Thursday, March 28, 2024

Things to Ponder

*****Picture of the Week***** Sister Tarpley with Ms. Ruth Ferguson, Editor of North Dallas Gazette, celebrating Sister Tarpley’s 75th birthday
*****Picture of the Week*****
Sister Tarpley with Ms. Ruth Ferguson, Editor of North Dallas Gazette, celebrating Sister Tarpley’s 75th birthday

By Sister Tarpley

Christian One-Liners:    

* Don’t let your worries get the best of you; remember Moses started out as a basket case.  * Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited, until you try to sit in their church pew.

* Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisors.   It’s easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.

* The good Lord didn’t create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.  When you get to your wit’s end, you’ll find God lives there too.

* People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church.

* Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.   Quit griping about your church; if it were perfect, you couldn’t belong.

* If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.   God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead.  So why should you?

* Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.

* Peace starts with a smile.   I don’t know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?

* A lot of church members who are singing “Standing on the Promises” are just sitting on the premises.

* We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.   Be ye fishers of men. You catch them – He’ll clean them.

* Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.   Don’t put a question mark where God put a period.

* Don’t wait for six strong men to take you to church, before you go.

* Forbidden fruits create many jams.

* God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.   God grades on the cross, not the curve.

* God loves everyone, but probably prefers “fruit of the spirit” over “religious nuts!”   God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

* He who angers you, controls you!   If God is your Co-pilot – swap seats!   Don’t give God instructions — just report for duty!

* The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.   The Will of God never takes you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.

* We don’t change the message, the message changes us.   You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.

* The best mathematical equation I have ever seen: 1 cross + 3 nails= 4 given.

The Blessings in “No”:  

* I asked God to take away my pride.  He said, “No.”  It is not for me to take away, but for you to give up.

* I asked God to make *my handicapped child whole.  He said, “No.”  The spirit is whole, the body is only temporary.

* I asked God to grant me patience.  He said, “No.”  Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn’t granted it is earned.

* I asked God to give me happiness.  He said, “No.”  I give you blessings, happiness is up to you.

* I asked God to spare me pain.  He said, “No.”  Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.  I asked God to make my spirit grow.  He said, “No.”  You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

* I ask for all things that I might enjoy life.  God said, “No.”  I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me LOVE others as much as He loves me.  God said . . . Ahhhh, finally you have the idea!

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