The New Verses and Such!

[Satomi Himari]

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28  

[Mitako Kami]

1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NIV). May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you....... Thoughts on This Verse... ''I'm not sure I can love them any more! My supply of love is gone, my capacity to love is exhausted.'' Yes, there are times when it seems others will exhaust our ability to love, either because of their need being so great or because of their unwillingness to love in return. How do we go on? We need a community of love; other believers who will support and love us. We need brothers and sisters in Christ who will pray for God to increase our capacity to love. We need to trust that in response to all of our prayers, God will pour more love into our hearts through his ever-flowing stream of grace, the Holy Spirit (cf. Rom. 5:5). When love is low, don't withdraw or give up. Draw near to God and draw near to his people asking for his grace to help in your time of need (Heb. 4:16).  

[Mitako Kami]

I think all married couples should take a look at this. This is a serious problem!

http://marshill.com/media/real-marriage/the-porn-path  

[Mitako Kami]

The type of seed you sow determines the type of harvest you'll reap.Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously (2 Corinthians 9:6)  

[Mitako Kami]

“The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of earthly friends, are but shadows; but God is the substance. These are but scattered beams, but God is the sun. These are but streams. But God is the ocean.”- Jonathan Edwards  

[Mitako Kami]

(Grimm's Fairy Tales Classics: Jorinde and Joringel)
I am but a little bird and you can see me fly. Though I'm just a little bird my love for you can fill the sky. At the appointed hour, remember love has power. So never fear. Should you shed a tear remember the red flower. Your love's magic lies in flower power.  

[Mitako Kami]

Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.  

[Mitako Kami]

Those who walk with God, always reach their destination.  

[Mitako Kami]

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides it's evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island. To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.  

[Mitako Kami]

Beatitudes for Disabled People....by Marjorie Chappell.

Blessed are you that never bids us "hurry up" and more blessed are you that do not snatch our tasks from our hands to do them for us, for often we need time rather than help. Blessed are you who take time to listen to defective speech, for you help us to know that if we persevere, we can be understood. Blessed are you who walk with us in public places and ignore the stares of strangers, for in your companionship we find havens of relaxation.
Blessed are you who stand beside us as we enter new ventures, for our failures will be outweighed by times we surprise ourselves and you. Blessed are you who ask for our help, for our greatest need is to be needed. Blessed are you when by all these things you assure us that the thing that makes us individuals is not our peculiar muscles, nor our wounded nervous system, but is the God-given self that no infirmity can confine. Blessed are those who realize that I am human and don't expect me to be saintly just because I am disabled. Blessed are those who pick things up without being asked. Blessed are those who understand that sometimes I am weak and not just lazy. Blessed are those who forget my disability of the body and see the shape of my soul. Blessed are those who see me as a whole person, unique and complete, and not as a "half" and one of God's mistakes. Blessed are those who love me just as I am without wondering what I might have been like. Blessed are my friends on whom I depend, for they are the substance and joy of my life!!!!  

[Mitako Kami]

"Church-goers are like coals of fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out." - Billy Graham

"The New Testament does not envisage solitary religion; some kind of regular assembly for worship and instruction is everywhere taken for granted in the Epistles. So we must be regular practicing members of the church." - C.S. Lewis  

[Mitako Kami]

I think all married couples should take a look at this. This is a serious problem!

http://marshill.com/media/real-marriage/the-porn-path  

[Satomi Himari]

Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.  

[Satomi Himari]

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. -- Hebrews 10:24

Christian friendships are never idle. Our relationships with our brothers and sisters in the Lord are either moving onward and upward, or we are diminishing each other.

We are to see our friends in the light of what God intends for them to become.

Lord Jesus, help us not become complacent or lazy about our friendships. Show us fresh new ways we can spur our friends on in their growth in you. What a joy it is to partner with you in your redemptive work.  

[Satomi Himari]

Questing for an item in my signature! Help is always appreciated!