“The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.”- Proverbs 10:21
After my grandmother’s recent passing, this was compiled from her Bible. Mostly, the authors unknown.
· There are so many hills to climb upward, I often am longing for rest. But He who affords me my pathway, knows what is needful and best.
· Don’t think about where you were yesterday. Don’t think about today; but think about where you are going.
· If you cannot change your situation, change your attitude.
· His hand in mine; that’s all I need to know.
· There is no blessing without a sacrifice, and there is no sacrifice that God doesn’t bless. BA Hobby 1981.
· Sanctification is not an option; it is a necessity!
· You must want a good thing enough to pursue it.
· I am persuaded
· I will follow where He leadeth
· Always do the best you can.
· When we find we have nothing left but God, we find God is enough.
· Without a test we will have no testimony.
· Keep your eyes on Jesus.
· If you can’t sleep try this: stop counting sheep and talk to the Shephard.
· “Do you have enough faith in God to do what you cannot do for yourself.” Sis Becky Collier
· Help young people to make right choices.
· Make right sacrifice for church family.
· He gave us eyes to see with, and lips that we might tell, how great is God Almighty, who has done all things well.
· Never kick a man when he’s down, he may get up.
· Serve God. The salary may be low sometimes, but the retirement is out of this world.
· Advice is like snow, the softer it falls the longer it lasts.
· In order to have a victory, there must be a battle.
· Do not pray for an easy life; pray to be a strong person.
· Nobodycan face today’s challenges if he is carrying yesterday’s burdens and suffering from last year’s heartache.
· I won’t question trials that bring me to my knees; that’s the way of telling me “He loves me”.
· There is no right way to do wrong.
· If your day is hemmed with prayer, it is less likely to ravel.
· Silence cannot be misquoted.
· If you can’t have the best of everything, then make the best of everything you have.
· Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.
· He who refuses understanding burns the bridge over which he may someday need to pass.
· One who repeats a rumor is as guilty as the one who started it.
· Love holds hearts together when minds disagree.
· God is not looking for our ability, but our availability.
· Life is not fair, but God is good.
· Dear God: treat me tomorrow as I have treated my fellow man today.
· I don’t need to understand; I just need to hold His hand.
· If you want to do something behind a person’s back; pat it.
· Humility is a strange thing: the minute you say you have it, you’ve lost it.
· Worry is the interest you pay on the troubles you borrow.
· A well-adjusted person is one who can enjoy the scenery while going on a detour.
· Perseverance is to fail 19 times and win the 20th time.
· A man is rich according to what he is; not according to what he has.
· It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
· People trying to get even never get ahead.
· It’s not important what God takes away from you. The important thing is what you do with what is left.
· He who thinks by the inch, and talks by the yard; should be kicked by the foot.
· God has no problems for our lives, only plans.
· Help me to be a repairer of the breach.
· Callie (husband) said before he passed away, “whether I go or stay, I am a winner”
· Lord give me the strength I need to carry on, I’m going on toward the mark toward my goal, so many lives depend on what I do, give me the strength, I’m going on for you.
· When it is really faith you are no longer in control. God is!
· Is prayer your spare tire or your steering wheel?
· If what you are about to say is not true, kind and needful, don’t say it.
· Sinners see a hopeless end, but Christians see an endless hope.
· God never takes anything away from us without giving something back.
· I’m not God’s child because I’m somebody, but I’m somebody because I’m God’s child.
