LOVE
LIFE
BREAD
12 Whoever
of you loves life and desires to see many good days, 13 keep your tongue from evil and
your lips from speaking lies. 14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears
are attentive to their cry; 16 the face of the Lord
is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. Psalms 34:12-16 (NIV)
10 For, “Whoever
would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips
from deceitful speech. 11 He
must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are
on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of
the Lord is against those who do evil.”
1 Peter 3:10-12 (NIV)
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 (NIV)
28 He
redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the
light. Job 33:28 (NIV)
15 Then
he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against
all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his
possessions.” Luke 12:15 (NIV)
17 Command
those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their
hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly
provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be
rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up
treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they
may take hold of the life that is truly life. 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV)
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
18 Then I
realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find
satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life
God has given him--for this is his lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and
possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in
his work--this is a gift of God. 20 He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because
God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart. Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Life
is not about waiting for the storm to pass -- it's about learning how to dance
in the rain.” Unknown
“The
purpose of life is a life of purpose.” Robert Byrne
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter
with another human being. We should all
be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” Albert Schweitzer
“Do
you know who you are? Do you know who you were designed to be? Do you know the
Father’s intent for your life? You are meant to hear in your spirit the same
thing Jesus heard when he came out of the waters of baptism at the beginning of
his ministry: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased’….J I
Packer puts it simply. ‘What is a Christian? The question can be answered in
many ways, but the richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God
for his Father’…Our highest privilege and deepest need is to experience the
holy God as our loving Father, to approach him without fear and to be assured
of his fatherly care and concern.” Greg Ogden
“Most
of us get up in the morning saying, ‘I am going to make something of my life,
and I’ll follow Jesus too.’ But I just
want you to know that we can’t have it both ways. We have to have the formula right. ‘Follow Me,’ Jesus said, ‘and as you follow Me,
I will make something of your life.’” Joseph Stowell, III
“The
supreme happiness of life,” Victor Hugo said, “is the
conviction that we are loved”….Unfortunately, many people go through life
feeling unloved – and unlovable…No matter the reason, your feelings aren’t
telling you the truth! God loves you,
and if you begin to see yourself the way God sees you, your attitudes will
begin to change. If He didn’t love you,
would Christ have been willing to die for you?
But He did! The Bible says, “By
this we know love, because He laid down His life for us” (1 John 3:16). God loves you. Hammer that truth into your head and mind
every day. It will make all the
difference.” Billy Graham
HEART SAVOR
- · It is God’s desire for me to live my life to the fullest through His power for His glory and my good.
- · My life has purpose and meaning. I am to embrace it with full gusto.
- · If God calls me to it, He equips me for it – period.
