A Word Aptly Spoken
Bits of wisdom to study or share, gleaned from the Lord directly through life experiences and anointed teachers.
Love and grief go together.
There is no healing without feeling.
True strength handles humility well.
You can’t warm yourself with the fire of anger without chilling your soul. (N. Atherton, 1992)
Deprivation typically leads to excess.
Temporary instability is necessary for change.
Love unites. It does not divide. (J. Preston Eby)
There is a prism of wisdom. (R. Mikelson)
He who angers you conquers you. (E. Kenney)
Teach by starting where others are at and lifting them to where you are.
He is turning our woe into wow! (R. Mikelson)
Purify your motives.
Forgiveness is a process, not just a decision.
You can fly….but that cocoon has to go!
Forgiveness is not the same as consequences from our actions.
What you focus on, grows.
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself through God.
Where the sun shines continually, a desert is found.
Don’t tell all you know.
There is always someone above you and someone below you on the ladder of suffering. (Joni Earickson)
Praise is power in God.
It takes mighty winds of adversity to blow away the dead from the past. (Dr. Sunwolf)
Get better, not bitter.
God is the pursuer in all relationships with mankind.
What you hear depends upon where you are coming from and what you are tuned in to.” (Eby)
The way up is down.
Haste is often a sign of immaturity. (Eby)
God’s greatest delight is not in showing His authority, but in enjoying intimate and close fellowship with His children.” (Eby)
All the evil in the world today, even as Jesus said, comes from within the evil heart of man. Therefore, since all evil begins within and not without, transformation must begin within and not without. (Eby)
Selah. (Pause and calmly think of that!)