A Word Aptly Spoken
Bits of wisdom to consider, study, or share, gleaned from the Lord through life experiences, anointed teachers, and others.
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, the common ground of understanding, then 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 for 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 Eareckson Tada)
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 into. (J. Preston Eby)
The way up is down.
Haste is often a sign of immaturity. (J. Preston Eby)
God’s greatest delight is not in showing His authority, but in enjoying intimate and close fellowship with His children. (J. Preston 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. (J. Preston Eby)
We should be focusing on our common destiny in Christ rather than our differences. (R. Mikelson)
The mind replays what the heart does not delete. (source unknown)
The difference between judgment and discernment is in the attitude of the heart.
It is a perfected man whose countenance remains the same regardless of circumstances.
Love should always precede labor in God.
Closed doors are God’s protection.
Hatred is a prison. It binds a person’s heart to the one they hate while the despised one goes on living, often unaware.
Just because water is still on the surface does not mean there is not an alligator lurking underneath.
Is that odd? Or is that God?! (Robin J. Gunn)
The fruit (singular) of the spirit is Him. We become what we thought we had to accumulate. (Gary Gatlin)
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. (Corrie ten Boom)
Wisdom comes from reflection before God, acceptance, and emotional maturity, not from age. (J. Preston Eby)
Jesus is the eternal expert in kindness. (Robin J. Gunn)
Be aware of the circumstances you are in. Like Esther, it could well be that God has put you there for a particular purpose.
Encouragement is the circuitry of achievement. (David Skinner)
The Father’s will is not a wall to crash against, but a foundation upon which to build. (John Dutton)
Jesus Christ came to save what, not who, was lost: the intimacy with God. (Gary Gatlin)
Never explain—your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway." (Elbert Hubbard.)
Strength in God comes from surrender to Him.
When life gets loud, go low. Turn your worry into worship. You cannot achieve what only can be received. Abide, not strive. (Bible Says video: How to Find Peace from God.)
Selah. (Pause and calmly think of that!)