If God is your co-pilot, swap seats.

In the dark? Follow the Son.

If you can't sleep, don't count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.

If you don't like the way you were born, try being born again.

How will you spend eternity -- smoking or non-smoking?

If you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns.

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.
(George Carlin)

Feed your faith and doubt will starve to death.

Don't go digging where God has buried your sins.

When satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could you please get that for me."

A clean conscience makes a soft pillow.

Don't wait for the hearse to take you to church.

A family altar can alter a family.

A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

Give God what's right, not what's left.

Exercise daily. Walk with the Lord.

He who kneels before God can stand before anyone!

The will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.

The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us.

The ten commandments aren't prefaced with "if you're in the mood."

When the tides of life turn against you
And the current upsets your boat
Don't waste those tears on what might have been
Just lay on your back and float!
(Ed Norton - The Honeymooners)

A coincidence is when God performs a miracle and decides to remain anonymous.

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.

Laughter is life's shock absorber.

Live your life in the manner that you would like your kids to live theirs.

You don't have to attend every argument you're invited to.

The Bible contains the vitamins of soul health.

Scars remind us of where we've been, but they don't have to dictate where we're going.

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.

Belief is the truth held in the mind. Faith is a fire in the heart. (Joseph Newton)




Take all the Bible you can on reason and the rest by faith.

A friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

The most essential element in any home is God.

Stand still and watch the world go by -- and it will.

The fact you are down isn't as important as whether you are satisfied in being there.

There are two kinds of grace: saving grace and disgrace.

No man ever got lost on a straight road.

It's smart to pick your friends -- but not to pieces.

The most valuable antiques are old friends.

Keep your temper -- nobody wants it.

Real friends are those who, when you feel you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel you've done a permanent job.

Lead your life so you won't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

A careless word may kindle strife
A cruel word may wreck a life
A timely word may level stress
A loving word may heal and bless.

Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace.
And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

Christianity is a verb.

God gives and forgives. Man gets and forgets.

Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.

No God - No peace.
Know God - Know peace.

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

When you're having bad dreams, turn your pillow over. The good dreams are on the other side.

Worry is like a rocking chair -- it gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere.

Thank God for what you have -- Trust God for what you need.

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
(Native American proverb)

One who lacks courage to start has already finished.

Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light. (Raymond Edman)

Your life may be the only bible some people read.



Don't be unhappy if your dreams never come true -- just be thankful your nightmares don't.

You can't keep trouble from coming, but you needn't give it a chair to sit in.

Freedom is not the right to do as you please, but the liberty to do as you ought.

Don't become discouraged. It may be the last key in the bunch that will open the door.

God still speaks to those who take the time to listen.

God looks not to the quantity of the gift but to the quality of the giver.

Great minds discuss ideas; normal minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

A Christian is a living sermon whether or not he preaches a word.

Conscience is that small, still voice that makes you feel smaller.

When we have done what we can, God will do what we can't.

Every time you turn green with envy, you are ripe for trouble.

A Christian must carry something heavier on his shoulders than chips.

Genuine faith is assuring, insuring and enduring.

When God measures a man, he puts the tape around the heart.

The truth is one thing for which there are no known substitutes.

Charity begins anywhere and should have no end.

God makes a promise. Faith believes it. Hope anticipates it. Patience quietly awaits it.

A wise man will desire no more than he can get honestly, use wisely, and leave cheerfully.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Confess your sins, not your neighbor's.

The best way to stand up before the world is to kneel down before God.

Confessing your sins is no substitute for forsaking them.

Learn to enjoy little things -- there are so many of them.

No man has a right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.

As a man grows older and wiser, he talks less and says more.

If you want to defend Christianity, practice it!

Will the road you're on get you to God's place?

Life isn't waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance
in the rain.

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