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April 28 - May 5, 2023
You may think you need something to make your life complete, but God says, “Just wait on Me. I have something better planned for you.”
How do we live right here, right now, with all the problems of today?
If you let what you believe about yourself—and what other people believe about you—define your life, you’ll never find out what you’re capable of.
Don’t ever shut down an idea or an option too soon.
Keep your mind open.
Keep your heart open.
I’m all for the freedom to speak, but I’m also in favor of using wisdom when we say things.
Choose your words carefully because they have the power of life and death.
The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. (Proverbs 18:21 NLT)
A little pain relief does not equal real life!
The thing about a momentary rush is that temporary sources of life always run out.
sleeping the day away will not make your bad day good, but waking up, surrounding yourself with good people, expecting a good day, and just simply giggling at the pure joy of being alive may turn your bad day into a good one.
makes us uniquely who we are is what makes us real and what empowers us to truly live.
Living in jealousy will cause you to miss out on some amazing moments.
And when you’re cool with who you are, you won’t be jealous of anything or anyone around you.
One day does not define your life.
this world is a lot bigger than you. If you want to quit because you think your problems are too great to handle, then you will lead many others to do the same.
we are not supposed to live lives that intimidate but that invite people in.”
You can be content even when you are not comfortable.
“God has placed the best things in life on the other side of fear.” 19 And He’s got you.
Being a child of God and doing “everything right” doesn’t stop us from having to wait on things during this lifetime. There are lessons in the waiting and life to be lived.
God’s response—whether it’s the one we want or not—gives us an opportunity to grow in our relationship with Him.
See that time as a gift that will allow you to grow deeper in your relationship with Him.
Truly living is not a matter of what you have but rather the gratitude and contentment in your heart.
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
THERE’S ONE THING YOU CAN BE SURE OF: YOU WILL NOT DO everything right.
If God is for you, no hater can stop you.
You aren’t doing what you’re doing for the haters anyway. Your work is not for them. It’s for the Lord, so keep going!
surround yourself with people who will fight for you.
If she is doing an amazing thing and he is doing an amazing thing, it doesn’t make what I am doing any less amazing. It makes us all winning for the kingdom of God.
We need one another.
The only safe, solid place to put your trust is in God.
Love is a commitment and an action.
When you face your greatest fear, you experience the greatest freedom.
“humility comes before honor” (Proverbs 18:12).
Isaiah 54:17 says that no weapon forged against us shall prosper.
life. Just the feeling of love, she said, could make a bigger difference than I could imagine.
The difficulties make us stronger and our stories better.
