Daily Inspirational May 8, 2009

MAY 8TH

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THE BEAUTY
AROUND ME EVERYWHERE,
THE GENTLE RAIN AND GLISTENING DEW,
THE SUNSHINE AND THE AIR.



THE LORD IS WATCHING
EVERYWHERE AND KEEPS
HIS EYE ON BOTH THE
EVIL AND THE GOOD.



PROVERBS 15:3



TODAY APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY SURROUNDING
YOU AND YOU'LL RECOGNIZE THAT GOD IS HERE,
THERE, AND EVERYWHERE.





LOVE MAKES UP FOR THE LACK OF LONG
MEMORIES BY A SORT OF MAGIC.
ALL OTHER AFFECTIONS NEED A PAST:
LOVE CREATES A PAST WHICH ENVELOPS US,
AS IF BY ENCHANTMENT.

-BENJAMIN CONSTANT-



TO TRULY LOVE SOMEONE IS TO SEE
THEM AS THEY REALLY ARE,
WITH ALL THEIR FAULTS, QUIRKS, AND DEFECTS,
AND STILL SEE THEM AS PERFECT EXPRESSIONS
OF THE DIVINE.



STREAMS IN THE DESERT
DAILY THOUGHTS FROM
THE DEVOTIONAL CLASSIC
by MRS. CHARLES E. COWMAN



BE STILL, AND KNOW
THAT I AM GOD.



PSALM 46:10



IN ORDER REALLY TO KNOW
GOD, INWARD STILLNESS IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
IT IS A LIVING STILLNESS BORN
OF TRUST. QUIET TENSION
IS NOT TRUST. IT IS SIMPLY
COMPRESSED ANXIETY.



PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



A PRAYERLESS CHRISTIAN IS LIKE HAVING
YOUR ROOM WALLPAPERED WITH
SAK'S FIFTH AVENUE GIFT CERTIFICATES
BUT ALWAYS SHOPPING AT RAGSTOCK
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T READ.

-JOHN PIPER-



GOD GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WEARY AND
INCREASES THE POWER OF THE WEAK.
EVEN YOUTHS GROW TIRED AND WEARY,
AND YOUNG MEN STUMBLE AND FALL;
BUT THOSE WHO WAIT FOR THE LORD
WILL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH; THEY
WILL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES;
THEY WILL RUN AND NOT GROW WEARY;
THEY WILL WALK AND NOT BE FAINT.



ISAIAH 40:29-31



THOSE WHO ARE RICH IN THIS PRESENT
WORLD SHOULD NOT BE ARROGANT OR
SET THEIR HOPE ON THE UNCERTAINTY
OF RICHES BUT ON GOD, WHO RICHLY
PROVIDES US WITH EVERYTHING FOR
OUR ENJOYMENT. THEY SHOULD DO GOOD,
BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, AND BE GENEROUS
AND WILLING TO SHARE. IN THIS WAY THEY
WILL LAY UP TREASURE FOR THEMSELVES AS
A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE,
SO THAT THEY MAY LAY HOLD OF TRUE LIFE.



1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19



STARTING A QUARREL IS LIKE BREACHING
A DAM, SO I WILL STOP A QUARREL
BEFORE IT BREAKS OUT.



PROVERBS 17:14



LORD I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SOVEREIGN
POWER AND AND FOR YOUR PROMISE OF
COMPLETE RENEWAL. I THANK YOU FOR
MANY THINGS YOU HAVE GIVEN ME.
HELP ME TO BE SELF-CONTROLLED AND
LIVE IN PEACE WITH OTHERS.

MAY THE LOVE OF CHRIST BE
WITH US TODAY AND ALWAYS!
IN CHRIST NAME WE PRAY,
AMEN.