"I Dare You to Reach
Your Full Potential"
Debra Lake




"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, But in rising every time
we fall."
Confucius.




If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you would not be able to sit down for six months




Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail....Ralph Waldo Emerson




Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Jesus of Nazareth




We often fear being rejected so very much that we reject
ourselves first before anyone else has the chance. 
Anon


"There are only two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle;the other is as though everything is a miracle."
Albert Einstein




Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
Audrey Hepburn



"To Embroden Yourself, Associate with Bold People."
Randy Gage




"I can do All things through
Christ which/who Strengthens/Empowers Me!"
Philippians 4:13




"Risk more than others think is safe.  Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical.  Expect more than others think is possible"




When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what it has found.
Sufi Proverb




"It is wise to take care of your body, it is the only home it's got."





"Going to Church makes you a Christian
Just as much as going to
McDonald's
makes you a hamburger."





"Are you Working to Live or
Living to Work?"



"If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life."

-- Billy Graham














"Debt is a prison best left as soon as possible"
Randy Gage










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I read this devotional today and felt exactly like the piece of clay that is described.  I haven't been sitting precisely in the middle of the wheel and God used several messages today to softly guide me back on to the wheel so he could continue his work.  He is always trying to get our attention, but are we listening?  I am thankful that God is so patient and so kind and that when we veer off course he is there to get our attention so we don't keep drifting.  Thank you Lord for your guidance and your love.  I am grateful that you continue to mold me and shape me in your image.  Thank you for your unending love and presence in my life.  You are The Lord of my life and I rededicate myself today to your ways not my own.  In Jesus name I pray and ask this.



In Touch Daily Devotional
by Dr. Charles Stanley

January 12-13, 2008 -- A Spiritual Pottery Lesson -- Isaiah 64:8 

            I decided to take a cue from the prophet Jeremiah, who visited a potter's studio at the Lord's request (Jeremiah 18:1-6). So I stopped by an art institute to observe a class--my sole purpose was to better understand the biblical metaphor of God as the Potter and people as the clay. Here's what I learned when I walked into a room full of whirring pottery wheels. 

            The Potter has power over the clay. He can do what He chooses. We humans do have limited free will, but God's will is greater. So even if we try to resist His sculpting hand, He continues to work toward His purpose. The master Craftsman has set out to achieve a particular design in us, and He has a plan to make it take shape.  

            The Potter works the clay with patience. Since God knows that spiritual maturity can't be rushed, He forms our Christlike character slowly--one experience at a time. That means He must also have perseverance, as human clay sometimes shifts off-center and becomes misshapen. Just as clay can be fashioned only when it sits precisely in the middle of the wheel, Christians must be in the Father's will to grow spiritually. The Potter maneuvers the drifting believer back into position and begins remolding. He never discards His vessels but tirelessly works to perfect them. 

            Our God is a personal Potter. His creations reflect His personality and character. And His Spirit is poured into each human vessel so He can be an intimate part of our life. The result is a work of true beauty--a saint wholly committed to Him.