Tag: words of encouragement and upliftment

Out of dark times spring light and life

How many of us experience those moments of lost hope, destroyed vision and broken dreams, both in our personal lives and our communities?

Christianity declares that Jesus, the one who died on the cross, was God dwelling among us; God in the flesh. 

This means that in his experience of the cross, we had the creator of the universe 

experiencing our humanity.

 

Through Jesus we see God,who has climbed into the dark pit with us. God seen in the Easter story is the one who knows and experiences our dark moments; and takes them on as His own.

When others let us down the hope present in the Easter story still stands. It’s a hope that stands for eternity.  It’s a hope that stands for eternity no mattewhat happens in our city or the world around us.

 We live with the belief that hope is always present, even when the darkness seems overwhelming. We may not always live up to the ideal, but every Easter we’re called back to that hope and reminded about what God is up to as seen in the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ.

 

 

for the full article  (with far better lay-out/appearance  in formatted text?) see

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11611789

“When others let us down the hope present in the Easter story still stands. It’s a hope that stands for eternity.”

“The light shines in the darkness… and the darkness can never put it out.”

 

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picture from

http://www.itsalwaysdarkestbeforethedawn.wordpress.com

 

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Light (John)

Best wishes from the First City to see the Light
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Don’t worry about the world ending today…
as it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand

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“A writer’s dreams“

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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“When people’s hearts are filled with love, the world is full of hope.” 

“We can all be great, because we can serve others in some way.”

– Mother Teresa

from   . https://sharefaith.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/the-hidden-jesus-by-robert-beckford-4/ and

http://www.jesusthoughts.wordpress.com

“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials.”

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TOGETHER, one mind, one heart, one soul, one small step at a time, we can make some difference towards a better world, a brighter tomorrow

“SHARE, ENCOURAGE and SPREAD, HOPE, LOVE and LIGHT”

Picture (great) by my friend, Jenny, whose photographic talents, I definitely do not possess

“God has created me to do for Him* some definite purpose. He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another.”

“God has created me to do for Him* some definite purpose. He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another.”

– the words of former Cardinal, John Henry Newman

* The generic ‘He’ has been used, but you choose what Ultimate Source, Ground of All Being means to you

from   .https://sharefaith.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/hope-faith-love-and-joy-god-has-a-great-and-unique-plan-for-your-life-4/

“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.”

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“When (or if ever) you arrive in heaven, let faith, hope 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.”
– c

from https://godandformula1.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/on-the-podium-after-the-greatest-race/

“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.”

from http://racetothechequeredflag.wordpress.com/ and http://www.godandformula1.wordpress.com

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Put Your Dream to the Test by John Maxwell (from “Motivational and Inspirational Self Help Books”)

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/put-your-dream-to-the-test-by-john-maxwell-from-motivational-and-inspirational-self-help-bo

“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials…and strive for and perhaps one sunny day even achieve their wildest dreams.”
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‘If He brings you to it, He will bring you through it.”

There would be no point in faith, if it wasn’t tested.
‘If He brings you to it, He will bring you through it.”

“Without a test, you can’t have a testimony!”

Rainbow over Devil's Peak (from capetownskies.com)

Picture (great): Rainbow over Devils’s Peak, Cape Town, South Africa

“Our talents are our gifts from God, but what we do with them are our gifts to God.”

“Our talents are our gifts from God, but what we do with them are our gifts to God.”

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love… (and also ‘little things’ in a great, at least our very best way).”

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love… (and also ‘little things’ in a great, at least our very best way).”

The Eagle: What we can learn the eagle (life lessons)?

. Eagles catch the wind drafts of the spirit – they soar high on the wind beneath our wings. Wait on God…then rise on wings like eagles.
“It’s not by might, nor by power, but by God’s Spirit.”

2. Eagles love storms. They use the air pressure of the storm to go high… and this a lesson for all of us. How can I use this obstacle/adversity in my life to go higher?. Look for the storm, but don’t rely on your own strength to get though it. Remember God is with you in the eye of the storm. We will come out of it in a better place than when we into the storm. You will fly higher, as the Holy Spirit gives us the strength to ovecome adversity in our lives.

Eagles go to great lengths to teach their young

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

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Here are my notes from a TV program by Tak Bhana (web site: http://www.running with fire.co.nz)
THE EAGLE
Lessons from an eagle:
1. Eagles catch the wind drafts of the spirit – they soar high on the wind beneath our wings. Wait on God…then rise on wings like eagles.
“It’s not by might, nor by power, but by God’s Spirit.”

2. Eagles love storms. They use the air pressure of the storm to go high… and this a lesson for all of us. How can I use this obstacle/adversity in my life to go higher?. Look for the storm, but don’t rely on your own strength to get though it. Remember God is with you in the eye of the storm. We will come out of it in a better place than when we into the storm. You will fly higher, as the Holy Spirit gives us the strength to ovecome adversity in our lives.
3. Don’t eat dead things, as eagles only eat fresh prey.
Keep off the dead stuff, unlike vultures
Your walk with God needs to be fresh – a new beginning with new revelations. Listen to His? voice!

4. Eagles circle for some time before attacking their prey. Wait for the right time to attack, to launch your product or idea on the market. Then come back with the spoils of victory.
Learn from history – which battles to fight…and which ones to walk away from.

5. Eagles have tremendous vision from up on high.

“Without a vision the people perish.”
– Proverbs

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6. Eagles go to great lengths to teach their young what they’ve learnt: ie. how to fly, they teach and mentor their young well. Share and pass it on – a vital lesson for humankind

Have faith. “Faith is the currency of God.”
Say:
“Lord, I don’t understand what I’m going through, but I trust you in this situation. I know that with You, I’ll come out OK. Like the storm, this too shall pass.”

Shared by craig  Eagle Productions (“Information and Inspiration Distributer, Incorrigible Encourager and People-builder”)

“Eagles may soar high, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines!”

PS: See the great eagle clip from Tak Bhana (web site: http://www.running with fire.co.nz)

 

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
– Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

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Picture by my old friend John (whose “photographic talents” I definitely do not possess!)

web site http://jetpix.wordpress.com/

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“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
– Leonardo da Vinci

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