What lies behind you and what lies in front of you,
pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Living within you is the Christ who floods you with the expectation of glory! Colossians 1:27a The Passion Translation
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How you begin your day will frequently determine how you end it. Woodrow Kroll
When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive –
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
Marcus Aurelius
Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right.
Think about things that are pure and lovely,
and dwell on the fine, good things in others.
Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.
Philippians 4:8 Living Bible
Drag your thoughts away from your troubles…
by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.
Mark Twain
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Do all the good you can,
by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can,
at all the times you can,
to all the people you can,
as long as ever you can.
John Wesley
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Galatians 6:9 New Living Translation
Do your little bit of good where you are;
it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Desmond Tutu
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The human being is single, unique, and unrepeatable,
someone thought of and chosen from eternity,
someone called and identified by name.
Pope John Paul II
You didn’t choose me, but I chose you.
I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last,
and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for.
John 15:16 GOD’S WORD Translation
You have been chosen,
and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
J. R. R. Tolkien
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
Isaiah 43:2-3a New Living Translation