“During my military career I discovered that the guy with the shiniest shoes was rarely the guy worth following and I’ve found that to be true in my church experience as well.”
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Thought for the Day – Shiny Shoes
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes on August 17, 2010| 1 Comment »
Thought for the Day – Giving Our Best
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes on July 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
God is not after our best, He wants our all. When we simply give our best, we become religious. It takes our all to have a genuine relationship.
Thought for the Day – Change of Mind
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes on July 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »
It is foolish to expect God to change a man’s heart, if that man remains unwilling to change his mind. Though the Lord undoubtedly stands at the ready, the first step of any turn belongs to us.
Thought for the Day – The Ends vs The Means
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes on July 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“To a man’s finite way of thinking, the desired ends often justify the means necessary to achieve them; but for a God who knew the end from the beginning, it is the means that a man justifies which say infinitely more about the condition of his heart.”
Thought for the Day – Making Mistakes
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes on June 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“The fact that someone makes a bad decision does little more than qualify them as a member of the human race; it is the unwillingness to acknowledge and learn from those mistakes that ultimately brands them a fool.”
Thought for the Day – Who Loves You?
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes on June 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“It is better to have one person who loves you for who you truly are than to have ten thousand who love the person they imagine you to be.”
Thought for the Day – Pride
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes on June 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“Pride is not the by-product of confidence, it is the façade that we build around our deepest insecurities. Find me a man that is cloaked in arrogance and I’ll show you a man that is terrified at his core. Find me a man who is cloaked in genuine humility and I’ll show you a man who knows who he is.”