Many Things To Ponder

Here are a few quotes from people that provoke some deep thinking :)

"If you don't repent, you will repeat." Willie George

"He is no fool who give what can not keep to gain what he can not lose" - Unknown

"Achievement consist of doing useful things that most people say cannot be done" - Waite Phillips

"It's surprising how much you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit" - Abraham Lincoln

"Nothing worthwhile was ever accomplished without the will to start, the enthusiasm to continue, and regardless of temporary obstacles, the persistence to complete" - Waite Phillips

"Here is a test to find whether you mission on earth is finished: If your alive, it isn't" - Richard Bach

"The more obstacles you have, the more opportunities there are for God to do something" - Clarence W. Jones

"No one can do everything, but everyone can do something; and together, we can change the world" - Ron Sider

"A house divided against itself cannot stand" - Abraham Lincoln

"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them" - Abraham Lincoln

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln

"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle" - Ben Frankiln

"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith" - Henry Ward Beecher

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase" - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew" - Herb Caen

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first" - Mark Twain

"Every man dies. Not every man really lives" - William Wallace

Some of these quotes really dig up some deep issues. I hope you enjoy reading them, they have a lot to say! Comment and let me know which ones are your favorites and what you got out of them/how you can apply it!

May you have the mind of Christ!
~Tyler

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Pondering A Quote

Ken Blanchard and Norman Vincent Peale said in "The Power of Ethical Management" that

People with humility don't think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less



So with that said, how can we be humble? Humility doesn't mean we don't take PRIDE in ourselves, it means we aren't PRIDEFUL. God wants us to be PROUD of ourselves. He is PROUD of us, He created us. That does not mean that we are PRIDEFUL.



When we are PRIDEFUL we think that we are better than others. It could mean that we think we deserve the promotion at work more than the other person, or any number of different things. What I want you to see is that taking PRIDE in yourself should not diminish others, it should inspire others!

This week take time to think about where the line is in your life between being PROUD and being PRIDEFUL. Remember, God loves us and even says to love your neighbor as yourself (implying that we should love ourselves) Lets not think less of ourselves... lets just think of ourselves... less! :)

Hope this give you something to chew on! :)

~Tyler