Words To Live By

Psalm 37:21-26 (New International Version)

21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;

22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be cut off.

23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;

24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.

26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be blessed.


TODAY'S PROMISE
I will take hold of your hand to keep you from falling.


WORDS TO LIVE BY
I am not like the wicked who borrow and don't repay what they borrow. I give generously and joyously, and the Lord blesses me with His abundant provision. He has set aside a tremendous inheritance for me.

My Father is thrilled about spending time with me. He rejoices as we walk through this life together, and He makes sure that all of my steps stand firm. Even if I stumble, I will not fall for my Father will catch me in His hand. He will never forsake me all the days of my life, and my children will never have to beg for a meal. I always have enough to be generous and lend freely, and my children will enjoy His abundance as well.


Life's Little Nuggets
Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded. ~Fulton Sheen

Words To Live By

2 Timothy 4:17-18 (New King James Version)

¹⁷ But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. ¹⁸ And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!

TODAY'S PROMISE

I will rescue you from evil and safely deliver you into my kingdom.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

The Lord is standing by my side encouraging and strengthening me so that through me His message might be proclaimed to all who will hear it.

He covers me like a shield delivering me from the mouth of the lion and rescuing me from evil until that day when I am taken safely to my home in heaven. To God be the glory forever and ever. Amen

Life's Little Nuggets
The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away. ~Fulton J. Sheen

Words To Live By

1 John 2:15-17 (New King James Version)

¹⁵ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. ¹⁷ And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

TODAY'S PROMISE
The world and its passions will disappear, but those who do My will shall live forever.


WORDS TO LIVE BY
I do not treasure the world or the things the world has to offer because I know that those who treasure and love the world do not have the love of the Father int hem. I also know that the cravings of the fallen nature, the lusts of the eyes and all arrogant boasting does not come from the Father but from the world. The world and all of its treasure will pass away, but I, as a child of the most high God, doing the will of God, will remain and live with Him throughout eternity.

Life's Little Nuggets
I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man. ~~Dwight L. Moody

Words To Live By

Proverbs 18:10 (New King James Version)

¹⁰ The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe.



TODAY'S PROMISE
My name is a strong tower that you can run to and find safety.



WORDS TO LIVE BY
The name of the Lord is my place of refuge. I call on His name and find safety in times of trouble.


Life's Little Nuggets
"A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way." ~ John C. Maxwell

Words To Live By

Isaiah 61:1-3 (New King James Version)

¹ “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,
Because the LORD has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
² To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
³ To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”

TODAY'S PROMISE
I will give you an attitude of praise in exchange for your spirit of heaviness.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
The Holy Spirit is within me, and I have the power to preach the gospel to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, set free those held captive by the enemy, release the prisoners from their chains of darkness, proclaim to all that God is not waiting to pounce on them for their wrong-doing but is ready to grant them abundant favor, blessings and life, to comfort those who mourn, provide for those who grieve and present them with a crown of beauty in exchange for their ashes and a garment of praise to break their depression. I am an oak of righteousness, a planting of the Lord to display His love and splendor to the world.

Life's Little Nuggets
People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. ~John Maxwell

Words To Live By

2 Kings 6:13-18

13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

TODAY'S PROMISE
You don't need to be afraid for I am always with you.

WORDS OF LIFE

I am not afraid when the enemy comes roaring in like a flood. Though they come in by night and surround me with a great army I am not afraid. When others panic and cry out in fear, I stand strong. I know the One in whom I have put my trust. I also know that there are more that are on my side than any army the enemy can muster. I do not trust in what I see, for I know that what I do not see is where the real power is. The Lord's angels have surrounded me to do battle on my behalf. Therefore I am not moved by what my natural eyes see, and I am not afraid!

Life's Little Nuggets
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. - Abraham Lincoln

Words To Live By

Psalm 71:20-21

20 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.

