If absence makes the heart grow fonder, some people must really love the Church.
You lose a lot of battles in the process of winning the war.
God does not love you because you are important. You are important because God loves you.
Knowing the Scripture is one thing, knowing the Author is another.
Enthusiasm is contagious-so is the lack of it.
If your day is hemmed with prayer it is less likely to come unraveled
God tends to use the one closest to Him.
Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Children are like wet cement, whatever falls on them leaves an impression.
It is usually best to be generous with praise, but cautious with criticism.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You will never live long enough to make them all yourself.
I'd rather walk with God in the dark than alone in the light. I'd rather walk with God by faith, than
alone by sight.
The man who expects to go to Heaven should take time to learn how to get there.
Be kind! Every person you meet is fighting a difficult battle.
Tears are often the telescope through which men see into heaven.
If you are a Christian, remember that men judge your Lord by you.
In marriage, being the right person is as important as finding the right person.
The real enemy of faith in God is the man who says God is alive and then acts as if He is dead.
Blunt words often have sharp edges.
Courage is fear that has said it's prayer.
You can give without loving but you can not love without giving.
If your Christianity seems a real drag, it may because you are dragging too many worldly weights.
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Every man carries with him the world in which he must live.
Wrinkles are receipts for living.
The way some people criticize, you would think they get paid to do it.
If you have a hill to climb, waiting won't make it smaller.
Spread happiness where you go, not when.
Those who walk with God always reach their destination.
When the truth is in your way, you are on the wrong road.
Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.
Be careful with half-truths; you might have told the wrong half.
Place God at the head of your priority list.
Many people treat the Bible like a drunk treats a lamppost; for support not illumination.
If you do not live by it you do not believe it.
Stay-at-home parents seldom beget go-to-church children.
To have integrity is to be good when nobody is looking.
It doesn't take a lot of muscle to give the heart a lift.
Conscience: that small part of you that feels awful while the rest of you feels great.
Be careful of your thoughts, they may become words at any moment.
An admission of error is a sign of strength rather than a weakness.
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.
Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see.
When you can not see the bright side, polish the dark side.
When praying, do not give God instructions - report for duty.
The devil will extend plenty of credit, but think of the payment.
There are two kinds of people in the church: Saints and aints.
Most people want to be delivered from temptation but would like to keep in touch.
Faith is a way of walking, not a way of talking.
He who laughs......lasts.
Don't come to God with a hand out, but with a heart bowed.
Watch the person who tells you what you want to hear to get out of you what he wants.
An apology is a good way to have the last word.
It's easier to stay away from temptation than it is to withstand temptation.
A Christian is a living sermon whether or not he speaks a word.
Remember: You don't find out what you have learned until you've been tested.
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
We never get all of God until God gets all of us.
You can not glorify God better than by a calm and joyous life.
God loves us the way we are, but He loves us too much to leaves us that way.
Friendship is a cozy shelter from life's rainy days.
A smile is the most important thing a person can wear.
Satan will use 99% truth to float one lie.
A good marriage is like a casserole; Only those responsible for it really know what goes into it.
The sure way to gain respect is to gain it by conduct.
If others do not trust you, you have lost almost everything.
No gift you give to your mother can compare to the gift your mother gave you.
As you walk on the sands of time, take care what your footprints reveal; So the imprint you leave
may be that of a soul, not that of a heel.
Friendship is the act of giving, not getting.
There's a U in every excUse.
Is it fair to forget your church and expect your church to remember you?
We are not punished for our mistakes but by them.
Everyone knows the difference between right and wrong, but some people hate to make
decisions.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing is as gentle as real strength.
The Christian is not ruined by living in the world, but by the world living in him.
Sorrow is but a patch of woods before the clearing.
Sometimes, the hardest thing you can do, is get up and try again.
Almost is altogether lost.
You cannot turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.
He who ceases to learn can not adequately teach.
Nothing quiets criticism like involvement.
The real art of living is beginning where you are.
The ornaments of a house are the friends who visit it.
Experience : compulsory education.
The art of eloquence is to know when to keep still.
Live each day so that you will neither be afraid of tomorrow nor ashamed of yesterday.
If men grew physically at the rate they do spiritually, many would spend their lives in playpens.
God speaks to those who take time to listen.
The narrow road is not a conveyor belt! You have to do your own walking.
God speaks to those who take time to listen.
A Christian is one who does not have to look at the bank book to see how wealthy he is.
No cloud comes into our lives but what God has put a rainbow in it.
The Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn't.
Few blame themselves until they have exhausted all other possibilities.
By perseverance the snail reached the Ark.
Happiness is a choice.
One minute of keeping your mouth shut is worth one hour of explanation.
We are not put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through.
The best tact in winning a soul is contact.
Anger: The fire you kindle for your enemy very often burns you instead.
It is far better to forgive and forget than to resent and remember.
True prayer does not require eloquence, but earnestness.
He who walks with God will be out of step with the world.
When faithfulness to Christ is most difficult, it is most necessary.
Christianity is not just Christ in you, but Christ living His life through you.
A smart monkey will not mess with another monkeys monkey.
A successful marriage is built upon trust and an occasional compliment.
A successful marriage is the result of falling in love often - with the same person.
When a man marries a woman, they become one-the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
The bonds of matrimony are a good investment only when the interest is kept up.
To admit you are wrong is the first step toward getting right.
His heart can not be pure whose tongue is not clean.
Morality, like art, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
When there is no thirst for righteousness, the sermon seems dry.
Most of us wait until we are in trouble, and then we pray.
Wonder what would happen if some morning we would wake up and say, "Anything I can do your You today Lord?"
Many people excuse their own foolishness by calling it fate.
If evil can not get all of one's devotion, it will endeavor to get a little.
Those who think money grows on trees are the ones who have a hard time getting of the woods.
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
God has two thrones: one in the highest Heaven, the other in the lowliest heart.
Many pray, not to ascertain God's will, but to get approval for their own.
If you do not learn from your mistakes, there is no sense in making them.
When life knocks you on your knees, you are in the perfect position to pray.
A person can't keep others from having a bad opinion of them, but they can keep them from being right.
When you flee temptation, make sure you don't leave a forwarding address.
Some of life's biggest disappintments come from getting what we insisted on having.
Remember, don't lose your temper, some poor soul might find it.
As a man grows older and wiser, he talks less and says more.
If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably does not lead anywhere.
Hot tempers lead to cool friends.
You have the rest of your life to be miserable, so enjoy today.
The man who kneels to God can stand up to anything.
Think seldom of your enemies, often of your friends and constantly of Christ.
The Bible fits man for life and prepares him for death.
God never sends a burden to weigh us down without offering His arm to lift us up.
Live so that when you tell someone you are a Christian, it will confirm their suspicions not surprise them.
He who is born of God is certain to look like his Father.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you make it.
Remember that the faith that moves a mountain always carries a pick.
The Bible: Read it to be wise, practice it to be holy, believe it to be safe. It is given to you in life, will be opened at the judgement, and will be remembered forever.
The Bible contains the mind of God, the state of man, the destiny of believers, the doom of sinners. It is a mine of wealth, a river of pleasure, a paradise of glory.
Thinking well is wise, planning well is wiser, but doing well is wisest.
The Bible tells it like it is and like it should be.
There is no conflict between the old and the new. The conflict is between the false and the true.
A good example is the best sermon.
You quickly lose interest in the church if you have nothing invested.
The great task of the Church is to get sinners into Heaven and saints our of bed.
People do not miss church services because they live too far from the building, but because they live too far from God.
Trouble is easier to get into, than out of.
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