God is gracious and compassionate

Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.

Joel 2:13

One of the most amazing things about our God is that he is so gracious and compassionate. This is true even when we've "blown it big time." In fact, when we sin, he longs to forgive and cleanse, not condemn and punish. His grace rushes to greet our genuine heartbreak and heart-change with forgiveness, cleansing, and redemption.

Dear Father, when I sin, please help me see my sin as you do.

Help my heart break over my sin when I've rebelled against you. I don't want to ever become callused or cold to your grace. I want to always appreciate the great cost you paid to redeem, to forgive, and to cleanse me with you grace. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Source : www.heartlight.org

Words of Wisdom

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

Romans 12:9, New International Version

Inspirational Quote

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.

CS Lewis

One Of The Best Things I Can Do With My Lips

I am told that the muscles of the face are capable of over 250,000 different combinations of expressions. And one of the most useful is a smile. And though I'm a fan of kissing, I appreciate that smiling is still one of the best things I can do with my lips.

Sometimes I hear or read something that is so true I know I will never forget it. One of those gems is an observation from Fulton J. Sheen, who said, "A smile across the aisle of a bus in the morning could save a suicide later in the day." Over the years, I've come to realize the magnitude and truth in that statement. People NEED the healing medicine of the heart that just a smile, even from strangers, provides. In fact, we all need it. And for some folks, that medicine can save a life.

One psychiatrist puts it like this. Dr. Thomas Malone, of Atlanta, Georgia, says, "In my practice at the Atlanta Psychiatric Clinic, people sometimes ask me what psychiatry is all about. To me, the answer is increasingly clear. Almost every emotional problem can be summed up in one particular bit of behavior -- it's a person walking around screaming, `For God's sake, love me!' Love me, that's all. He goes through a million different manipulations to get somebody to love him." (Thanks to Dr. James Moore for the quote.)

I think he says something I need to hear. He is saying that at the core of our being is a need for someone to care. And if that itch is not scratched, we go to great lengths to satisfy it.

But I've noticed something else, too. It appears to me that some of the healthiest people around seem to spend less time trying to scratch an itch to be loved, and more time looking for people to reach out to. These are the ones who are most likely to smile across the aisle of a bus. They understand that everyone is fighting some kind of battle, even if they hide it well. And if they were to express their personal life mission, it might include something like, "I try to always love the people I encounter along life's path."

They never say they can't make a difference. They never say they have nothing to contribute. They always know that, even if they have nothing else, they can always give a smile, spontaneously and sincerely. A smile may not seem like much, but it can be a warm blanket on a cold night. And for a while, anyway, if can soothe the itch to be loved.
My smile may not save a life, but it might save a day. And if not, it's still one of the best things I can do with my lips.

Steve Goodier

Oorgawe (1)

Ons kan nie vlieg nie totdat ons swaartekrag aanvaar en met die beginsels daarvan saamwerk. Ons kan nie sukses in die sakewêreld behaal nie, totdat ons ekonomiese bepalings aanvaar en daarmee saamwerk. Verstaan jy? Oorgawe is slim. Slegs 'n dwaas sal God teenstaan; ons kan nie die tweegeveg wen nie. Alleen volle oorgawe aan Hom stel ons in staat om ons roeping suksesvol uit te leef. Oorgawe word deur gehoorsaamheid gedemonstreer. Dis om te antwoord, 'Ja, Here' op wat Hy ook al mag vra. Om, 'Nee, Here' te antwoord, is weerspreking. Hoe kan ons Jesus 'Here' noem, maar weier om Hom te gehoorsaam? (Lukas 6:46).

Petrus het ware oorgawe getoon toe hy op Jesus se bevel geantwoord het, '..."Meneer, ...ons het die hele nag hard gewerk en het niks gevang nie. Maar as u so sê, sal ons weer probeer." En hierdie keer was hulle nette so vol dat dit begin skeur het!' (Lukas 5:5-6). Oorgawe hou in dat ons gehoorsaam selfs wanneer opdragte nie sin maak nie. Abraham het gevolg sonder om te weet waar hy sou beland. Hanna het gewag sonder om te weet wanneer. Maria het 'n wonder verwag sonder om te weet hoe. Josef het op God se plan vertrou sonder om te weet waarom. Hierdie mense het hulle ten volle oorgegee. 'Hoe sal ek weet wanneer ek ten volle oorgegee het?' vra ons.

Wanneer ons op God vertrou om sake te beredder sonder om ander te probeer manipuleer, ons planne deur te druk of die situasie te probeer beheer. Ons hoef nie beheer uit te oefen nie, ons moet God net toelaat om Sy wil deur te voer.

Bron : Radiokansel

Interesting Facts #658

The US national anthem actually has four verses, but everyone just knows the first one. When the whole anthem is sung, the third verse is usually omitted.

Humor quote

It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.

Humor 21/05/12

Feeling stupid

A college professor met his new class on the first day of school. He stood before them and gave a nice introduction to the class and about himself.

Upon completion of his monologue he looked around the room and asked his students "If any of you think you are stupid, stand up." As he looked around he saw that all of his students did not stand.

He proceeded to ask the same question again, "If anyone thinks they are stupid to please stand up."

The college professor looked around and to his surprise one tall student in the back of the room stood up. The professor asked, "Do you think you are stupid?"

The first year student replied, "No, I just didn't want you to feel alone."

Self-help

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me it would defeat the purpose.

Places

I have been to a lot of places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I've also never been in Cognito, either. I hear no one recognizes you there.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump.

I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips, thanks to my friends and family.

Die standvastige vrou

Priscilla Shirer daag met Die standvastige vrou alle vroue uit om God se roeping vir hulle lewe doelbewus uit te leef. Die 13 voornemens stel vroue in staat om waarlik ’n godvrugtige nalatenskap te hê deur die bagasie van die verlede neer te sit, hul oortuigings opnuut te definieer en daarna te streef om vir die res van hul lewe toegewy aan God, hulle huwelik en hulle kinders te leef. Die_standvastige_vrou.pdf76.74 KB

Die eindtyd is hier

Joshua Jordan ontwikkel ’n hoogs gesofistikeerde missiel-verdedi gingsisteem, ’n laserskild met die kode­naam Terug-na-sender. Wêreldmagte span saam om die verdedigings­meganisme te steel terwyl die VSA-regering enigiets sal doen om die land se dreigende ekonomiese katastrofe te verhoed ... al beteken dit hulle moet Jordan én sy wapen uitlewer. Die eindtyd is hier is ’n adrenalien-gevulde spanningsverhaal deur topverkoper-outeurs Tim LaHaye en Craig Parshall. Die_eindtyd_is_hier.pdf317.13 KB

Unstuff

Unstuff is a mostly pain-free guide to downsizing with many tips and advice on how to live with less and still be happy. Unstuff addresses the issues of why we feel compelled to fill our lives with so much stuff. Authors Michael and Hayley DiMarco discuss the symptoms, and they ask many questions. What can you live without? What do you fear being without? What do you have simply because it makes you feel happy? Unstuff concludes with some timely and prudent advice: live within your means. Unstuff.pdf132.19 KB