"Worry is blind, and cannot discern the future; but Jesus sees the end from the beginning. In every difficulty He has His way prepared to bring relief. Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know nothingA small gem from my evening devotions last night. How beautiful to think that there are a thousand, and more than a ( Read more... )

"Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark. "

"It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it."

I don't know who wrote it, but italics are mine

"I asked the New Year for some mottow sweet,
Some rule of life by which to guide my feet.
I asked and paused; it answered soft and low,
"God's will to know."

-UnknownThis morning I read this little quote and it seemed to be perfect for this Year's beginning. Life is so full of choices, and decisions. I want to know God's will, most of all ( Read more... )

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Ps. 16:11

"To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour...."

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God. Zech. 13:9.This devotional speaks of courage, trust, love. It was just what I needed to hear. Take ( Read more... )

Virtue is like precious odours,-most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed.

-Sir Francis Bacon

Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived.

I do not know if this really originated with a movie. I  am not a movie fan, and have no idea what the particular movie contains, but I thought these words were ( Read more... )

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

-Henry Ward Beecher: