Words, Sayings, Proverbs...

[wayfaring man]

A thread for sharing words, sayings, proverbs, which have been personally received.

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Though Christ was raised a carpenter's son, His Father's business was all about building a Church without walls.
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There's a very fine line between love & hate, when our passionate regard is selfishly based.

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The truth is most offensive to those who take pride in their lies.

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It's really exciting to be alive, when one can sense that God is on their side.

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Those who cannot disagree respectfully, do lend greater credibility to their opposition.

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Whatever doesn't kill you....makes you older.

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You can tell this world is against us, by the way it puts the most critical information in very fine print.

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The devil and his kind seek to demonize and destroy; but The Lord and His kind seek to sanctify and preserve.

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There are no good people. There are no bad people. There is only good ideas, and bad ideas. And whichever we follow - is the way that we appear.

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Whatever happened to , 'Live Free or Die'? ........ Most all those folks is dead now.

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To treat others right.....pretend that you're them.

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It's hard to know anything, when we don't know everything, because it's all relative to each other.

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Seldom if ever, is simplicity bested, by making things complicated.

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To objectively consider all sides of an issue, one must refrain from having one.

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My life would be better....if I lived a better life.

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The day wherein history isn't being made - Is the day wherein time is no more.

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God has so much to share with us, that He must give us eternal life for us to 'take it all in'.

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Only charity holds the key which unlocks a frozen heart.

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wm

 

[wayfaring man]

No earthly thing can match our imagination, and no heavenly thing can our imagination match.

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Sins don't go away while thinking they're okay.

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When our wants overshadow our needs, our heart is beguiled by greed.

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Today is the last day of your past life.

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All sin is potentially deadly, but some kill us faster than others.

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If life is really letting you down...look no more to mortal faces to fill your hollow places.

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Love is - liking someone more than yourself.

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A fool is someone who grossly overestimates their own capacities, while sorely underestimating God's.

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There's a world of difference between beating someone and winning them.

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We cannot witness of Christ's Kingdom, by following this world's example.

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wm

 

[W2L]

Simplicity brings peace while theology brings contention.

(Not a great proverb, but its true.)

 

[FireHeart]

sometimes in order to truly find our true path we must first lose our way

There is a vast difference between a Christian by title and a Christian by heart

Never assume anything because things are rarely what they appear

In times of difficulty know that this storm too shall pass

When the connection of the hearts of God and his child truly connect a wondrous power is born a spark is made and a fire ignites that can never be put out.

Without a deep love for God and all others our faith will fail

When you cannot seem to find God in times of hardship look to the sky

 

[St_Worm2]

I gave this little collection of quotes from Elisabeth Elliot to a friend who was going through a rough time recently, so I thought I'd post them again here for you (+ a Spurgeon quote for good measure).

"Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you"

"The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances"

"God never withholds from His child that which His love and wisdom call good. He never denies our heart's desire except to give us something better"

"Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering…. The love of God did not protect His own Son…. He will not necessarily protect us – not from anything it takes to make us like His Son."

"God has promised to supply all of our needs.What we don't have now we do not need now"

"God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to."​

 

[brinny]

"Delight thyself also in the LORD; ~Psalm 37:4

 

[wayfaring man]

Right behavior follows right desire and right desire follows right reckoning.

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What's the difference between a good husband and a not so good husband ?

A good husband knows how to please his wife.

And what's the difference between a good wife and a not so good wife ?

A good wife is easy to please.

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The thoughtful will be esteemed, but the thoughtless disregarded.

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We're only as good, as strong, and as wise, as the counsel to which we subscribe.

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If Satan can wear out us saints...then how much more can God wear out us sinners ?!!

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Few are nearly so rich as those who have an eye for 'silver linings'.

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If you think you can't be fooled...you're fooling yourself.

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There's only one kind of person this world's governments fear more than they who stockpile guns and ammunition - those who stockpile notions of universal love and non-violence.

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When something's hard to do, it's time to learn something new.

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What we are to do, is largely based on, who we are to be.

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True religion doesn't vaunt itself.

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If all is fair in love and war...then I want neither to be in love, or be at war.

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Better to have a heart full of love and a head empty of knowledge, than a head full of knowledge and a heart void of love.

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L O V E - Let Others Value Everyone

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wm

 

[brinny]

God Sings!!

"The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." ~Zeph 3:17

 

[wayfaring man]

Blessed are they who contribute good things !

 

[brinny]

Blessed are they who contribute good things !

hahaaa! LOVE it!

Blessed are those who speak graciousness generously.

 

[wayfaring man]

hahaaa! LOVE it!

Blessed are those who speak graciousness generously.

Sweet !!!

 

[FireHeart]

Something that I think far to many people forget is that God is not seeking a heart that perfect nor does he seek a heart that is without fault he seeks a heart that is willing.
When he finds such a heart it doesn't matter what storms you go through and it doesn't matter how many times you mess up those who say in their hearts use me as will are going to be used to do amazing things without limit.

for some faith is a way of life for others it's a burning passion that has an endless hunger

Wisdom is found in the wise, this does not mean however that the wise always show wisdom.

We are limited God is not but he only works with how much we limit him

never underestimate how far a single word of encouragement can go

 

[brinny]

Sweet !!!

Thanks. It seemed to fit, rather delightfully

 

[brinny]

Something that I think far to many people forget is that God is not seeking a heart that perfect nor does he seek a heart that is without fault he seeks a heart that is willing.
When he finds such a heart it doesn't matter what storms you go through and it doesn't matter how many times you mess up those who say in their hearts use me as will are going to be used to do amazing things without limit.

for some faith is a way of life for others it's a burning passion that has an endless hunger

Wisdom is found in the wise, this does not mean however that the wise always show wisdom.

We are limited God is not but he only works with how much we limit him

never underestimate how far a single word of encouragement can go

Amen!

 

[brinny]

 

[W2L]

Thanks. It seemed to fit, rather delightfully

Rather delightful indeed.

(likes your vocabulary)

 

[brinny]

Rather delightful indeed.

(likes your vocabulary)

Thank you

 

[wayfaring man]

The only limitations you have are those you chose to put upon your self - I AM not limited.

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Be free from the torment, that is so often associated in the world with suffering. For there's a treasure to be found in hard times.

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Pain teaches us things that pleasure never dreamed of...

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Revenge is a dish best served, from The Lord's Kitchen.

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Simply having wisdom doesn't make one wise, but doing wisely does.

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Many claim they have what we need; while it is us who have what they want.

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Patience is a virtue we can hardly do without. For when we lack patience we soon begin to shout. And nobody wants to hear that !

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Good morals enable good morale.

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Righteousness void of love is self-righteousness.

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If you can't be good, at least be sorry.

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There is scarcely a bigger loser - than the false accuser.

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If you've neither shivered nor sweat - you ain't living yet.

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Those who rule by threatening means are destined to receive superficial servitude.

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Without the support of the lower members of society, the higher members would soon tumble downward.

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If the main reason for suffering, is to learn to be compassionate....wouldn't embracing the spirit of compassion greatly eliminate our need to suffer ?!

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The main difference between Spirit and flesh, is the amount of time each has to work with...

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wm

 

[JackRT]

Hindu fisherman's proverb "Pray to God but row away from the rocks."

 

[wayfaring man]

To know that God is watching - is to know that we are seeing.

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Truth is ascertained in accordance with our ability to recognize His resonance.

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Good success requires diligent daily effort which is sustained by the grace of God.

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When many look to take unfair advantage, opportunity hides in embarrassment.

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Without the right kind of recognition - the pieces of our life won't fit together well.

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A man is no better than his adversary, when he despises him with the same negative regard.

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Flattery will get us somewhere - only not the somewhere where we'd much rather be.

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To take offense, is to show fear, and to show fear, is to indicate weakness.

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The Bible is not so much a collection of academic facts, as it is a storehouse of transformative truths.

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Once a person recognizes that 'ignorance is bliss', they are no longer ignorant.

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Correlation may not be causation, but commonality is categorical.

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If we can't be true to our word, we instill disbelief in ourself.

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Those who can love their enemies make the truest of friends.

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Where greatness is measured by material wealth alone - greed and selfishness are deemed virtues.

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Criticism flows most freely from those who neglect to critique themself.

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If good is truly far greater and enduring than evil...then the good can remain calm, while the evil rage on...

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wm