I LOVE YOU MEANS ...

 

   I love you means that I love the person you are, 

not the person I want you to be.

With thanks to free clipart

EVERYONE OF US IS A GENIUS

 

"Grades are good but they don't define a learner. Never let your child's future be defined by just one exam or grade.

Everyone of us is a genius, and if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its entire life believing that it is stupid. Never let other people's metrics of success become yours."

Excerpt from letter "Matric fail doesn't mean failure in life", by Samuel Radebe. Sowetan, November 9 2022, page 16

GOLDEN APPLES

 

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. 

Proverbs 25:11

DON"T BE AFRAID

 

Don't be afraid.

Try your spiritual wings!

STUDY POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR DECISIONS BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM

 

"And the practicalities, the nuts and bolts. Ideas often look brilliant until you get down to detail and the snags reveal themselves."

Alexander Fullerton. Johnson's Bird, 1989. p 275

THE DOCTOR AND THE THORN-CROWNED CHRIST

 

THE DOCTOR AND THE THORN-CROWNED CHRIST

The Doctor spoke to Christ.

“Yes, You healed the sick, didn’t You? . . .

“You never wanted to be accepted or be a social success. If I remember right, the poor and the sick came to You in droves, and You never turned them away because they had no money. You never had a fine house or servants, or good clothing. That didn’t matter. You were a doctor. I suppose You still are.

“That awful thing on Your Head --------------- Do you know something?  Every real doctor wears it around his heart.”

The Man Who Listens. Taylor Caldwell. 1961. Collins: St James’ Place London.

Pages 204 – 205

ON EARTH YOUR DEAR BODY HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO PAIN AND CHANGE

On earth your dear body has been subjected to pain and change, but then so are all bodies. Humans are meant to change, from the smallness of the infant, through puberty until mid-age. Then the changes of old age come, during which people learn humility due to failing powers, and acceptance that youthful strength has changed. Life is a passage: a transition, if you will, from the earthly to the eternal.

You are part of that heavenly transition during which an earthly human becomes ready for the wonder of the heavenly realm.

During your metamorphosis your cocoon, your earthly wrapping, has been changed. Do not despair. Life is a journey, not the final destination. And God is at the helm of your life-boat. Trust in Him, and you will never founder.