Do not be so busy adding up your troubles

"Don't be so busy adding up your troubles
that you forget to count your blessings."
- Unknown

"A simple, childlike faith in a Divine Friend
solves all the problems that come to us by land or sea."
- Helen Keller

"This poor man cried out, and Jehovah heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of Jehovah encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them."
Psalm 34:6-7

“Jehovah is near the broken-hearted,
And saves those who have a contrite spirit.”
Psalm 34:18

God, Give that I can put the troubles away,
but that I would also be able to take the problems from others away.
When I was searching for you Heavenly Father,
You gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
Please do make me strong to go to help others now
and to spread your Name and show them how Christ can guide us.

“They will never again be hungry or thirsty,
 and never again will the sun strike them, or any scorching heat,
because the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their keeper, their Shepherd,
and their guide to fountains of living water
and God will wipe every tear from their eyes and will make glad their eyes for ever."”
Revelation 7:16-17

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Wees niet zo bezig met het optellen van uw problemen

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2016 linkupdate

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The work I do, let it be done good

"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause and say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle,
but you yourself shall be the miracle.
- Phillips Brooks

"We must begin to search for God in our workplaces.
God is already there, do not mistake you.
We simply have not trained ourselves to see our creator."
- William E. Diehl

Have thy tools ready, God will provide thee work.
- Charles Kingsley

"So, whether you eat or drink (sweep streets), or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 

.." 'Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:15

Dear Father, Creator of heaven and earth,
I behold your works with joy.
I'm just a small worker on this earth,
but leave those tasks I performed be properly implemented.
And let others see my commitment and enjoy my work done.

Dutch version > Laat ik mijn werk goed doen
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2013 update:

Cover of Martin Luther King, Jr.

 “As we live and move and have our being, so from this vision, we create heaven in our own lives… and perhaps even heaven on earth.”
– craig (as inspired by Acts 17:28 and the words of Felicia Searcy)
“Aim at the earth and you may not get off the ground.
“Aim at the stars and you may reach the moon.”
“Aim at heaven and you’ll have earth thrown in…
and you may even hit the stars.”
– craig (as inspired by the famous quote by CS Lewis – 24th May 2012)
“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”

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