Do you have the time?

I knelt to pray but not for long,

I had too much to do.

I had to hurry and get to work

For bills would soon be due.



So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,

and jumped up off my knees.

My Christian duty was now done,

my soul could rest at ease.



All day long I had no time

To spread a word of cheer.

No time to speak of Christ to friends,

they'd laugh at me I'd fear.



No time, no time, too much to do,

That was my constant cry,

No time to give to souls in need

But at last the time, the time to die.



I went before the Lord,

I came, I stood with downcast eyes.

For in His hands God held a book;

It was the Book of Life.



God looked into His book and said

"Your name I cannot find.

I once was going to write it down,

But never found the time."

Refections of a Parent!

I gave you life, but I cannot live it for you.

I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn.

I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you.

I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe.



I can teach you right from wrong, but I cannot decide for you.

I can offer you advice, but I cannot accept it for you.

I can give you love, by I cannot force it upon you.

I can teach you to share, but I cannot make you unselfish.



I can teach you to respect, but I cannot force you to show honor.

I can advise you about friends, but I cannot choose them for you.

I can tell you the facts of life, but I can't build your reputation.

I can warn you about drugs, but I can't prevent you from using them.



I can tell you about lofty goals, but I can't achieve them for you.

I can teach you about kindness, but I can't force you to be gracious.

I can warn you about your sins, but I cannot make you moral.

I can pray for you, but I cannot make you walk with God.



I can teach you about Jesus, but I cannot make Jesus your Lord.

I can tell you how to live, but I cannot give you eternal life

others may, you cannot.

If God has called you to be really like Jesus He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility. God’s call will put such demands of obedience on you that you will not be able to follow other people, or measure yourself by other Christians. At times, He will let other

people do things which He will not let you do.



Other Christians who seem very religious will push themselves, pull wires, and work schemes to carry out their plans. You cannot, and if you attempt it, you will meet with failure and rebuke from the Lord.



Others may boast of themselves, of their work, of their successes, but the Holy Spirit will not allow you to do any such thing, and if you begin it, He will lead you to despise yourself and all your good works.



Others may be allowed to succeed in making money, or may have a legacy left to them, but it is likely God will keep you poor. God wants you to have something far better than gold, namely, a helpless dependence upon Him, that He may demonstrate His faithful love for you in supplying your needs day by day.



God may let others be honored and put forward, and keep you hidden in obscurity in order to produce some fragrant fruit for His coming glory which can only be produced in the shade. He may let others be great, but keep you small. He may let others do a work for Him and get the credit for it now. The reward for your work is held in the hands of Jesus and you will not see it until He comes.



The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch over you with a jealous love. He will rebuke you for the little words and feelings or for wasting your time. So make up your mind that God is an infinite Sovereign, and has a right to do as He pleases with His own. He does not owe you an explanation of these mysteries. But if you give yourself to be His child, He will wrap you up in a jealous love, and give you the precious blessings for those who belong, heart and soul, to Him.



Settle it forever, then, that you are to deal directly with the Holy Spirit. It is His option to tie your tongue, or chain your hand, or close your eyes in ways that He does not seem to use with others. And when you are so possessed by the living God that your heart delights over this peculiar, personal, private, jealous guardianship and management of the Holy Spirit over your life, you will have found the vestibule of Heaven.



What is your only comfort in life and death?

That I am not my own, but belong, body and soul, in life and in death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.

He has fully paid for all my sins with His precious blood, and He has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.

He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven. In fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

Because I belong to Him, Christ, by His Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for Him.

Have a seat . . . Relax . . . And read this slowly...

I Believe....

That just because two people argue, that

doesn't mean they don't love each other.

And just because they don't argue, that

doesn't mean they do love each other.





I Believe...

That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,

but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.



I Believe...

That we don't have to change friends if

we understand that friends change.



I Believe...

That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.



I Believe...

That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.

Same goes for true love.



I Believe......

That you can do something in an instant

that will give you heartache for life.



I Believe...

That it's taking me a long time

to become the person I want to be.



I Believe...

That you should always leave loved ones with

loving words. It may be the last time you see them.



I Believe......

That you can keep going long after you think you can't.



I Believe...

That we are responsible for what

we do, no matter how we feel.



I Believe...

That either you control your attitude or it controls you.



I Believe...

That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences...



I Believe...

That money is a lousy way of keeping score.



I Believe....

That my best friend and I can do anything, or nothing, and have the best time.



I Believe...

That sometimes the people you expect to kick you

When you're down will be the ones to help you get back up..



I Believe...

That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had,

and what you've learned from them...and less to do with how many

birthdays you've celebrated.



I Believe.....

That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.

Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.



I Believe...

That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.



I Believe...

That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,

but we are responsible for who we become.



I Believe...

That you shouldn't be so eager to find

out a secret. It could change your life forever.



I Believe....

Two people can look at the exact same

thing and see something totally different.



I Believe...

That your life can be changed in a matter of

hours by people who don't even know you.



I Believe...

That even when you think you have no more to give, if

a friend cries out to you...you will find the strength to help.



I Believe...

That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.



I Believe...

That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon..



The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;

They just make the most of everything.



Thank you God for all the wonderful people who help us throughout the journey of life...

A Marriage Prayer!

Lord, be in this marriage

In a special way,

May we feel Your presence

Each and every day.



Grant us both good humor

To surpass our coming years;

May there always be much laughter,

May there always be less tears.



Give us strength and courage

To follow in Your will,

To trust You in the valley

As we do upon the hill.



