Category (key words): Inspiration, inspirational quotes, encouragement, God, spiritual, spiritual writings, spiritual growth empowerment, words of upliftment, empowerment, upliftment and encouragement
Just sharing some rather “personal stuff”. Here are a few thoughts, notes, “meditations” and prayers from my “little black and yellow books” that I’ve jotted down over the years. They have sustained, uplifted and encouraged me through the many dark days and served to “chart my course, or rather untrodden track.” I hope, I trust that they may also help, encourage and uplift… and perhaps even inspire you through the “valleys of life.”
Enjoy
Craig
“Together, one mind, one soul, one life at a time, let’s see how many people we can impact, empower, uplift and encourage to reach their fullest potentials.”
Started posting in my “little” ebook on 7th March 2011 and I’ll update from time to time…
“When (or if ever) you arrive in heaven, let faith and love be the wings that carried you there.”
- as adapted from the inspiring words of Jonathan Edwards, former minister in New England, Massachusetts
“The Greatest Race: Living by (with) faith, hope and love is the highest podium any person can reach, God’s podium that anyone stand on.”
- craig
“Having pursued the goals, the dreams set before us and run the race with persistence and endurance, after giving it all. Then one day standing on the summit of life, breathing in the pure sweet oxygen of achievement, totally satisfied in running the greatest race, the race of life one that ANYONE can run and win.
craig 11/11/11
PS
“I don’t believe in setting goals, but rather going after your dreams.”
“Write it into existence.”
“Together, you and I let’s march into a bright new tomorrow.”
“Look upward and you go within”
“We have it within; but we get it all from without. There is a well-spring of strength, wisdom, courage and great imagination within each one of us; but once we draw on this truth, it gets watered from without, by a Higher Source – the Ultimate Source of Life and Love, which is God, the very Ground of our Being.”
- me
One’s inseperable relationship with God leads to health, security, peace of mind and true happiness.
God has a unique plan for YOUR life.
“Submit and surrender”, trust and depend on God (putting God at the centre, the focal point of your life).
BELIEVE and ask in prayer
Expand possibilities. Develop hope.
“God use my little life as a focus for Your infinite, endless possibilities
Fit my little dream into Your plan for the world
Be a channel for Your peace, a window for Your light to shine through to everyone I meet
“Lord
Increase my faith and use me. Fill me with knowledge of Your will. Show me Your glory.”
“There are no borders…only far and great horizons.”
“Lord,
Expand my sense of possibility through hope. Broaden my horizons for all the rich promises you have in store for me.”
Be a light of hope to others. Be a spark that lights the flame of hope in others.
Shine YOUR bright light on the world
May you ALL see God’s bright light on the road up ahead
Tags: Inspirational Thoughts, meditations, Prayers
January 25, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Reblogged this on Sharing Some Thoughts on Jesus Christ.
January 30, 2013 at 5:05 pm
Hi
HUNDREDS MORE COMMENTS OVERNIGHT ( many hundreds of thousands already on this blog and many thousands on my various other blogs – true!
so having to remove some to “make space in cyberspace”
“Total non-techno”
Firstly, thanks for the feedback to you all, and this article and web site has really “seemed to have struck a chord” with so many of you “out there in cyberspace.”. However, it also means that I’m being swamped by “spam mail” (most of the comments are great). For the +-.1% of negative comments, that’s fine… and you’re perfectly entitled to your opinion
“Let not our beliefs, but our shared humanity define us.”
So I can’t go through the hundreds and hundreds of messages I get each day and have to “simply empty the “spam” box (not really spam) after quickly reading each one.
Still I’m pleased you readers are enjoying these thoughts (why I write) and I do APPRECIATE the feedback. Will try to read as many responses as I can each day.
and approve a few each day (seeing you’ve taken the “trouble” to write in and say ‘thanks’). I really DO appreciate the positive feedback – the reason I write my various articles and books (at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4) is to share
To answer a few questions (I’m “snowed under”, so sorry, don’t have resources as a “one man band” to answer you individually)
* I don’t have time to look at other web sites or comment on design (I know nothing about that. To the few who are complaining about the occasional spelling mistake, I “don’t major in minor details”.
”Man invented language in order to satisfy his need to complain.”