21 You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again

Today's Promise
Regardless of what happens in your life I will be here to see you through.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

When troubles overwhelm me and it seems like the weight of the world is on my shoulders, God will take me through once again. Though many distresses and misfortunes have rained on me I will rise up with the strength and the power of heaven in my wake. God takes His stand with me in every circumstance. He increases my greatness and comforts me in every area.

Life's Little Nuggets
We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine. ~D.L. Moody

Words To Live By

Psalm 40

¹ I waited patiently for the LORD;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
² He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
³ He has put a new song in my mouth—
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the LORD.

⁴ Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust,
And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

TODAY'S PROMISE
Wait patiently for me, and I will hear your cry.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
I focus on God alone for my provision. I patiently wait for His response to my prayers. I know His ear is listening for me, and He is faithful to answer me when I call on Him. He delivers me from the pit and pulls me out of the clay. He has placed my feet on a rock and has established every step. He put a new song in my mouth, and His praises are always on my lips. Many will see what He has done in my life and will believe. My answered prayers are winning the souls of others because they see Him magnified in me.

Life's Little Nuggets
"The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process." ~ Barbara Colorose

Words To Live By

Isaiah 54:13-17 (New Century Version)

¹³ All your children will be taught by the Lord,
and they will have much peace.
¹⁴ I will build you using fairness.
You will be safe from those who would hurt you,
so you will have nothing to fear.
Nothing will come to make you afraid.
¹⁵ I will not send anyone to attack you,
and you will defeat those who do attack you.

¹⁶ "See, I made the blacksmith.
He fans the fire to make it hotter,
and he makes the kind of tool he wants.
In the same way I have made the destroyer to destroy.
¹⁷ So no weapon that is used against you will defeat you.
You will show that those who speak against you are wrong.
These are the good things my servants receive.
Their victory comes from me," says the Lord.

TODAY'S PROMISE

No weapon created to harm you will succeed against you.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

My children are taught the ways of the Lord, and He gives them peace that surpasses all understanding. My household is established in righteousness and high-handedness cannot gain a foothold in my life. I have total authority over all fear, anxiety, stress and terror. I will not allow them to become established in my life in any shape or form. If I find myself under attack in any way, I know it is not the Lord's doing. All of His actions toward me are for good and never evil. He gives me strength to conquer the enemy. Because of this no weapon set against me can prevail over me, and I thwart every accusation that the enemy brings against me. This is part of my inheritance as a child of the Most High King, and my righteousness and justification come from Him.

Life's Little Nuggets
Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today. --Robert H. Schuller

Words To Live By

Ephesians 3:14-21 (New Century Version)

¹⁴ So I bow in prayer before the Father¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name.¹⁶ I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through his Spirit.¹⁷ I pray that Christ will live in your hearts by faith and that your life will be strong in love and be built on love.¹⁸ And I pray that you and all God's holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ's love—how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is.¹⁹ Christ's love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God.

²⁰ With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.²¹ To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen.

TODAY'S PROMISE
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
I willingly kneel before my Father, in whom my entire family in both heaven and earth acquires its name. Out of His glorious riches, He strengthens me with amazing power, through the Holy Spirit. It is my spirit that receives this strength. I have been made new so that He can dwell in my spirit through faith.
Being grounded in His love, I now have the ability to comprehend how wide, long, high and deep the love of Jesus is so that I can be filled to the measure of all of the fullness of God. The very fullness of God Himself dwells in me. He is able to do way over and beyond all that I could ever ask or even think about asking for. He does this according to His power that is at work in me. The power of God --the very power that spoke all the universe into existence--is posed in me at this very minute. I have chosen to be God-minded and to see Him high and lifted up in me throughout every generation.

Life's Little Nuggets
Give me a man who says this one thing I do, and not those fifty things I dabble in. ~Dwight L Moody

Words To Live By

Matthew 17:19-20 (New International Version)

¹⁹Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"

²⁰He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

Today's Promise
Nothing will be impossible for those who have even a little faith.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
My faith is a spiritual force that is alive within me. When I use it, it is like a seed planted at the root of the problem. As I cultivate it by continually believing and speaking the answer, it overtakes and uproots whatever is standing in my way. Even a mountain is movable for me when I am persistent in my faith. When I command it to move, it moves. When I command an illness to come out of a body, it comes out. With the faith that God has given me, nothing is impossible for me.

