Inspiring Words Ver. 2.0
"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence -- whether much that is glorious -- whether all that is profound -- does not spring from disease of thought -- from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect" -Edgar Allan Poe
“Whatever God wants is fine by me…I’ve had the very best life. I have tasted beauty”. -John Paul Larkin A.k.a. 'Scatman' John (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999)
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. -Matthew 25: 35-36.
"What these shock doctors don't know is about writers...and what they do to them...What is the sense of ruining my head and erasing my memory, which is my capital, and putting me out of business? It was a brilliant cure but we lost the patient." -Ernest Hemingway
"One may destroy a man who makes war upon him, or has discovered an enmity to his being, for the same reason that he may kill a wolf or a lion, because they are not under the ties of the common law of reason, have no other rule but that of force and violence, and so may be treated as a beast of prey, those dangerous and noxious creatures that will be sure to destroy him whenever he falls into their power". -John Locke
"Don't judge a man on the worst day of his life" -Unknown
"No matter how bad things get remember...it's all Pururambo. -(Just got to see the movie to know what I'm talking about)
"For the days when I'm short on faith, lord pile on the hardship & allow my armor to withstand the fury of the storm for inside the eye, I know you're with me" -Michael Moss
"This hard life will end one day and we will then reap the blessings of what God intended in the beginning: no more pain, no more tears, no more hurt (Revelation 21:3&4) and the one I am looking forward to the most: no more disabilities (Isaiah 35:5&6)."
BobCJ 11/26/11:
Inside box find (1) one Belt of Truth. Fasten it securely. The thing bumping against your leg is the Sword of the Spirit. The weight across your shoulders is the Shield of Faith. You already wear the sturdy shoes of the Gospel of Peace, and are clad in the breastplate of Rightstanding. The helmet of Salvation could use a little polish, but all in all, you shape up well as a Christian Soldier. Happy Thanksgiving from a fellow WVU supporter.
"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." — Lance Armstrong
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Ephesians6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Two things concerning pressure:
(1) "Pressure can make puppies pull freight trains." -Unknown
(2) "Pressure either breaks pipes or makes diamonds." -Unknown
“The reality is, we never have the luxury of negotiating for peace with our friends.” -Hillary Clinton
He requested his tombstone read "Feo, Fuerte y Formal", a Spanish epitaph Wayne described as meaning "ugly, strong and dignified". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." -John Wayne from 1971 Playboy interview.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
'When the law is on your side, you argue the law. When the facts are on your side, you argue the facts. When neither the law nor the facts are on your side, you pound the table.'" -Unknown
"the right must exist independently of its exercising" -Rory O'Shea Was Here
“Whatever God wants is fine by me…I’ve had the very best life. I have tasted beauty”. -John Paul Larkin A.k.a. 'Scatman' John (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999)
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. -Matthew 25: 35-36.
"What these shock doctors don't know is about writers...and what they do to them...What is the sense of ruining my head and erasing my memory, which is my capital, and putting me out of business? It was a brilliant cure but we lost the patient." -Ernest Hemingway
"One may destroy a man who makes war upon him, or has discovered an enmity to his being, for the same reason that he may kill a wolf or a lion, because they are not under the ties of the common law of reason, have no other rule but that of force and violence, and so may be treated as a beast of prey, those dangerous and noxious creatures that will be sure to destroy him whenever he falls into their power". -John Locke
"Don't judge a man on the worst day of his life" -Unknown
"No matter how bad things get remember...it's all Pururambo. -(Just got to see the movie to know what I'm talking about)
"For the days when I'm short on faith, lord pile on the hardship & allow my armor to withstand the fury of the storm for inside the eye, I know you're with me" -Michael Moss
"This hard life will end one day and we will then reap the blessings of what God intended in the beginning: no more pain, no more tears, no more hurt (Revelation 21:3&4) and the one I am looking forward to the most: no more disabilities (Isaiah 35:5&6)."
BobCJ 11/26/11:
Inside box find (1) one Belt of Truth. Fasten it securely. The thing bumping against your leg is the Sword of the Spirit. The weight across your shoulders is the Shield of Faith. You already wear the sturdy shoes of the Gospel of Peace, and are clad in the breastplate of Rightstanding. The helmet of Salvation could use a little polish, but all in all, you shape up well as a Christian Soldier. Happy Thanksgiving from a fellow WVU supporter.
"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." — Lance Armstrong
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Ephesians6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Two things concerning pressure:
(1) "Pressure can make puppies pull freight trains." -Unknown
(2) "Pressure either breaks pipes or makes diamonds." -Unknown
“The reality is, we never have the luxury of negotiating for peace with our friends.” -Hillary Clinton
He requested his tombstone read "Feo, Fuerte y Formal", a Spanish epitaph Wayne described as meaning "ugly, strong and dignified". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." -John Wayne from 1971 Playboy interview.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
'When the law is on your side, you argue the law. When the facts are on your side, you argue the facts. When neither the law nor the facts are on your side, you pound the table.'" -Unknown
"the right must exist independently of its exercising" -Rory O'Shea Was Here
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