The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity. ~ Francis Maitland Balfour ~ "'He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A GOD of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He."' ~ DEUTERONOMY 32:4 NKJV

GOD opens millions of flowers, without forcing the buds. It reminds us not to force anything, for things happen in the right time. ~Unkhown ~ "'For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry."' ~ HABAKKUK 2:3 NKJV

Prayer has power to govern our tongues. ~ Unknown ~ "'But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our GOD and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of GOD. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so."' ~ JAMES 3:8-10 NKJV ~ GOD can and will tame our tongue in answer to believing prayer. Pray:'"Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips."' ~ PSALM 141:3 NKJV

'"Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips."' ~ PSALM 141:3 NKJV ~ When the LORD becomes the guard of our mouth the whole man is well governed. GOD has made our lips the door of the mouth, but we cannot keep that door of ourselves, therefore do we entreat the LORD to take the rule of it. O that the LORD would both open and shut our lips, for we can do neither the one nor the other aright if left to ourselves. In times of persecution by ungodly men we are peculiarly liable to speak hastily, or evasively, and therefore we should be specially anxious to be preserved in that direction from every form of sin. How condescending is the LORD! We are ennobled by being door keepers for him, and yet he deigns to be a door keeper for us. ~ Charles H. Spurgeon

Give and Take... For to the bee a flower is a fountain of life. And to the flower a bee is a messenger of love. And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving is a need and an ecstasy. - Kahlil Gibran ~ "'Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”' ~ LUKE 6:38 NKJV

We don't live in our realm of feelings and emotions. We live in GOD's reality called Faith. ~ Pastor Joseph Prince ~ "'Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."' ~ HEBREWS 11:1 NKJV

When we can't reach lost souls on our feet, we can always reach them on our knees. ~ Paul Friederichsen ~ "'But certainly GOD has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer."' ~ PSALM 66:19 NKJV

We Stand Tallest and Strongest On Our Knees. ~ Dr. Charles Stanley ~ "'For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that CHRIST may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of CHRIST which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of GOD."' "'Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by CHRIST JESUS to all generations, forever and ever. Amen."' ~ EPHESIANS 3:14-21 NKJV

But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. ~ ISAIAH 40:31 NKJV ~ O GOD, make me one of those rarest of souls Who willingly wait for Thy time; My impatient will must be lost in Thine own, And Thy will forever be mine. —Bowser

The intellect of the wise is like a glass: it admits the light of heaven and reflects it. ~ Augustus Hare ~ "'But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy."' ~ JAMES 3:17 NKJV

He knows my name He knows my every thought He sees each tear that falls And He hears me when I call. ~ Tommy Walker ~ http://youtu.be/gBmtGSuw04Y ~ '''For if our heart condemns us, GOD is greater than our heart, and knows all things."' ~ 1 JOHN 3:20 NKJV

I wish for you my friend This happiness that I've found; You can depend on GOD It matters not where you're bound, I'll shout it from the mountain top - PRAISE GOD! I want the world to know The LORD of love has come to me I want to pass it on. ~Pass It On

Friendship is a promise made in the heart. Silent. Unwritten. Unbreakable by distance. Unchangeable by time. ~ Unknown ~ "'A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity."' ~ PROVERBS 17:17 NKJV

Proactive fathers can't wait to get home after a hard day at work. ~ Reed Markham, American Educator ~ "'"Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers."" ~ PROVERBS 17:6

The thrill of being a great father is not seeing your children go on to become successful adults. The thrill of a great father is the journey, experiencing your child's successes along the pathway to their greatness. ~ Reed Markham, American Educator ~ "'The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him."' ~ PROVERBS 23:24 NKJV

Every father is the architect of his home life. ~ Reed Markham ~ '"For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of GOD?"' ~ 1 TIMOTHY 3:5 NKJV

"'Thanks be to GOD for His inexpressible gift!'" ~ 2 CORINTHIANS 9:15 NKJV ~ That the Saviour is a gift to mankind. So He is uniformly represented; see John 3:16; Galatians 1:4; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 1:22; 1 Timothy 2:6; Titus 2:14. This is a gift unspeakably great, whose value no language can express, no heart fully conceive. It is so because: (a) Of His own greatness and glory; (b) Because of the inexpressible love which He evinced; (c) Because of the unutterable sufferings which He endured; (d) Because of the inexpressibly great benefits which result from His work. No language can do justice to this work in either of these respects; no heart in this world fully conceives the obligation which rests upon man in virtue of His work. ~Notes on the Bible by Albert Barnes [1834]

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” ~ Ann Landers ~ "'My flesh and my heart fail; But GOD is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."' ~ PSALMS 73:26 NKJV

