Calm the Storm

"Sometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us and other times He calms the restless sea around us. Most of all, He calms the storm inside us in our deepest inner soul." — Lloyd John Ogilvie

Rules

"God has given us rules not because He is arbitrary, but because the rules... are fixed in His own character.... Thus, when we sin we break the law of God... in the direction of destroying what we really are." — Francis Schaeffer

Gratitude

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." — Cicero

Peace

"Peace is to be found in the acceptance of things we are unable to change." — Author Unknown

Patience Honor Wisdom

"Lord please give me the patience to listen, the courage to speak, the honor to follow, and the wisdom to lead." — Author Unknown

Full Hands

"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them." — St. Augustine of Hippo

Obedience

"Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility." — John Climacus

Perspective

"Any concern too small to be a prayer is too small to be a burden." — Corrie ten Boom

Wisdom

"Wisdom is, and starts with, the humility to accept the fact that you don't have all the right answers, and the courage to learn to ask the right questions." 

Light & Dark

"The issue now is clear. It is between light and darkness and everyon must choose his side." — G. K. Chesterton

Extraordinary Life

"When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself." Jacque – Yves Cousteau

Use of Life

"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." — William James

Better to...

"Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it." — Erwin W. Lutzer

Input & Output

"Your input will determine your output, so guard what you put in and you won't be put out." — Peter Sinclair

God draws near

"God still draws near to us in the ordinary, commonplace, everyday experiences and places... He comes in surprising ways." — Henry Gariepy

Let Go

"We must let go of the life we planned in order to accept the life that is waiting for us."