If You…

If You…

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you. If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you. But make… If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you. If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you. But make allowance for their doubting too. If you can wait and not be tired of waiting. Or being lied upon, don’t deal in lies Or being hated, don’t give way to hating. And yet don’t look too good or talk too wise. If you can dream-and not make dreams your master. If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat these two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken And stop and build them up with worn-out tools. If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss And loss, and start again at your beginning And never breathe a ward about your loss, If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your

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The Lesson of the Coffee Beans

The Lesson of the Coffee Beans

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg was fragile. but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. By being in the boiling water, they changed the water.

Think About These

Think About These

Think about these thought-provokers: Just because two people argue doesn’t mean they don’t love each other, and just because they don’t argue doesn’t mean they love each other. We don’t… Think about these thought-provokers: Just because two people argue doesn’t mean they don’t love each other, and just because they don’t argue doesn’t mean they love each other. We don’t have to change friends if we understand friends change. True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance; same goes for true love. No matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while; and you must forgive them for that. You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. It’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. You should always leave loved ones with loving words; It may be the last time you see them. You can keep going long after you think you can’t. We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. Either you control your attitude or it controls you. Sometimes when I’m angry, I have the right the right to be angry; but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel. Your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people

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The Paradox of Our Time

The Paradox of Our Time

The paradox of our time in history is that….We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but a narrower viewpoint. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences but less time. We have more degrees but less sense

Shaved by Grace

Shaved by Grace

The expression on her face didn’t even change, expecting his comment. She responded, “You were shaved by Grace and once shaved, always shaved!” That is the same way the grace of Christ avails for us, and it doesn’t diminish in measure. For where sin abounds, grace abounds much more (Romans 5:20).