Life's Little Nuggets
A good example is far better than a good precept. --Dwight L Moody

Words To Live By

James 1:16-18 (King James Version)

¹⁶Do not err, my beloved brethren.

¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

¹⁸Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Today's Promise
Every good gift that you receive comes directly from my hand.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

I cannot be tricked into thinking that God is the cause of bad things that happen or that He has some purpose in all of the evil that I endure in this life. I know that every good and beneficial gift comes from God. There is nothing deceitful, nothing fickle and nothing two-faced in Him. He never changes, but always remains the same. He is a good God all of the time, and all that He does is good.

Out of the purpose of His own heart, He chose to bring us to life using the Word of Truth and showing us off as the crown of all of His creatures.

Life's Little Nuggets
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. --Norman Vincent Peale

Words To Live By

2 Corinthians 1:18-22 (New King James Version)

¹⁸ But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No. ¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. ²⁰ For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. ²¹ Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, ²² who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

TODAY'S PROMISE
I have anointed you with My Spirit as a down payment of what is yet to come.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
My heavenly Father is faithful to His every Word. No matter how many promises He has made, in Jesus, He makes good on every one. I have God's Word; therefore I have God's will. Every time that I pray in line with His Word,t he answer is guaranteed.
Now it is God Himself who makes me stand firm in Christ. He has anointed me with His burden-removing, yoke-destroying power; set His seal of ownership upon me declaring to all of heaven and earth that I am His; and has filled me with His Spirit as a deposit guaranteeing my place in His family.

Life's Little Nuggets
"Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others may receive your orders without being humiliated." — Dag Hammarskjöld

Words to Live By

Psalm 63: 1-11 (King James Version)

¹O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

²To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

³Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

⁴Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

⁵My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

⁶When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

⁷Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

⁸My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

⁹But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

¹⁰They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

¹¹But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Today's Promise
My loving kindness is more precious than life.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

The Lord is my God. I seek Him early in the mornings because my soul thirsts for Him. My flesh longs for Him in this parched land where there is no water. I seek Him in His inner sanctum for I so long to His power and glory. His love and kindness for and to me is better than life itself to me.

I will always praise Him. I will not wait until I reach heaven to bless Him, but I will bless Him now - in this life. I will not put it off one ore day. Now is the time I will bless Him. I lift up my hands in His name. I praise my Father God for His mercy and kindness. When I do this my soul will be as satisfied as my belly is when I eat a great meal. Let joy flood my heart as I praise His holy name.

I remember my Father as I lay down to sleep at night. I meditate on Him in the late night and consider the Word He has given me. He is my never-failing help. I rejoice in the protection of His wings as a chick hides under its mother's wings.

His right hand holds me fast, and He makes sure that I am not caught off guard by the ways of the wicked. My soul follows close to Him as He leads me through this life. Those who seek to destroy me will themselves be destroyed, but I will rejoice in Father God.

Life's Little Nuggets

"Leadership is a serving relationship that has the effect of facilitating human development." — Ted Ward

Words To Live By

1 Samuel 12:22-24 (King James Version)

²²For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

²³Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

²⁴Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Today's Promise
I will not abandon you for I am glad to make you my very own.


WORDS TO LIVE BY
God has declared He will never leave me or walk out on me. It pleases Him greatly to call me His child. He has made me a member of His family. I now have a host of brothers and sisters of every race, creed and nation. Far be it from me to ever cease praying for them. They are my family. We have the same Father.
The Lord directs my ways and reveals His knowledge to me. He leads me in a path that is good and right. I will honor and serve Him with all of my heart, and I will never forget all the marvelous ways He has blessed me.

