O’Shields. Positive Thoughts Archives
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And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul? Matthew 16:26
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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor. Forgiveness is the final form of love.Positive Thoughts Archives
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Friendship with the LORD is reserved for those who fear him. With them he shares the secrets of his covenant. My eyes are always looking to the LORD for help, for he alone can rescue me from the traps of my enemies. Psalms 25:14-15
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“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think
not about your frustrations, but about your unfilled potential.
Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with
what it is still possible for you to do.”
Pope John XXIII. Positive Thoughts Archives
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For the LORD your God has arrived to live among you. He is a mighty savior. He will rejoice over you with great gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will exult over you by singing a happy song.” Zephaniah 3:17
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We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for. Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished. Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others.
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Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. It is better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16:18 – 19
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The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open. Knowledge talks, wisdom listens. A marriage may be made in heaven, but the maintenance must be done on earth.Positive Thoughts Archives
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But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26
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Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. God plus one is always a majority.Positive Thoughts Archives
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Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit. Mark 13:11
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Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind. You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.
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But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: Matthew 15:18 – 19
Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. God plus one is always a majority.Positive Thoughts Archives
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Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit. Mark 13:11
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“I know the price of success-dedication, hard work and unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.”“Success is the result of good judgment, good judgment is a result of experience.
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“But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,” says the LORD. “I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Jeremiah 31:33
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No satisfaction in this life can be found apart from God. Only when we acknowledge our weaknesses, accept responsibility for our actions and submit to God’s will can we escape judgment. Through our repentance, God always offers us His forgiveness, compassion and unfailing love.
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No, O people, the LORD has already told you what is good, and this is what he requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
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It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you. We cannot truly face life until we face the fact that it will be taken away from us.
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Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 1 Peter 5:6
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. God intervenes in the affairs of men by invitation only.
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But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves. Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better. Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
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Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don’t, you will never see the Lord. Make sure that no one misses out on God’s wonderful kindness. Don’t let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you. Hebrews 12:14 – 15
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The way out of the storm is to take comfort in God’s presence and persevere through it. As we do, God will use the trials to inspire our growth.
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These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold – and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.1 Peter 1:7
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Until you make peace with who you are, you can never be content with what you have. Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life. No legacy is so rich as honesty.
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A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought to be wise when they keep silent; when they keep their mouths shut, they seem intelligent. Proverbs 17:27 – 28
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It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up. Only those who dare to fail can ever achieve greatly. The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be yourself.
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But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t be afraid and don’t worry. Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. 1 Peter 3:14 – 15
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Have you ever felt like your prayer life with your spouse is just “dead in the water”? One way to put the wind back in your sails might is praying through the Scriptures. Select a portion of the Bible, perhaps one of the Psalms, and read a verse or two out loud with your spouse, then pray a comment related to the theme or phrases you’ve just read. Take turns reading and praying, and work your way through an entire chapter in the Psalms. Dennis Rainey- FamilyLife
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The heavens speak about God’s glory. The skies tell about the good things his hands have made. Each new day tells more of the story. And each night reveals more and more about God’s power. You can’t really hear any speech or words. They don’t make any sound we can hear. Psalms 19:1-3
If anyone speaks badly of you,live so none will believe it.Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.
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For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7
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The road to a friend’s house is never long. Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer. A friend is someone who knows all about you, and loves you just the same. Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.(click here for more)
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Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul. Proverbs 22:24-25
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. Happiness is only found by those who are striving to make others happy. Optimism is man’s passport to a better tomorrow. One must have a dream if one is to have a dream come true. Often we need not so much to be taught as to be reminded
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Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold. The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD made them both. A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.Proverbs 22:1-3
In Biblical times, God gave Israel the king they deserved. When they forgot God and abandoned their commitment to God’s laws, He gave them wicked leaders who oppressed them and embarrassed them. When they repented, He gave them godly and compassionate leadership. The leadership is always a reflection of the moral and spiritual condition of the people themselves.”-David Arnold
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Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Forget difficulties, but not the lessons learned from them. Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. God never sends us more than we can handle.
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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. Psalms 105:4-5
‘To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.’ When God takes something from your grasp, He’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. ‘The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.’
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There are three things that make the earth tremble – no, four it cannot endure: a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers, a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, a servant girl who supplants her mistress. Proverbs 30:21 – 23
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The issue of society immorality and lack of ethics in Kenya is very disturbing. Our biggest problem is the importation of the western cultures and aping styles and cultures we do not understand. We the indigenous African society have been very moral. To reverse this moral decay, we must ban soap operas, regulate the internet and insist on our leaders to set good moral standards. We have to do it today for the sake of our country.
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For perverse thoughts separate men from God, and when his power is tested, it convicts the foolish; because wisdom will not enter a deceitful soul, nor dwell in a body enslaved to sin. For a holy and disciplined spirit will flee from deceit, and will rise and depart from foolish thoughts, and will be ashamed at the approach of unrighteousness. Wisdom of Solomon
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‘To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.’ When God takes something from your grasp, He’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. ‘The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.
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Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. for we walk by faith, not by sight
The Bible gives us all we need to live our lives for God each day. But it won’t help if we don’t read, Then follow what its pages say. The value of the bible consists not only in knowing it but obeying it.
So they come pretending to be sincere and sit before you listening. But they have no intention of doing what I tell them. They express love with their mouths, but their hearts seek only after money. Ezekiel 33:31
Action is the foundational key to all success.If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.Success is 80% attitude and 20% aptitude. To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
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Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 1 Corinthians 13:4 – 6
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If you can dream it, you can do it. Always chase your dreams instead of running from your fears. All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
At that time you will say, “I thank you, LORD! You were angry with me, but you stopped being angry and gave me comfort. I trust you to save me, LORD God, and I won’t be afraid. My power and my strength come from you, and you have saved me.” Isaiah 12:1 – 2
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.’When God takes something from your grasp, He’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Positive Thoughts Archives
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It is better to have little with fear for the LORD than to have great treasure with turmoil. A bowl of soup with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate. Proverbs 15:16 – 17
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And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
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To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Haste in every business brings failure. To succeed,you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
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Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God. I assure you that you can say to this mountain, ‘May God lift you up and throw you into the sea,’ and your command will be obeyed. All that’s required is that you really believe and do not doubt in your heart.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Happiness is not a station to arrive at, but a manner of traveling. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.Behind every star is a fantastic supporting cast.
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POSITIVE THOUGHTS: There comes a time when you must stand alone
