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The Best Giving Quotes

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Some quotations about giving… I’m posting now , or again; can’t remember if I’ve posted before. These are worth all the effort. Be inspired!     If everyone gives one thread , the poor man will have a shirt. - Unknown   No person was ever honored for what he received. He was honored for what he gave. - Calvin Coolidge   Blessed are those who can give without remembering , and take without forgetting. - Princess Elizabeth , Asquith Bibesco   We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill   Give to God what’s right – not what’s left. - Unknown   A lot of people are willing to give God the credit , but not too many are willing to give Him the cash. - Unknown   If you can’t feed a hundred people , then feed just one. - Mother Teresa   It’s important to give it all you have while you ...

I'm Thankful - Now

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      I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards , I am thanking You right now.             I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better , I am thanking You right now.               I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me , I am thanking You right now.       I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears , I am thanking You right now.         I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves , I am going to thank You right now.         I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is qui...

Growing With Problems

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 (Taken from Sunburst , September 2000 issue; a publication by Singapore Technologies)   Born Free. But our minds are clogged with day-to-day worries.   Free your mind. That’s easy to say. Problems today seem part and parcel of our lives. We want less of it and yet some say problems can actually be good for us!   Here’s why.   Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the Great Barrier Reef which stretches some 1 , 800 miles from New Guinea to Australia . During one such tour , the guide was asked an interesting question. “I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless , while the ocean side is vibrant and colourful , ” a traveller observed. “Why is this so?”   The guide’s answer was rather interesting:   “The coral around the lagoon side is in still water , with no challenge to its survival. Hence it dies early. However the coral on the...

I'm in the 7%...

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This really is 'food for thought'!!!   A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said , "Lord , I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like." The Lord led the holy man to two doors.   He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked inside. In the middle of the room was a large , round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew , which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.   The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms , they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.   The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.   The Lord said , "You have seen Hell."   T...

Friend of God

T he All-Knowing, All-Powerful, Creator of the Universe wants to be your friend. He wants to walk with you and talk with you and share life with you. That’s why He created you—first and foremost, for fellowship.   I t’s as simple as opening your heart of faith to Him. If you have faith in Jesus today then, just like Abraham, you are God’s friend. And the Bible says that God is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. That means He is faithful. He will never leave you. He will never forsake you. He is with you always. He is mindful of you—that means He is always thinking of you, as the B ible declares, His thoughts upon us outnumber s the sands in the beach.   W hat an honor and privilege it is to be called God’s friend! Let that sink down into our heart s today. The next time the enemy tries to tell us that we are alone in this world, or that no one else understands what we are going through, we can say out...

Positive Approach

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Positive Approach   Father : I want you to marry a girl of my choice. Son : "I will choose my own bride!" Father : "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter." Son : "Well , in that case...OK" Next day…   Father approaches Bill Gates . Father : "I have a husband for your daughter." Bill Gates : "But my daughter is too young to marry!" Father : "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank." Bill Gates : "Ah , in that case... OK" Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank. Father : "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president." President : "But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!" Father : "But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law." President : "Ah , in that case... OK" This is how business is done!! Moral: Even if you have nothing , you can...