"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Today is Monday. Thank you, Jesus!
Today, there's work to be done. Thank you, Jesus!
Today, there will be challenges where we will need God's help. Thank you, Jesus!
Thank you, Jesus! Today, like everyday, will be a day where those challenges will lead me to thank God for people who inspired me to press on. With thanks to www.buzzle.com/articles/inspirational-quotes-for-difficult-times.html, some inspirational quotes follow:
"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." - Walt Disney
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult." - Seneca
"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward." - Abraham Lincoln
"If you are going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." - Joseph Kennedy
"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." - Joseph Campbell
"Fall seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
"After all, tomorrow is another day!" - Margaret Mitchell
"I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I'm doing it myself." - Albert Einstein
"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." - Epictetus
"Energy and persistence conquers all things." - Benjamin Franklin
"Loss makes artists of us all as we weave new patterns in the fabric of our lives." - Greta W. Crosby
"Out of difficulties grow miracles." - Jean de La Bruyère
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail." - Nelson Mandela
"Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul." - Ezra Taft Benson
"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." - Chinese Proverb
"He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity." - William Samuel Johnson
"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity." - Seneca
"By the darkness, stars are revealed." - Evette Carter
"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength." - Michael Jordan
"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive." - Lee Iacocca
"Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit." - Bern Williams
"...But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost
"Affliction is a good man's shining time." - Edward Young
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship." - Louisa May Alcott
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Mark Twain
"Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up." - Sylvester Stallone
"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders." - Jewish Proverb
"Only the man who is not hungry says the coconut has a hard shell." - Ethiopian Proverb
"Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied." - George Washington Carver
"There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope." - Bern Williams
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." - Helen Keller
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." - Ernest Hemingway
"Never, never, never, never ever give up!" - Winston Churchill
"If the wind will not serve, take to the oars." - Latin Proverb
"Everything is possible for him who believes." - Holy Bible (King James Version)
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." - Roger Crawford
"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Praise God!
Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson
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