Don Meyer

“Holy habits are that: the disciplines, the routines by which we stay alive and focused on Him. At first we choose them and carry them out; after a while they are part of who we are. And they carry us.” Mark Buchanan

“Outside of the will of God, there is nothing I want. And in the will of God, there is nothing I fear.” A. W. Tozer.

“There is no conceivable situation in which it is not safe to trust God.” J. Oswald Sanders. 

“We are not always responsible for the circumstances we are in, but we are responsible for the way we allow those circumstances to affect us; we can either allow them to get on top of us, or we can allow them to transform us into what God wants us to be.” Oswald Chambers.

“Lord, catch me off guard today. Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain so that, at least for the moment, I may be startled into seeing that you are here in all your splendor, always, and everywhere, barely hidden, beneath, beyond, within this life, I breathe.”Frederick Buechner

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter every day epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” John Milton. 

“If there is no passionate love for Christ at the center of everything, we will only jingle and jangle our way across the world, merely making a noise as we go.” William Wilberforce. 

“A daily portion is really all we need. We do not need tomorrow’s supply, for that day has not yet dawned, and its needs are still unborn.” Charles Spurgeon

“God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.” Francis Bacon These words came to mind a few days ago when I helped our son, Kevin, plant some bulbs around his house. And if God can create beauty from these bulbs, what do you think He can do through us!?! 

"Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others." Thomas More

"When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God." Charles L. Allen

“Until the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change, men and women stay the same.” Steve Rhoads.

“Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.” Warren Wiersbe

"Do not assume that divine guidance flows only when you are in need of help. Guidance continues to flow whether or not you have problems. It transcends problems, heartbreaks, and traumas. Whether guidance comes during times of tranquility or trauma, however, it is up to you to have the courage to acknowledge it." Caroline Myss

“Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.” St. John of the cross. 

"Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength. Industry and determinition can do anything that genius and advantage can do and many things that they cannot." Theodore Roosevelt

“Satan’s strategy is simple; make sin look normal and righteousness look weird.” Elisabeth Elliot

“Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform. They promise mountains and perform molehills.”Charles Spurgeon. 

“The key to Christian living is a thirst and hunger for God. And one of the main reasons people do not understand or experience the sovereignty of grace and the way it works through the awakening of sovereign joy is that their hunger and thirst for God is so small.” John Piper

"I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel." Florence Nightingale

“When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities.” Ezra Taft Benson

“Big things are built one brick at a time. Victories are achieved one choice at a time. A life well lived is chosen one day at a time.” Lysa TerKeurst

"Lord, purge our eyes to see
Within the seed a tree,
Within the glowing egg a bird,
Within the shroud a butterfly;
Till, taught by such we see
Beyond all creatures, Thee."
Christina Rossetti

“There is always, always something to be grateful for.” Rhonda Byrns

"Be faithful in the little practices of love which will build in you the life of holiness and make you Christlike." Mother Teresa (Let's ponder what "little practices of love" we might do today. Amen and amen!!!)