"Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to,
when all they need is one reason why they can."
- Mary Frances Berry
The difference between perseverance and obstinancy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
- Henry Ward Beecher
There are only 2 reasons everyone is not a Christian:
1) They do not know a Christian or
2) They do.
- Author Unknown
"Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, 'Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.'"
Luke 8:47-48
God, I am grateful that I got the opportunity to know your son.
Let my will and approach to others ever be worn by Jesus his example.
Friday 25 September 2009
Reasons why they cannot do what they want to
Thursday 24 September 2009
Samenreizende
We zijn metgezellen op de weg door het leven, ieder van ons aan het proberen om de juiste weg te vinden.
We moeten proberen te leven in harmonie met elkaar, omdat we alle hulp en aanmoediging nodig hebben, vooral als er moeilijke dingen zijn.
We moeten proberen te leven in harmonie met onze omgeving en dus de kansen die God ons heeft gegeven in het leven waarderen.
Maar vooral moeten we leren leven in harmonie met God, zodat we met Hem kunnen wandelen door het leven en dus de onschatbare gave krijgen van het eeuwige leven als Jezus terugkeert.
Als we dit met succes moeten doen, moeten we in overeenstemming zijn met de waarden van God en vertrouwd met Zijn kijk op het leven. Een profeet gaf eenmaal deze uitdaging: "Kunnen er twee tezamen gaan, tenzij zij overeengekomen zijn?" (Amos 3:3). Het antwoord is duidelijk "Nee!" Maar de kans bestaat nog steeds voor ons om een overeenkomst met God te maken en te leren om Zijn richting te volgen door het leven. Er is geen betere manier.
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Travelling Together
We are companions on the road through life, every one of us trying to find the right way forward.
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We must try to live in harmony with one another, because we all need help and encouragement, especially when things are difficult.
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We must try to live in harmony with our environment and thus appreciate the opportunities in life that God has given us.
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But most importantly we must learn to live in harmony with God, so that we might walk with Him through life and thus obtain the priceless gift of eternal life when Jesus returns.
If we are to do this successfully we must be in agreement with God’s values and familiar with His view of life. A prophet once issued this challenge: “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3). The answer is clearly “No!” But the opportunity still exists for us to make an agreement with God and to learn to follow His direction through life. There is no better way.
- Glad Tidings September 2009
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The one who has not had a taste of love
Is but a piece of wood or stone to God.
Love extracts water from stones;
Love removes rust from mirrors.
infidelity seeks war, faith peace;
Love sets fire to war and peace alike.
Love opens its mouth in the sea of the heart;
It devours the two worlds like a whale.
Like a lion, love knows no ruse;
It does not change from a lion to a fox.
- Rumi
(Divan 1331:1-5)
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2013 update
Geregistreerde Islamieten in België en omstreken
Voor Nederland bedraagt dit 907,030 moslims op 16,491,461 inwoners, of 5.5%.
Frankrijk heeft 4,565,710 moslims of 7.5% van de 60,876,136 inwoners.
Duitsland 3,049,625 moslims of 3.7% van de 82,422,299 inwoners.
24% van de wereldbevolking (6,472,194,146), of 1,549,200,059 is erkend als Moslim.
* 10,414,336 (Juli 2009 est.)
Romaans Katholiek 75%, andere geloofsgroepen (inclusief Protestant) 25%
Een van de bronnen: - CIA World Factbook
> Institute of Islamic Information and Education
It is good for me to draw near to God. — PSA. 73:28.
It is good for me to draw near to God. — PSA. 73:28.
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. — A day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door‑keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. — Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. — Therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us: ... let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.
Psa. 26:8. ‑Psa. 84:10. ‑Psa. 65:4. Lam. 3:25. ‑Isa. 30:18. Heb. 10:19,20,22.
- Anonymous From Daily Light on the Daily Path
Being Justified by faith
Romans 3:26
A remaining name
"My name from the palms of His hands
Eternity will not erase;
Impress'd on His heart it remains,
In marks of indelible grace."
"He shall present my soul,
Unblemish'd and complete,
Before the glory of His face,
With joys divinely great"
"I, among the blood-wash'd throng,
Shall wave the palm, and wear the crown,
And shout loud victory"
"Grace all the work shall crown
Through everlasting days;
It lays in Heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise"
- C. H. Spurgeon
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| C. H. Spurgeon, "The Prince of Preachers" (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Wanneeer wij liefhebben is er geen nood aan wetten
Indien iedereen zich aan Gods wetten en aan de liefde zou houden,
zouden wij geen burgerwetten moeten hebben die ons er aan herinneren wat we wel en niet mogen.
Indien wij God liefhebben weten wij hoe wij in harmonie met elkaar moeten leven.
Daar waar liefde is binnengetreden, is er geen wet meer nodig om te richten.
- Marcus Ampe
"Te vaak houden we van dingen en gebruiken we mensen,
terwijl we dingen zouden moeten gebruiken en mensen liefhebben."
- Autheur Onbekend
"Duisternis kan niet verdreven worden door duisternis; alleen licht kan het doen.
Haat kan niet verdreven worden door haat; alleen liefde kan dat doen.
We moeten leven samen te leven als broeders, of samen vergaan als dwazen."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"De eerste taak van liefde is om te luisteren."
- Paul Tillich
“Laat liefde en trouw u niet verlaten! Bind ze om uw hals, schrijf ze op de tafel van uw hart:”
Spreuken 3:3
“De haat brengt twist teweeg, maar de liefde bedekt alle zonden.”
Spreuken 10:12
“Zij die kwade plannen smeden lopen stellig verloren,
maar liefde en trouw zijn bij hen die het goede beogen.”
Spreuken 14:22
God ik ben dankbaar voor de liefde die U mij schenkt
en vraag U dat ik ook veel liefde aan anderen zal kunnen schenken.
When we love we do not need laws
If everyone would keep God's laws and would keep to love,
we would not to have civil laws who should remind us what we can and can not.
If we love God we know how we should live in harmony.
Where love has entered, there is no law necessary to focus.
- Marcus Ampe
We too often love things and use people
when we should be using things and loving people.
- Author Unknown
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
We must learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The first duty of love is to listen.
- Paul Tillich
“Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:”
Proverbs 3:3
“Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.”
Proverbs 10:12
“Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.”
Proverbs 14:22
God I am grateful for the love you give me
I ask You that I shall be able to give much love to others.
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2013 update:
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| English: Dr. Martin Luther King giving his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Español: Dr. Martin Luther King dando su discurso "Yo tengo un sueño" durante la Marcha sobre Washington por el trabajo y la libertad en Washington, D.C., 28 de agosto de 1963. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
