Category Archives: Contentment

What do you think 1,000 elderly people had to say?

The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their gray head [suggesting wisdom and experience]. – Proverbs 20:29, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Proverbs 4:7 (AMP), God teaches us that: The beginning of Wisdom

Thoughts on the death of Robin Williams.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. – Colossians 3:21, King James Version (KJV) For the past couple of days, fans around the world have been mourning the loss of actor/comedian Robin Williams, who took his

Why do you do what you do?

Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men. – Colossians 3:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) Why do you do what you do? In other words, what motivates

Arise from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you!

Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!

Too much honey will make you sick!

Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest, being filled with it, you vomit it. – Proverbs 25:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) I love Krispy Kreme doughnuts! I love them so much,

Wallow in the luxury of God’s peace.

Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass. – Psalm 37:5, Amplified Bible (AMP)

How would you react if you lost both of your arms?

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. – Proverbs 24:10, KJV It is a rare person that never experiences feelings of defeat. When we encounter such times, there’s nothing like a good pick-me-up to get

Enjoy today!

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? – Ecclesiastes 3:22, KJV I

We NEED the bad with the good.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one side by side with the other, so that man may not find out anything that shall be after him. –

Would you be happy if you were rich beyond your wildest dreams?

As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be proud and arrogant and contemptuous of others, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches, but on God, Who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for [our] enjoyment. – 1 Timothy, 6:17, Amplified Bible (AMP)