– Canadian linguist Steven Pinker
* All my articles may be freely reproduced (sorry don’t have time write for other websites), as I’m busy writing a few books at the moment
* If you clicked on contact and you keep on getting mail (or something like that) I know NOTHING, so contact WordPress admin (support@wordpress.com/and/or help@wordpress.com mailto:help@wordpress.com . I put most of my focus into my books, so have no idea how to add sound, video, etc to the blog.
* please feel free to link to the web site or my other wordpress blogs at http://craigsblogs.wordpress.com should you wish, but I have no time to do links
* You may not believe this, but I’m a “total non-techno”, so know, NOTHING about web site design, feeds, etc. And lay-out is not one of my strong points. I just write and posted on the blog! How I got am where I am is a “miracle” . And no one would believe the story (only those who have true faith)! BELIEVE it (first) … then you’ll see it!
“Believing is seeing.”
(BEFORE the event)
* I don’t have a newsletter to subscribe to
* Will try to post articles from time to time, but all my writings are available at http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 and http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=981
(Personal growth, self help, writing, internet marketing, spiritual, ‘spiritual writings’ (how ‘airey-fairey’), words of inspiration. Please feel free to us
Thanks again for the understanding
craig
PS: Perhaps someone with more time and technical talents than than me could SET UP A BLOG or FORUM with WordPress to discuss the issues raised and take comments!
I, like most people am not religious, but rather ‘spiritual’ (and believe that religion and dogma can really divide)
“We are all spiritual beings on an earthly journey ” (or should that be the other way round)
Perhaps a new topic for discussion???
The various books that Craig “felt inspired to write” are available at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 and http://www.creativekiwis.com/amazon.html
The Spirit of a True Champion: A Look into the Mind of Jesus Christ (The Champion)
If the Lord makes you successful, I’ll keep you humble (…by spending all your money)!”
– a wife (I won’t say whose!)
PPS
thanks for the understanding and I DO really appreciate your “writing in”
“THanks for the thanks”
“When (or if ever) you arrive in heaven, let faith and love be the wings that carried you there.”
– as adapted from the inspiring words of Jonathan Edwards, former minister in New England, Massachusetts
“The Greatest Race: Living by (with) faith, hope and love is the highest podium any person can reach, God’s podium that anyone stand on.”
- craig
Having pursued the goals, the dreams set before us and run the race with persistence and endurance, after giving it all. Then one day standing on the summit of life, breathing in the pure sweet oxygen of achievement, totally satisfied in running the greatest race, the race of life one that ANYONE can run and win.
craig 11/11/11
May Infinite (Ultimate) Source, Ground of All Being , God bless you all
craig 2am!
Time to sleep then back to my books at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4
PPS: Don’t worry about the world ending today…
it’s already tomorrow in “little” scenic and tranquil New Zealand
“Life is God’s novel. Let him write it.” by Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Here was a light behind the despair, beyond the darkness. At first a flicker of an ember, just a tiny pin-prick of dawning possibilities. Then burning slowly, brightly and bigger, a glimmer, a candle in the blackness of despair, which gave off just enough of a glow (luminescence?) to light a path. And so show the rest of us the way ahead… a path to endless possibilities…from the darkness into the eternal light.” as adapted (slightly) from Rian Malan’s powerful words in ‘My Traitor’s Heart’
From “It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn”
It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn (Stirling)
PPS
I’m a “total non-techno” (believe it or not) who knows nothing about web site design, loading pages, etc; so don’t want to slow your loading speed with the thousands of comments (if it affects). However, may approve a few comments each day (if I get time!) then leave them up say 24 hours, so as many people as “poss” get a chance to give their opinion and readers can get a feel of the threads in readers comments. In the meantime I’ll continue writing my books at
The various books that Craig “felt inspired to write” are available at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4
and my latest one on the mind of Jesus at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007E2WXW0
Together, one mind, one heart, one life at a time, lets see how many people we can impact, encourage, empower and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials.”
“…And let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,”
Hebrews 12:1,2
“If Jesus were here today there’s one thing he wouldn’t be–a Christian.
– Mark Twain
“I loved Christ, but wasn’t so keen on his followers.”
– Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
“I would have become a Christian, if it wasn’t for meeting Christians!”
– Gandhi (again)
“Life is God’s novel. Let him write it.”
– Isaac Bashevis Singerhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B007E2WXW0
Get your next ‘fix’ from Jesus. It costs you nothing…except for his life!”
- my good friend, L‘The Prophet’
http://peacepursuit.wordpress.com/
http://breakdownwalls.wordpress.com/
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