NOTE to Self...Life IS a Dress Rehearsal...

Life most certainly IS a dress rehearsal so keep preparing for a heavenly eternity. Be kind, choose words wisely, especially be careful what you say to yourself. Eat nutritious food, drink lots of water, be moderate in your intake of excellent whisky and dark chocolate. Write letters, send cards and notes, tell family and friends you love them...and mean it. Every day read your love letter (Bible), pray to God and take a long walk with the dogs as company. Work hard, play harder, go barefoot, hug and kiss the dogs, cats, horses and please remember...always be good to you. One day, this will be the last day of earthly life...always be ready to GO.  xoxo

Blessings ~ wisdom ~ dogs, cats, horses ~ dark chocolate ~ Lagavulin whisky ~ bare feet ~ KJV ~ time ~

Sabbath Keeping

"Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path."

~ Psalm 119:105 ~

"When you fear God, you fear nothing else." 

~ Oswald Chambers ~

"I am a Bible-bigot.

I follow it in all things, both great and small."

~ John Wesley ~

"The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible, "In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." ~ George Washington Carver ~

"The Bible is the Constitution of Christianity."

~ Billy Graham ~

"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face." ~ Ronald Reagan ~
"The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly." ~ Soren Kierkegaard ~

"Sin will keep you from this Book.

This Book will keep you from sin."

~ D. L. Moody ~

"There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. ... Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hands upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord. ..." ~ Charles H. Spurgeon ~

"God brings men into deep waters not to drown them,

but to cleanse them."

~ John H. Aughey ~

"So great is my veneration for the Bible, that the earlier my children begin to read it, the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens to their country and respectable members of society." ~ John Quincy Adams ~

"We are, 

because 

God is."

~ Emanuel Swedenborg ~

"No lawyer can afford to be ignorant of the Bible." ~ Rufus Choate ~

"Other books were given for our information,

the Bible was given for our transformation."

~ unknown ~

"The Scriptures teach us the best way of living,

the noblest way of suffering,

and the most comfortable way of dying."

~ John Flavel ~

"It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men's lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or uneducated, can afford to be ignorant of the Bible." ~ Theodore Roosevelt ~
"Faith is not a sense, not a sight, not reason, but taking God at his Word."
~ Arthur Benoni Evans ~

"The Mohammedans have ninety-nine names for God, 

but among them all they have not 'Our Father' ." 

~ unknown ~

"No one ever said at the end of his days, "I have read my Bible too much, I have thought of God too much, I have prayed too much, I have been too careful with my soul." ~ J. C. Ryle ~

"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven,

a great faith will bring heaven to your soul."

~ Charles H. Spurgeon ~

"The Bible grows more beautiful, as we grow in our understanding of it." ~ Goethe ~

"The Bible is the Rock upon which this Republic rests." 

~ Andrew Jackson ~

"The existence of the Bible, as a book for the people, is the greatest benefit which the human race has ever experienced. Every attempt to belittle it is a crime against humanity." ~ Immanuel Kant ~

"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." 

~ George Washington ~

"This Book (the Bible) had to be written by one of three people: good men, bad men or God. It couldn't have been written by good men because they said it was inspired by the revelation of God. Good men don't lie and deceive. It couldn't have been written by bad men because bad men would not write something that would condemn themselves. It leaves only one conclusion. It was given by divine inspiration of God." ~ John Wesley ~

"It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible reading people.

The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom."

~ Horace Greeley ~ 

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, 

for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 

that the man of God may be competent, 

equipped for every good work."

~ 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ~ 

If you'd like a name added to the prayer list, please let me know. Names will be kept for one week; around the world, people are praying.

Prayer Keeping ~ Miki and Timi ~ Maxine ~ Sandra ~

Sabbath Keeping

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

and a light unto my path."

~ Psalms 119:105 ~

"Do more of what it takes to make you holy." 

"Don't ask God to guide your footsteps if you're not willing to move your feet."
"The true contemplative is not one who prepares his mind for a particular message that he wants or expects to hear, but is one who remains empty because he knows that he can never expect to anticipate the words that will transform his darkness into light. He does not even anticipate a special kind of transformation. He does not demand light instead of darkness. He waits on the Word of God in silence, and, when he is answered it is not so much by a word that bursts into his silence. It is by his silence itself, suddenly, inexplicably revealing itself to him as a word of great power, full of the voice of God." 
~ Thomas Merton ~ 

"Put some feet to those prayers." 

~ Gladys Bennett ~

"If you cut him (John Bunyan), he'd bleed Scripture!" ~ Charles H. Spurgeon ~ 

"God can heal your broken heart 

but you must give Him the pieces."

