Inspirations You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Maya Angelou The shortest distance between a problem and a solution, is the distance between your knees and the floor. All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~ People will forget what you said... People will forget what you did... But people will never forget how you made them feel. The Hymn you are listening to is Ave Maria Words: John Newton, 1779; last verse by unknown author. Music: "New Britain," 19th Century American melody. This is probably the most popular hymn in the English language; a television documentary was even made about this hymn. Perhaps it is because its words so well describe the author: John Newton was a slave trader before he came to Christ. "And Jesus answered saying to them, "Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea', and does not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you will receive them, and they will be granted you.'" ~Mark 11:22-24 Start Over When you've trusted God and walked His way When you've felt His hand lead you day by day But your steps now take you another way... Start over. When you've made your plans and they've gone awry When you've tried your best and there's no more try When you've failed yourself and you don't know why... Start over. When you've told your friends what you plan to do When you've trusted them and they didn't come through And now you're all alone and it's up to you... Start over. When you've failed your kids and they're grown and gone When you've done your best but it's turned out wrong And now your grandchildren have come along... Start over. When you've prayed to God so you'll know His will When you've prayed and prayed and you don't know still When you want to stop cause you've had your fill... Start over. When you think you're finished and want to quit When you've bottomed out of life's deepest pit When you've tried and tried to get out of it... Start over. When the year has been long and successes few When December comes and you're feeling blue God gives a January just for you... Start over. Starting over means "Victories Won" Starting over means "A Race Well Run" Starting over means "God's Will Done" Don't just sit there... Start Over. Email me by clicking here |