The great paradox of life is that those who lose their lives will gain them. This paradox becomes visible in very ordinary situations. If we cling to our friends, we may lose them, but when we are nonpossessive in our relationships, we will make many friends. When fame is what we seek and desire, it […]
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Be good anyway.
Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you […]
From The Australian Prayer Network - www.ausprayernet.org.au
As a young mother, I feared our children would grow up in a society where the celebration of Christ’s birth took a backseat to Santa, and the observance of His death and resurrection was reduced to a glorified celebration of autumn. My husband and I determined early on that […]
Steps to a fresh start with God.
by Philip Yancey (sent to us by Margaret Wright, N.S.W.)
When I turned 50, I had a complete physical checkup. Doctors poked, prodded, x-rayed, and even cut open parts of my body to assess and repair the damage I had done. At the same time, I scheduled a spiritual checkup, […]
From Margaret Wright, Sydney N.S.W.
I remind myself every day of these two truths and most everyone has heard me repeat them over and over again or also write them to others. Let us today take time to establish these truths in our hearts and they will become our convictions. We may agree with these truths […]
“Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you’re not willing to move your feet.”
Extracts from an Article by Ron McGatlin OpenHeaven.com Digest Nov’07
One wonderful man of God who began to hear the gospel of the kingdom in the 1980s, said he had trouble with the word “kingdom.” He asked God for another word to replace kingdom and heard the word, “government.” A kingdom is a government ruled by […]
‘The true watchman is someone who watches God, who is the Chief Watchman – beholding Him in His awesome, majestic glory and what He is doing. The watchman is attentive to Him with all his faculties and consequently sees things more clearly through God’s eyes and His Word; he clearly hears and obeys God’s voice […]
“There has never been a spiritual awakening in any time or place that has not been preceded by sustained united prayer.”
Edwin Orr, 20th Century authority on Revival
I have been reading all four chapters of Colossians each day for the last few, and yesterday while reading, I realised “I am reading this as Paul writing to 1st century Christians, and picking up points from that perspective! How different would this be if I read it from the point of view that God is […]