"Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably." ~HEBREWS 13:18 (NKJV)

“The best index to a person’s character is: how he treats people who can’t do him any good and how he treats people who can’t fight back.” – Abigail Van Buren -- "'Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion."' ~ROMANS 12:16 (NKJV)

'"Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another."' ~ROMANS 14:19 (NKJV)

We run after the people who care the least about us. Why don’t we stop, turn around and see those running after us? "'Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."' ~PHILIPPIANS 2:4 (ESV)

"For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path." ~PROVERBS 2:6-9 (NKJV)

“GOD loves to pour out His Spirit with power on those who will dare to align radically their purposes with His.”― Steve Childers "'And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with GOD’s will."' ~ROMANS 8:27 (NIV)

"' But thanks be to GOD that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted"' ~ROMANS 6:17 (NIV)

"Life is a vale of tears in which there are moments when you just can't stop giggling." ~Robert Brault "'He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it."' ~MATTHEW 10:39 (NKJV)

'"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."' ~ MARK 11:24 (NIV)

One song can spark a moment. One song can change a world. One step can start a journey, but a prayer can change everything even the impossible. "'And He said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”' ~Mark 9:29 (ESV)

"'I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.My eyes stay open through the watches of the night that I may meditate on your promises. Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your laws. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life."' ~PSALMS 119:147-150 (NIV)

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. - Robert Frost

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works," ~HEBREWS 10:23-24 (NKJV)

GOD told me that He loved me, He was sending me the best, And there you were, with open arms, I knew I had been blessed. "MY GODLY FRIEND" Poetry by Virginia (Ginny) Ellis "'Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who observe justice [treating others fairly] and who do right and are in right standing with GOD at all times."' ~PSALM 106:3

"He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’" ~ JOB 37:6 (NKJV)

Beautiful feathery flakes of snow, Over the wood land & field they go, Making a blanket so warm & deep, Over the flowers that lie asleep. "'From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind, And cold from the scattering winds of the north. By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen."' ~ JOB 37:9-10 (NKJV)

"'Cast all of our anxieties upon the LORD because He cares for us."' ~ 1 PETER 5:7

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety. - by Mueller, George E. "'Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up."' ~PROVERBS 12:25 (NIV)

'"He spreads snow like a white fleece, He scatters frost like ashes, He broadcasts hail like birdseed— who can survive His winter? Then He gives the command and it all melts; He breathes on winter— suddenly it’s spring!"' ~PSALM 147:16-18

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~ Anne Bradstreet ~ “He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’” ~ JOB 37:6

"'O my GOD, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over."' ~PSALM 25:2 (NKJV)

"If GOD says do it. Don't ask any questions. Just trust and obey." "'Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass."' ~ PSALM 37:3-5 (NKJV)

"'You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You."' ~ ISAIAH 26:3 (NKJV)

"Trust enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care." - Carl S. Avery. "'So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?"' ~ LUKE 16:11 (NIV)

"'But may the GOD of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by CHRIST JESUS, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you."' ~1 PETER 5:10 (NKJV)

Experiencing GOD's grace in our brokenness, reminds us that His love never fails. ~Unknown. '"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of JESUS CHRIST,"' ~1 PETER 1:6-7 (NKJV)

"'Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways."' ~ PROVERBS 4:25-26 (NIV)

“The past has no power over the present moment.” ― Eckhart Tolle --- “'Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert."' ~ ISAIAH 43:18-19 (NKJV)

'"A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones."' ~ PROVERBS 17:22 (NKJV)

The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed. ~ Nicolas Chamfort ~ "'Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” ~ PSALM 126:2 (ESV)

‎"'Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably."' ~ HEBREWS 13:18 (NKJV)

You are smart enough and beautiful enough to never be taken for granted and to never be anyone's second best. - Unknown. "'A gracious woman retains honor, But ruthless men retain riches." ~ PROVERBS 11:16 (NKJV)

"In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." ~ PROVERBS 3:6 (NKJV)

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way. ~Unknown And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The presence of the LORD be with you on your way.” ~ JUDGES 18:6 (NKJV)

"'Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven.'" ~ PSALM 85:11 (NKJV)

"Sometimes you believe a thing that isn't true because in the world you wish to live in, it would be true." ~ Robert Brault ~ "'Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle."' ~PSALM 43:3 (NKJV)

'"I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me."' -PSALM 119:75 (NKJV)

One of the greatest evidences of GOD's love to those that love Him is, to send them afflictions, which grace to bear them. ~ John Wesley ~ "'It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes."' ~ PSALM 119:71 (NKJV) "'It was good that I had to suffer in order to learn Your laws."' ~GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)

"'Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of GOD."' ~ 1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 (NKJV)

Because you can't do anything halfway, you've got to go all the way in anything you do. - Jerry Bruckheimer - "'Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means."' ~2 CORINTHIANS 8:11 (NIV)

'Then JESUS said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed JESUS on the road.'" ~MARK 10:52 (NKJV)

Don't let other people choose your path for you. Deep down you know the right way to go, so do the right thing and follow your heart. - Unknown. 'And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand."' ~DANIEL 12:9-10 (NKJV)

"Therefore take up the whole armor of GOD, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm." ~EPHESIANS 6:13 (ESV)

You may see me struggle, but you will never see me fall. "'You enlarged my path under me; So my feet did not slip."' ~2 SAMUEL 22:37 (NKJV)

"He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength." ~ISAIAH 40:29 (NKJV)

We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with GOD, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength. ~ Charles Stanley ~ "'and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power,"' ~ EPHESIANS 1:19 (NKJV)

'JESUS said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to Him who believes.”' ~MARK 9:23 (NKJV)

Always pray to have eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst, mind that forgets the bad and a soul that never loses faith in GOD! 'Then JESUS said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”' ~ LUKE 18:42 (NKJV)

''So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day."' ~ 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16 (ESV)

Love has its own time, its own season, and its own reasons for coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it or reason it into staying. If it chooses to leave, from your heart or from the heart of your lover, there is nothing you can do and nothing you should do. Be glad that it came to live for a moment in your life. If you keep your heart open, it will surely come again. ~ Kent Nerburn ~ "'To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:"' ~ ECCLESIASTES 3:1 (NKJV)