Quotes for Today

Please understand my friend, that where you find yourself tomorrow is a function of the positive decisions and actions you take today.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ~M. Scott Peck

The secret of success is to do common things uncommonly well. John Davidson Rockefeller, Sr

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but they don’t quit. -Conrad Hilton

Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure. -Edward Eggleston

The best thing you can do for yourself is to be yourself. -- Jamee Rae

Psalm 73:2–3, 13–14, 16–18

"But as for me, I almost lost my footing.
     My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
For I envied the proud
     when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
     Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
I get nothing but trouble all day long;
     every morning brings me pain.
So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
     But what a difficult task it is!
Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
     and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
Truly, you put them on a slippery path
     and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction."

 

 

The Psalmist had a problem. He could not understand why the wicked prospered, while he got nothing but trouble for all his attempts to live a godly life. He was only able to gain perspective when he meditated on the issue from God's perspective, when he took the long view. The eternal perspective of God's big and full plan is the only way to make sense out of this life. What issue gnaws at you spiritually? Where can you go in Scripture to get God's eternal perspective on it? Don't forget worship as another avenue to connect with God's perspective.

—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions

Isaiah 61:10

"I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God!
     For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
     and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit
     or a bride with her jewels."

 

Does the salvation and righteousness Jesus bought for you bring you great joy? Perhaps it's been a while since you have dwelt on what God has done for you. Today, meditate on the miracle of your salvation—that God chose you and has forgiven all your transgressions. Not only that, he has given you a completely new nature, one that knows how to please God. If you have the opportunity, be prepared to tell others about something God has done for you. Let joy overwhelm you—and share it!

—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions