Our lives can be compared to a rolling stone. As we roll along we touch hundreds and thousands of other stones, particles, obstacles, we take a dip in a few watering holes, and keep on rolling. Everything we touch, everything we hear, everything we read and every person we meet affects us in some way. Some experiences affect us in more profound ways that others.
Would you share with me a few nuggets of wisdom you’ve gleaned as your life has rolled along? Maybe you’ve read a significant book and you want to share something from it. If you’ve adopted a significant phrase, Bible verse, or saying that is significant I would like to hear it. With your permission, I want to compile some of the most interesting and meaningful insights sent to me and then share them with my followers on this blog.
Let’s keep the rules to a minimum during this experience together.
1. Write from your heart.
2. Try to keep it under 300 words.
3. Short is good.
4. I’ll list you as anonymous if you request it.
5. Send me an email (address listed below) with your submissions.
I’ll post my blog based on these submissions on Friday, April 16, 2010.
OK, here are some of the best things I know.
One of my life verses from the Bible:
"Be not afraid nor dismayed, for I the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
(Joshua 1:9)
When I look at my life and the twists and turns it has taken I am amazed at times that I’m still standing. I’ve experienced God’s peace, steadfastness and grace and I’m still climbing, I’m still working, and I’m still dreaming. Dream with me!
I know these facts based on the book Aspire, Kevin Hall.
“You must learn to see beyond the clouds.
Sapere Vedere is knowing how to see.
Believing is seeing.
People with Sapere Vedere say ‘I’ll see that bridge before I cross it.’
Sight is a function of the eyes; vision is a function of the heart.
Vision sets you free from the limitations of what the eyes can see and allows you to enter into the liberty of what the heart can feel. Never let your eyes determine what you heart believes.
“The two most important days of our lives are the day we were born and the day we discover what we were born to do.”
(Aspire, Kevin Hall)
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.”
(Henry David Thoreau)
Maya Angelou says,
"I’ve learned that …
People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did,
But people will never forget how you made them feel.”
So, “from this day on I resolve to leave every person I meet better for having met me.”
(Aspire, Kevin Hall)
Can you tell that I love this new book, Aspire, by Kevin Hall? I bought it in January 2010 and have read it twice already this year and am making a constant study of it and the principles Kevin teaches. It is good reading.
These are some of the things that I know. And now it is your turn. (By the way, I did that in 292 words.)
I’ll look forward to hearing from you soon.
My email address is pm.biggs@comcast.net or michael@up-words.net
I’ll publish the selected thoughts on Friday, April 16, 2010.
With hope and anticipation of what you’ll send.
Michael
Would you share with me a few nuggets of wisdom you’ve gleaned as your life has rolled along? Maybe you’ve read a significant book and you want to share something from it. If you’ve adopted a significant phrase, Bible verse, or saying that is significant I would like to hear it. With your permission, I want to compile some of the most interesting and meaningful insights sent to me and then share them with my followers on this blog.
Let’s keep the rules to a minimum during this experience together.
1. Write from your heart.
2. Try to keep it under 300 words.
3. Short is good.
4. I’ll list you as anonymous if you request it.
5. Send me an email (address listed below) with your submissions.
I’ll post my blog based on these submissions on Friday, April 16, 2010.
OK, here are some of the best things I know.
One of my life verses from the Bible:
"Be not afraid nor dismayed, for I the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
(Joshua 1:9)
When I look at my life and the twists and turns it has taken I am amazed at times that I’m still standing. I’ve experienced God’s peace, steadfastness and grace and I’m still climbing, I’m still working, and I’m still dreaming. Dream with me!
I know these facts based on the book Aspire, Kevin Hall.
“You must learn to see beyond the clouds.
Sapere Vedere is knowing how to see.
Believing is seeing.
People with Sapere Vedere say ‘I’ll see that bridge before I cross it.’
Sight is a function of the eyes; vision is a function of the heart.
Vision sets you free from the limitations of what the eyes can see and allows you to enter into the liberty of what the heart can feel. Never let your eyes determine what you heart believes.
“The two most important days of our lives are the day we were born and the day we discover what we were born to do.”
(Aspire, Kevin Hall)
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.”
(Henry David Thoreau)
Maya Angelou says,
"I’ve learned that …
People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did,
But people will never forget how you made them feel.”
So, “from this day on I resolve to leave every person I meet better for having met me.”
(Aspire, Kevin Hall)
Can you tell that I love this new book, Aspire, by Kevin Hall? I bought it in January 2010 and have read it twice already this year and am making a constant study of it and the principles Kevin teaches. It is good reading.
These are some of the things that I know. And now it is your turn. (By the way, I did that in 292 words.)
I’ll look forward to hearing from you soon.
My email address is pm.biggs@comcast.net or michael@up-words.net
I’ll publish the selected thoughts on Friday, April 16, 2010.
With hope and anticipation of what you’ll send.
Michael
The older I get fewer are the rock-solid things I hold to be unshakable...those realities I am most sure of. Having lost a dear friend this week my mind turned to a favorite hymns:
ReplyDeleteHe Giveth more Grace
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He giveth more grace as our burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength as our labors increase;
To added afflictions He addeth His mercy,
To multiplied trials He multiplies peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father’s full giving is only begun.
His love has no limits, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.
The boundless grace of an invinite Heavenly Father gives me unwavering confidence for the prsent, future, and eternity. God does not fail any time any where. Of this I am sure.