Give us both the eyes of love

So we'll always see

The goodness in each other,

Secure us, Lord, in Thee.



Give us words of kindness, Lord,

Help us both to live

So our lips are ever quick

In saying, "I forgive."



Give us hearts that beat as one,

Bind us ever near;

May our love grow deeper, Lord,

With each passing year.



Lord, be in this marriage,

Keep our love brand new;

May we love each other, Lord,

The same way that *You* do.



"What therefore God hath joined together,

let not man put asunder."

(Matthew 19:6b, KJV)

WHY DID MOTHER PRAY AND CRY? by ( Dallas Renicker )

When I was young and in my prime

For Jesus, I had no time.

My Mother would pray and cry;

I would only wonder why.



Always seeking pleasures in sin,

Caring nothing for my life within,

My Mother would pray and cry

And I would wonder why.



I would go out at night;

Coming home, there'd always be a light.

My Mother would pray and cry

And I would wonder why.



Now that I am grown

Have a family of my own

So it is that I know why

Mother would pray and cry.



Thank you, Mother, for your prayer,

And all the love you share.

Now it is I that pray and cry

No longer do I wonder why.



Now Mother that you are gone

All the battles fought and won

You no longer need to pray and cry

For I will see you there by and by.



Jesus, new life to me He gives,

For in my heart I know He lives.

That is why you would pray and cry

And I no longer wonder why.

Good old thoughts ( part 1)

Dreaming about a thing in order to do it properly is right;

Dreaming about a thing when you should be doing it is wrong!



What you live with, you learn;

What you learn, you practice;

What you practice, you become;

What you become, has consequences!



Yard by yard, it's always hard,

but, inch by inch, it's a cinch!



Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being. - Johann Wolfing von Goethe



The deepest job of belonging comes as one learns to cooperate, contribute, and help!



We work together to bring out the best in each of us and then we apply our skills to help others!



Let us never forget that we learn in moments of enjoyment!



Real communication is impossible without listening!



Good thoughts not shared are worth squat!



People will do more of what they are praised for!



What's important is not what happens when you're there, it's what happens when you are NOT there!



If you can't measure, you can't manage!



Attainable goals are those you can reach but that make you stretch!



Whenever you are angry, be assured that it not only is a present evil, but that you have increased a habit!



There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it behooves all of us not to talk about the rest of us!



It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test!



Facts not frankly faced have a habit of stabbing us in the back!



It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged!



The best part of knowledge is that which teaches us where knowledge leaves off and ignorance begins!



It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions!



It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think, it is best to rearrange their prejudices once in a while!



A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices!



Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely!



Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things, it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable!



What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you!



A good name, like good will, is gotten by many actions and lost by one!



Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well, too!



Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do!



Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting!



The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example!



The man who follows the crowd will never be followed by a crowd!



An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise!



If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people!



He who considers too much will perform little!



Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; its opposite, the unthought part of what you say!



You will never stub you toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere!



A man who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do!



What we see depends mainly on what we look for!



The dead are all living all around us, watching with eager anticipation how we will handle the opportunities they left in our hands when they died!



Call on a business man only at business times, and on business; transact your business, and go about your business, in order to give him time to finish his business!



Unless the job means more than the pay, it will never pay more!



Save time thinking you can do the other fellow's job better than he can...

put it into doing your job better!



We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves; we encourage each other in mediocrity, I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself!



Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Half effort does not produce half results. It produces no results. Work, continuous work and hard work, is the only way to accomplish results that last.



There is no readier way for a man to bring his own worth into question than by endeavoring to detract from the worth of other men!



It's easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities!



Do not waste a minute - not a second - in trying to demonstrate to others the merits of your performance. If your work does not vindicate itself, you cannot vindicate it.



The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you are too cowardly to let you know.



Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.



Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him and all the others.



Failures are divided into two classes - those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.



Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.



Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our destiny.



Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.



Good management consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people



There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm, and team play.



Think wrongly, if you please; but in all cases think for yourself.



Credit to the fullest the good qualities to be found in others, ever thought they may far outshine your own.



The sum of behavior is to retain a man's own dignity, without intruding upon the liberty of others.



Half of the harm that is done in this work is due to people who want to feel important...they do not mean to do harm...they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.



Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequence come from little things, a chance word, a tap on the shoulder, or a penny dropped on a newsstand, I am tempted to think...there are no little things.



Everybody ought to do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.



People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after.

It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.



It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is what are you busy about.



Pressure is on us by the nature of the job. Performance releases pressure.



Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.



Don't judge a man by his opinion of himself.



You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.



All things come to him who waits - provided he knows what he is waiting for.



There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.



People will sit up and take notice of you if you will sit up and take notice of what makes them sit up and take notice.



Have patience, all things are difficult before they become easy.



It's the men behind who "make" the men ahead.



How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems.



We can believe almost anything if it be necessary to protect our pride.



No right way to do a wrong thing.



No pillow as soft as a clear conscience.



The only people with no problems are dead.



Try Not - do or do not, there is no try.



People with humility don't think less of themselves, they just think about themselves less.



Contented people are not the ones who create improvements.



People should regard every job they do as preparation for a bigger one.



Feelings are everywhere...be gentle.



We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.



A good example is a great gift to give others.



Don't find fault with what you don't understand.



The man who can anger you, conquers you.



No man has the right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.



The two things opened most by mistake are the pocketbook and the mouth.



If you don't enjoy what you have, how could you be happier with more?



Apology is often a good way to have the last work.



Not failure, but low aim, is a crime.



Suppress a moment's anger...prevent a day of sorrow.



A good example is the best sermon.