Life's Little Nuggets
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of determination." — Vince Lombardi

Words To Live By

Acts 2:38-39 (King James Version)

³⁸Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

³⁹For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call


Today's Promise
My promise of life is for you and for your family.


WORDS TO LIVE BY
I have repented, have been baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of my sins, and have received the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise of the Holy Spirit was given not only to me personally but to anyone and everyone that the Lord has called.

Life's Little Nuggets
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. ~Robert Frost~

Psalm 145:16-20 (King James Version)

¹⁶Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

¹⁸The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

¹⁹He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

²⁰The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

Today's Promise
When I open my hand, I provide for all that I created.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
My Father loves me, and I can count on Him to fulfill all of His promises to me. When I fall He holds me in His arms. When I am bent over under the load of this world He lifts me up and reminds me of who I am in Him and who He has created me to be. He is always there to meet my needs. He is my ultimate source, not my job or any other resource this world has to offer.

My heart belongs to Him and His to me. We bring joy to each other in our relationship. He fulfills every desire and is always at my side. His eyes are forever on me, and I am careful to keep my eyes on Him. We are committed to our covenant, and our love is everlasting.

Life's Little Nuggets
Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. -- Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish Dramatist/Novelist/Poet

Words to Live By

Isaiah 55:10-12 (King James Version)

¹⁰For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

¹¹So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

¹²For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

TODAY'S PROMISE
My Word will not return to me until it accomplishes what I intended.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
As the heavens produce rain and snow to replenish the thirsty earth and make it sprout seed for the sower and bread for the hungry, so it is with God's Word. He has sent it to me for a purpose, and it will accomplish that purpose in my life. It is always on my lips as a seed, and it produces a perpetual harvest of good things. What a joy it is to be led forth in such peace and assurance!

The mountains and the hills burst into song before me, and I enjoy the favor of all who see God's blessings at work in my life.

Life's Little Nuggets
"The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do." — Andrew Carnegie

Words to Live By

Psalm 61 KJV

¹Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

²From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

³For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

⁴I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

⁵For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

⁶Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

TODAY'S PROMISE
My covenant with you is secure, and you can rest in it for I am your covering and your place of shelter from the woes of the world.


WORDS TO LIVE BY
My Father has great concern for me. When my heart is overwhelmed, He leads me to the Rock that is higher than me. I will dwell in His house forever and trust int he shelter of His wings.
The Lord hears my vows and remembers our covenant. I have and inheritance that is secure and enduring. He prolongs my life for His name's sake. My years cover many generations. He has prepared His mercy and truth to preserve me. I will live before Him forever.

Life's Little Nuggets
"Leadership is a serving relationship that has the effect of facilitating human development." — Ted Ward

Words to Live By

Deuteronomy 31:6-8 (King James Version)

⁶Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

⁷And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

⁸And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Today's Promise
Be courageous for I am with you, and I will never fail you.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

My Father is with me in everything I do and everywhere I go. In Him I am always strong and full of courage. I am not alarmed by what I see going on around me. God is with me, and He will not fail me. I hold fast to His promise that He will never abandon me or disown me.

Life's Little Nuggets

"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already." ~ John Buchan

Words To Live By

Titus 1:1-3 (New King James Version)

¹ Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, ² in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, ³ but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

Today's Promise
You can rest in my promise of eternal life, for I cannot lie.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
I have been chosen by Father God to proclaim the message of salvation, to promote the faith that has been given to us all and to guide others to the knowledge of truth that leads to godliness. I demonstrate faith and knowledge that rests in the hope of eternal life which our Father placed in His Word before the beginning of time.
Now is the time according to His destiny for me, to fulfill my purpose in this earth. He has placed me here and now for such a time as this. I have the privilege of being a carrier of His Word to the world, whether through words or through my life as a testimony to His Word. The Most High God has trusted His unfailing Word to me. Through His direction I have the responsibility to share it with others and proclaim it to everyone I come in contact with.

Life's Little Nuggets
It's easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is much better at the top. [Arnold Bennet]