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Favorite Thoughts

A full life cannot be measured in days, but in meaning and purpose

To gauge a man’s depth, look at his relationships, to measure his shallowness, look where he spends his money

To a man respect is love, to a women, love is respect, For unity both need to be honoured

Public affirmation temporally fills the hole of private rejection

To travel is to leave one’s home, to dream is to do the same without transportation

Great thinkers were neither taught or trained, merely discovered

To adventure out, you first need to venture in, and loose the chains

One day of obedience produces more fruit, than a thousand days of good intentions

Better to regret something you have done, than something you should have done

Never honour a man that doesn’t believe in honour

It is impossible to have one foot in the world and one foot in the Kingdom, for to enter the Kingdom you must be born again, the whole self enters or none at all

Chew on your thoughts, but only digest the truth

Father is the greatest name known to man, in fact it is the name of God Himself

To be all you can be, is the not the same as being who you really are

For light to exist it doesn’t require the absence of darkness, but rather it’s presence, for one exalts the other

My eyes never fail to disappoint me

What we ascribe the word Beautiful to changes with age

To be famous is to be known by those you will never know

A servant heart and skilful hands – a heart that wants to, and hands that can do it

To look a man in the eyes, is to really see who he is

Inspiration = to be moved by something outside of self

When the heart loses hope, the body weakens

Those who walk down memory lane too often, don’t always fully return

No matter how true a reflection a mirror gives, people still see what they want to see

A friend sticks closer than a brother

Carry your own load, but may it be filled with compassion for others

Character is a fluid concept, and is at the same time a gift

Today is the present, the fallen couldn’t afford

I never met a man whose lips have never fibbed, nor a women who has never winked

The introverted man seeks seclusion, especially from true self

The exterior pious of over confidence, is a worthless piece of real estate

Most of a man’s dreams are birthed out of his alter ego

Your perception of something brings greater joy, than the reality of what it really is, hence the occupation called “marketing”

Like a clean glass window, we always have a clearer picture of our past than our future, or so it should be

A true saint is always on duty, since he only clocks in once (salvation) and clocks out once (death).  Glorious

The present tense is relieved of it’s tension when in the hands of Him who has no worries.  Cast your cares and anxieties upon Him who created all things.

Insanity – an informal settlement of thoughts and ideas, all claiming ownership of the truth, Genius – trying to become president of the settlement

Radical Christianity is:

  1. Eating and drinking with sinners so often that you are labeled a drunkard and a glutton (this is what happens when you turn every meal into a feast) or
  2. Being able to quote the latest theologian exegesis on a some new revelation on one of the 66 books? Persecution follows the radicals, and it comes mainly from the religious.

Life cannot be measured in days, months or years, but only in the amount of tears spilled by those who remember …

Those who chase after money, enter a race where the runner always loses.

The most profound thing to say, is that which is most needed at the time.

Fear’s nemesis is not courage, but faith.  Fear dwells in void of faith

When the world says “free” it means after you pay for it, you can have it for free? When God says “free”, He paid, so never have too.

Most things can be explained, as they should, except our imagination, it should always remain a mystery.

If you live for too long in the future, today will be a drudgery you need rid yourself of, but without this moment tomorrow may never arrive.

It’s not so much what you allow into your heart that has lasting effect, but more what you allow to stay in your heart that shapes you.

Christianity is no walk in the dark, if you find yourself surrounded by the absence of light, you are off the trail.

Your past has given you what you need for the future.  The trick is to extract it and use it effectively.

You have to own It!

Purpose is your beliefs taking action.

To have it all, is to be God.  to want it all, is to be man.  To lose it all, is animals.  To mount all, is the earth.  To watch it all is the angels.

If you must get lost.  Lose yourself in the smile of a child.  the heart of which, is the purest river into which you could ever fall into.

A dream is an argument happening between the past and the present about the future.

A scar is there to remind you that your wound has healed, not that you were once injured.