Seeking Truth Meditations

Quote (Dec. 3, 2020) "We tend to live up to our expectations." (Earl Nightingale) Philippians 1:20 "It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honoured..." Prov. 10:28 -> Hope of the Righteous brings joy. Wicked Expectations will perish.

Quote (Dec. 2, 2020): "There is no way to Happiness, Happiness is the way." (Thich Nhat Hanh) -Ecclesiasties 6- Wealth is not happiniess. We need to Enjoy our Toil, whatever we may be given.

Quote (Nov. 30 / Dec. 1, 2020): "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." (Paulo Coelho) Romans 8:28 -> God calls all things to work together for good to those who love him and are called according to His purpose. Mark 11:24 -> Pray. Ask. Believe, and it will be granted to you.

Quote (Nov. 29, 2020): "You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back." (Barbara de Angelis) Lev. 26:3-20 "If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; then I will give you rain in due time, the land shall yield her increase, trees of the field shall yield their fruit... Dwell in your land safely... Peace in the land... None shall make you afraid. If ye don't heark...

Quote (Nov. 28, 2020): "If better is possible, good is not enough." (Benjamin Franklin) Romans 12:1 "By the mercies fo God, present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." Col. 3:23 "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not unto men;"

Quote (Nov. 27, 2020): "Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit." (Bernard Williams) James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance." Prov. 24:16 "For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief." 

Quote (Nov. 26, 2020): "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." (Mother Teresa) James 3:5 "The tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!" Gal. 5:9 "A little leaven leavens the whole lump." Luke 7:47 -> Many sins forgiven because of the genuine love shown in her small gestures. Those who...

Quote (Nov. 25, 2020): "Storms don't last forever."  John 16:33 "In me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the World!" Isa. 43:1-2 "When you pass through the deep, stormy sea, you can count on me to be there with you. When you pass through raging rivers,...

Quote (Nov. 23/24, 2020): "If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun." (Katharine Hepburn) Ecc. 2:24 "There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God." 

Quote (Nov. 22, 2020): "Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor." (Franklin D. Roosevelt) James 1:3, 4, 12 "Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life." Romans 5:4 "Perseve...

Quote (Nov. 21, 2020): "Take the Risk" Ecc. 11:4-6 "He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know what will prosper, this or...

Quote (Nov. 20, 2020): "You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing." (Andrew Jackson) Heb. 10:34 "You showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for youselves a better possession and a lasting one."

Quote (Nov. 19, 2020): "You change the world by being yourself." (Yoko Ono) Romans 12:6 "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophecy in accordance with your faith..." 

Quote (Nov. 18, 2020): "It is choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." (J.K, Rowling) Matt. 7:13, 14 "Enter by the narrow gate.  For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.  For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."

Quote (Nov. 16/17, 2020): "Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." (Chinese Proverb) 1 Thess. 5:1-6, 8 The day of the LORD will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a th...

Quote (Nov. 15, 2020): "As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (Marianne Williamson) Gal. 5:13 "For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." Gal. 5:1 "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." 2...

Quote (Nov. 14, 2020): "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Matt. 7:13 "Enter through the Narrow Gate." John 14:6 "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" Psa. 16:11 He will make known to us the Path of LIFE. Psa. 119:105 "Your word is a light for my feet, a lamp for my path."

Quote (Nov. 13, 2020): "Grow Gratitude" Col. 1:12 "Giving JOYFUL thanks to the Father... who has qualified us to share inheritance with holy people in the Kingdom of LIGHT." James 1:17 "Every good and perfect figt is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." Psa. 79:13 We, His People, the Sheep of his Pasture, will praise Him FOREVER; f...

Quote (Nov. 12, 2020): "Don't get discouraged; it's usually the last key in the bunch that opens the lock." (Abraham Lincoln) Psa. 25:9, 13 "He guides the humble in what's right and teaches them his way. All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful." Gal. 6:1 "If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou...

Quote (Nov. 11, 2020): "Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose." (Charles Du Bos) Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope FILL you with all JOY and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with Hope." Neh. 8:10 "Do not grieve, for the JOY of the Lord is your Strength." John 15:10-12 "If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Fathe...

Quote (Nov. 9/10, 2020): "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." (Robert F. Kennedy) John 10:3-4 "To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice."

Quote (Nov. 8, 2020): "It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life." (Elizabeth Kenny) Matt. 10:16 "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."  1 Sam. 17:34-36 David said to Saul, "...When a lion or a bear came after it (a sheep), I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turne...

Quote (Nov. 7, 2020): "It takes great courage to faithfully follow what we know to be true." (Sara E. Anderson) Deut. 31:6 "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." 1 Cor. 16:13 "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong."

Quote (Nov. 6, 2020): "Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." (Og Mandino) Matt. 6:33 "But seek first his kingdom and his righeousness, and all these other things will be given to you as well." Matt. 6:22 "The eye is the LAMP of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body is filled with LIGHT."

Quote (Nov. 5, 2020): "A problem is a chance for you to do your best." (Duke Ellington) Iniquity is a Problem, what are we going to do about it? Definitely hold yourself accountable in saying that if you LOVE any iniquity around you, it's not true love. It's a lust we are trying to attain (Dollar Store Version of God's Love). 1 Cor. 13:6-7 "Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth...