Wednesday, September 5, 2012

August 2012 ~ Word of the Day


August 1, 2012
·        No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. ~ Calvin Coolidge
o   John 3:16 ~ Philippians 2:9

August 2, 2012
·        But don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. ~ James 1:22 NLT

August 3, 2012
·        It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference. ~ Bear Bryant

August 4, 2012
·        I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths. When you walk, you won’t be held back; when you run, you won’t stumble. ~ Proverbs 4:11-12 NLT

August 5, 2012
·        It’s the same with my word. I send it out and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to and it will prosper everywhere I send it. ~ Isaiah 55:11 NLT

August 6, 2012
·        The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” ~ Psalm 32:8 NLT

August 7, 2012
·        Sometimes it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required. ~ Winston Churchill

August 8, 2012
·        He took my sins and my sorrows, He made them his very own; He bore the burden to Calvary and suffered and died alone. ~ Charles H. Gabriel

August 9, 2012
·        For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. ~ 1 Peter 2:21 NLT

August 10, 2012
·        I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. ~ 2 Timothy 4:7 NLT

August 11, 2012
·        Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be. ~ Anonymous
·        The tongue can bring death or life … ~ Proverbs 18:21 NLT

August 12, 2012
·        Seek the kingdom of God above all else, and life righteously, and he will give you everything you need. ~ Matthew 6:33 NLT

August 13, 2012
·        Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. ~ 1 John 3:18 NLT

August 14, 2012
·        God doesn’t care what you’re not. He cares who you are. You are His. When He adds His extra to your ordinary, nothing is impossible for you. ~ Anonymous

August 15, 2012
·        For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. ~ 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT

August 16, 2012
·        For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. ~ Romans 10:10 NLT

August 17, 2012
·        He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. By his stripes we are healed. ~ Isaiah 53:5 NLT

August 18, 2012
·        I believe that, with anything in life, if you have the patience, desire and passion, you can do whatever you set your mind to. ~ Ed Viesturs

August 19, 2012
·        What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? ~ Romans 8:31 NLT

August 20, 2012
·        When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you. ~ Isaiah 43:2 NLT

August 21, 2012
·        Let’s settle this: Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool. ~ Isaiah 1:18 NLT

August 22, 2012
·        Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to the place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. ~ Henri Nouwen

August 23, 2012
·        The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies … ~ John Walter Wayland

August 24, 2012
·        Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. ~ Romans 12:21 NLT

August 25, 2012
·        You don’t need to know what tomorrow holds; all you need to know is the One who holds tomorrow. ~ Anonymous

August 26, 2012
·        Sometimes the human soul is majestic and powerful, other times it’s destructive; the untamed soul has limited capacity for constructive use. ~ Alan E. Nelson

August 27, 2012
·        The True Gentleman does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity. ~ John Walter Wayland

August 28, 2012
·        The True Gentleman is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another. ~ John Walter Wayland

August 29, 2012
·        The True Gentleman does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements. ~ John Walter Wayland

August 30, 2012
·        The True Gentleman speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; his deed always follows his word. ~ John Walter Wayland

August 31, 2012
·        The True Gentleman thinks of the rights and feelings of others rather than his own; he appears well in any company; a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe. ~ John Walter Wayland