"It is fashionable in some academic circles to exercise scholarly criticism of the Bible. In so doing, scholars place themselves above the Bible and seek to correct it. If indeed the Bible is the Word of God, nothing could be more arrogant. It is God who corrects us; we don't correct Him. We do not stand over God but under him." ~ R. C. Sproul ~ 

"Sometimes you're delayed 

because God knows there's danger ahead." 

~ Sandra Bennett ~

"We must allow the word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior." 
~ John R. W. Stott ~

"Don't judge someone 

because they sin differently than you."

"I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven." ~ A. W. Tozer ~ 
"Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." ~ Apostle Paul ~

"May you trust God 

that you are exactly where you are meant to be." 

~ Teresa of Avila ~ 

"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

~ Hebrews 4:12 ~ 

If you'd like a name added to the prayer list, please let me know. Names will be kept for one week, then we begin again. Around the world, people are praying.

Prayer Keeping ~ Maxine ~ Timi and family ~ Kurt ~ Gary ~ Sandra ~ revival ~ persecuted Christians ~

Sabbath Keeping

"Seek the Lord while He may be found,

Call upon Him while He is near."

~ Isaiah 55:6 ~

"These...events are permitted and guided by thy wisdom, which solely is light. We are in darkness and must be thankful that our knowledge is not needed to perfect thy work."
~ St. Elizabeth Seton ~
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
~ Jim Elliott ~

"You're born. You suffer. You die.

Fortunately, there's a loophole."

~ Billy Graham ~

On a Saturday morning, Dave, suddenly and very unexpectedly, died of a massive heart attack. He was, quite literally, absent in the body, present with the Lord. The Monday prior he'd called me to his side, "How do I get right with God?" was his question. 

The answer still is...it's easy, really, you just have to want Jesus more than you want yourself. If you're like me, you've not done too badly with your life but, there's the nagging thought, it could be better... Yes, it can definitely be better! 

There are many good books written on God, Christ and the Bible but there's only one Bible. It alone is God's Word, it alone tells us how to accept Christ, live a Christian life and, when we die, spend eternity in Heaven with God, Christ and those great cloud of witnesses. 

God loves you, Jesus loves you and the Holy Spirit wants to be your Comforter. Christ tells us He is the Way, the Truth and the Life and no one comes to the Father, except through Him. The only way to eternity in Heaven is by saying to Jesus, "I love you and believe You're the Son of God and died so I might spend eternity in heaven with You." 

Yes, it really is that easy! Christ has done the hard work...taking on your sin, my sin and the sins of the entire human race so we might be restored with God, Our Father. 

If you'd like to talk or want a New Testament Bible, please let me know. 

Have a blessed Resurrection Day and, 

if we don't meet this side of the veil, 

I'll see you in Heaven!

"Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. 

No man, or woman, comes to the Father except by me."

~ John 14:6 ~

If you'd like a name added to the prayer list, please let me know. Names are kept for one week, unless you give me that name each week. Around the world, people are praying.

Prayer Keeping ~ Maxine ~ Debbie ~ Townsend family ~ Timi and family ~ Jane and Lance ~ Maa and Petal ~ Sara's Daddy ~ Pastor Saeed Abedini ~ persecuted Christians ~ 

Morning Meet-up

Karen, at This Old House,  is hosting Project 24. For 24 hours, beginning at midnight, October 31, until midnight November 1, volunteers take photos that represents something about them. Here, the power has been off with brief spurts of on, making it a challenge to send Karen my photo. This morning, the power is on so, in a scurry, I'm fulfilling my obligation. 
My mornings begin with basic necessities, followed by my morning meet-up.

All my life I've watched Daddy read five chapters of the Bible each and every day. He has a slip of paper where he records yearly when he's finished his Bible reading and he's now been reading his Bible about forty-five years! I've also watched as Mom studied the Bible, sometimes with a study guide on a particular book, other times the Word alone.

Joyce Meyer said, "Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try and work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around him." Wise words indeed! I don't know if my day goes any easier or smoother when I meet with God in the early morning but I do know I'm better equipped to handle my day. 

So, most mornings, I have a meet-up with God..reading His Word, praying, listening to His Word via radio. There are some mornings, I'm sorry to say, I miss our meeting but, mostly, He and I spend morning time together. In the mornings, I read five chapters of the Bible and am currently reading about David and Saul's contentious relationship and David and Jonathan's loving friendship. Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening is included in my morning read as is a devotional from Joel Osteen's book Be A Better You. If your're unfamiliar with Spurgeon's Farm Sermons, please click here to read them...priceless!...but then, all his work is priceless!
Perhaps you can tell I, mostly, like "meat and 'taters" but I also like a little dessert thrown in the mix. smile
I'm not sure how Karen fared in this storm so keep checking her blog for Project 24 progress. It was fun joining in and I'm curious to see the other 23 hours. Thanks Karen!

Blessings ~ Karen ~ Project 24 ~ God's word ~ Spurgeon ~ Osteen ~ God ~