Cheerfulness In Contentment

Cheerfulness In Contentment
The way to happiness does not lie in attempting to bring our circumstances up to our minds, but our minds down to our circumstances.

Many birds wear a finer coat than the lark, nor is there any that dwells in a lowlier home; yet which of the feathered songsters soars so high, or sings so cheerily, or teaches man so well how to leave the day’s cares and labors for the bosom of his family, as when, neither envying the peacock his splendid plumage, nor the proud eagle her lofty realm, it drops singing into its grassy nest to caress its young, and with its wings to shield them from the cold dews of the night?

Let ours be the cheerful happiness of Him who, content with little, pleased with whatever pleases the Father, careful for nothing, thankful for anything, prayerful for and in everything, can say with Paul, “I have learned in whatsoever state I am, to be content.”—GUTHRIE.

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The Source of Everything

David Jeremiah

When David prayed a prayer of thanksgiving for the resources given by all the people, he made it plain that whatever they had given came first from God. It’s so easy for us to forget the origin of everything we own.

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Develop a Vision of Victory

Joel Osteen

Do you have a vision of victory for your life? Do you perceive victory in your every step? Are you living each day filled with faith and expectancy? Today’s verse doesn’t say that God is going to do a new thing some day.

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Think the Way God Thinks

Joel Osteen

Begin today to think the way God thinks. The Bible says, “The path of the righteous grows brighter and brighter and brighter.” Think increase... Think big... Think expansive! Start expecting the unexpected and look at life through your eyes of faith.

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Wisdom in Building Up

T.D. Jakes

WE can build up ourselves, cultivate a sense of expectancy about the coming of the Lord, have compassion on those who have fallen, and be moved with zeal to make a difference in the lives of those who have spotted their garments.