Dad, You showed me how to laugh, You showed me how to cry, And everytime I think of you I look up at the sky. Sweet memories come flooding back of everything you did. I smile really, really big Dad, just like a Little Kid. Dad when you finally passed, I felt you float away, And you know Dad when the sky gets sad, the clouds get in the way. The Angels were there waiting, so that you would not get lost or stray. Because I'm sure Dad, that every time you looked back, you wanted to come home to stay. I hope that you are resting, and at peace as well. Because Dad I want to say, you were "The Best Dad" to us all.... So I'm writing this to tell you, I miss you with ALL my heart, but I know Dad that someday we will never be apart. So if by chance it happens, I know that you'll be there. We'll Laugh and Cry again Dad, and Dance the night away. Love and miss you dad! ~Unknown ~ "'He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit."' ~ PROVERBS 17:27 NKJV

A Dad is... someone who holds you when you cry, scolds you when you break the rules, shines with pride when you succeed, and has faith in you even when you fail. ~ Unknown ~ "“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”' ~ PROVERBS 22:6 NKJV

The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family. ~ Reed Markham ~ “The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.” ~ PROVERBS 20:7 NKJV

The more silently love is expressed, the more deeply it is bound to impress. No wonder GOD loves us in silence but gives us unnoticed blessings. ~Unknown ~ "'that CHRIST may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,"' ~ EPHESIANS 3:17 NKJV

In the midst of busyness, take time to care. ~ Nancy B. Gibbs ~ "'Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of CHRIST."' ~ GALATIANS 6:2 NKJV

Time and again, JESUS has told us, you only have to ask. ~ Marilyn Kreyer ~ "'And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."' ~ LUKE 11:9 NKJV

GOD will help us be kind to those who have caused us pain. ~ Norma C. Mezoe ~ "'Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."' ~ ROMANS 12:21 NKJV

GOD's presence covers you like a soft, warm blanket on a cold, stormy night. ~ Mabelle Reamer ~ "'He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler."' ~ PSALMS 91:4 NKJV

"'Be exalted, O LORD, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power."' ~ PSALM 21:13 ~ When GOD's people begin to praise and worship Him using the Biblical methods He gives, the power of His presence comes among His people in an even greater measure. ~Graham Truscott

Be a beacon of truth--don't shut your light off from the rest of the world. "You are the light of the world--like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." (Matthew 5:14-16) Can you hide a city that is sitting on top of a hill? Its light at night can be seen for miles. If we live for CHRIST, we will glow like lights, showing others what CHRIST is like. We hide our light by (1) being quiet when we should speak, (2) going along with the crowd, (3) denying the light, (4) letting sin dim our light, (5) not explaining our light to others, or (6) ignoring the needs of others. ~ Jojo Carpio [..posted in Marikina-Marikenyans group site]

LORD, open my heart, temper my mind, filter my ears and sweeten my lips, so that in me will flow Your amazing Grace. Amen. "'And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of GOD."' ~ ROMANS 12:2 NKJV

Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course Lie all the verities and realities of your existence: The bliss of growth; The glory of action; The splendor of achievement; For yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision; But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope. ~ "'Now may the GOD of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT."' ~ ROMANS 15:13 NKJV

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes ~ '"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."" ~ JOHN 15:13 KJV

As the day turns into night, keep your worries out of sight,... No matter how hard the world may seem.... You still deserve the sweetest dream!!! ~Unknown~ "'I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."' ~ PSALM 4:8 NKJV ~ Worry and Anxiety are tough to overcome but His word is clear that we should not be dealing with these struggles. If we put our faith in the LORD we can beat the battle of Worry!

"'The heavens declare the glory of GOD; And the firmament shows His handiwork.'" ~PSALM 19:1 NKJV~ There are in the Bible 551 references to the word: "heaven", and there are 127 references in the Bible to the word "heavens". There are three "heavens" found in the BOOK. The first heaven is the firmament. This heaven is the closest to the Earth. Genesis 1:8 “And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.” The Bible also, refers this heaven as the sky. Matthew 16:2 “He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.” The second heaven is the space is where the sun, moon and stars are located. Deuteronomy 4:19 “And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. The plural form of “heavens” quite often is in reference to the stars beyond this solar system: the myriad of galaxies in the universe. Job 26:13 "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." The third heaven is the location of God's throne: situate to the utter most north from the earth. According to the Apostle Paul he was caught up to the third heaven. 2 Corinthians 12:2 “I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.” The location of this heaven “in the sides of the north” is shown in Scripture in Isaiah 14:13 in the rebellion of Satan. "For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:” ~ Richard St. James

Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. ~ Samuel Smiles ~ "'Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of GOD has been poured out in our hearts by the HOLY SPIRIT who was given to us."' ~ ROMANS 5:5 NKJV