Category: Life Issues

Rebuild

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

— Napoleon Hill —

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.” ~Napoleon Hill

Believing and then Seeing

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

— Saint Augustine —

Matthew 17:20, He (Jesus) replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (NIV)

Patience and Genius

Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.

— Georges-Louis Leclerc —

“Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” ~Georges-Louis Leclerc

Gratitude is the Parent

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

— Cicero —

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ~Cicero

Focus Expands

You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want.

— Unknown —

You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want…

Let Go and Let God

One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it's guilt, anger, love, loss, or betrayal. Change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go.

— Unknown —

Isaiah 43:18-19, “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (ESV)

Fog and Clarity

Sometimes we need the fog to remind ourselves that all of life is not black and white.

— Jonathan Lockwood Huie —

Sometimes we need the fog to remind ourselves that all of life is not black and white…

Listening to His Voice

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.

— Mother Teresa —

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts…