1 Corinthians 2:9
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”[a]

Stop all feverish haste and be calm!

"Stop all feverish haste and be calm and untroubled.
Come for rest.
Stay for rest. 
Wait until My rest fills your soul.
Rest knows no fear.
No want.
Rest is strong and confident.
Be careful, 
keep calm,
do not lose heart.
Walk with Me. 
Learn of Me.
talk to Me.
Here lies your true happiness." -God Calling.

How about your spouse?
Sometimes our partner just needs alittle TLC.
Have you done anything lately to remind them that you care about them?
How is it that we are kinder to strangers than we are to our spouses?
Sometimes it is just the little things we do that show our loved one that we care about them.
You don't know how much the little kindnesses you do impact them.
Peace comes in sensing that our spouse knows and cares about us.

Do you remember what God has saved you from?

Whatever sorrow or difficulty the day may bring, still love and laugh.

Value one another, the deceitfulness of richess and the cares of this life choke out marital joy.   Career 'ladder climbing", super parent syndrome, extra marital affairs all cause their tragic share of marital misery by stifling intimacy and creating fear from betrayal.   Possessions can't buy happiness, and social status can't bring inner joy.  -Intimate Moments.

What have you been saved from?
Suicide? Recklessness? Death by addiction, drugs? Immoral relationships? Divorce? Jail? Assault?
Death?  Poverty?  Sickness?  Starvation? Bitterness?  Loneliness?  Barren living?  Arrogance? Lack of caring?

Greater is He who is living in the world, than he who is living in the world.

Remind us of all the ways You have walked with us.
You bring us new life and hope.

God save you for a purpose greater than yourself.

"I have come that you might have life, and that you might have it more abundantly.  -John 10:10

"Our lives are one, yours and Mine.   
All that is in My nature must than pass into yours, where the contact is so close a one.
I am love, joy, peace, strength, power, healing, humility, and patience.
These, too, you will have as My life flows through you.   
So courage.   
You do not make yourselves loving, strong, patient, humble.   
You live with Me, and then My life accomplishes the miracle change".   -God Calling.

Ever feel old?

How do you feel?  Ever feel old?   Just run down and not feeling good?
Wait on God.   Be of good courage, He will strengthen your heart.   Wait on Him! -Psalm 27:14

Ultimate freedom says Dr. frankl, is a man's right to choose his own attitude in a given set of circumstances.

When I crawl out of bed in the morning the tasks in front of me aren't the issue, by attitude is!

If you are trying to decide what your purpose is, don't ask what the world needs, ask yourself, what makes you come alive! And then go do that! That is what the world needs- people who have come alive! -Harold Whitman.

Ask God what His dreams are for your life.  
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.   -Prov. 4

Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.  - Psalm 37:4

As we find our deepest delight in our personal relationship with God and allow His word to shape our thinking and plans, the Lord promises to shape our desires as well.   There is a connection between our delighting in God and discovering our hearts desires.  "If you want to know your purpose, pursue the heart of God and you will have a head on collision with your calling."  -Beth Moore

Are you a failure in the world's eyes?

Lord, let us find our excitement in You.

"Do you want to make the best of life?
Then live very near to Me.
It will be perfect success, but it will be My success. 
My success. 
The world may deem you as a failure.
But the world doesn't judge as I judge.
Your great field of labor is yourself.
That is your first task, the weeding, planting, digging, pruning, bearing fruit."  -God Calling

"As we go to God together, we are reminded that His power holds our marriages together.
Praying together has a wonderful way to dissolve tensions.
It enables us to seek God's wisdom about family decisions.
Our relationship is more important than the 'sore subject', so 
as we talk we must attack the problem rather than each other. 
We must be willing to sacrifice, to hurt, to work for the sake of the relationship.
Sometimes we may have to ask forgiveness of our mate, or
perhaps we must forgive them."  - A Gentle Spirit.

Mercy triumphs over Judgement.

"The problem is, 
if we stop looking for God in our daily lives, if we stop seeking after Him and listening for Him,
we subtly move from a living, breathing fellowship with Him to a rote and wooden walk apart from Him.
Without God's constant influence in our lives,
It's all too easy to loosen our grip of faith and to trust our own footing more.   
When we rely on yesterday's laurels to help us navigate through today's trials,
we become autopilot disciples."   -Your beautiful purpose.

Give it away!

Jesus demonstrated friendship by being available, compassionate, self sacrificing and tender.
He anticipated the needs of others.
Others are watching what you do.  
It is the actions in the small things as well as the big things that grab their attention!

"My God shall supply all your needs."   -Philippians 4:19

Trust God with your needs and give to others.
His provision frees us to be able to give.
I don't know about you, but I know that I am naturally self centered and a 'survivalist'.
I tend to hold tight the things I think I will need.
"Be transformed (changed) by the renewing of your mind.   -Romans 12:2

"Give away what you can.   When supply seems short there is a blockage.   Giving away clears that blockage and lets My spirit flow.   Beyond all words is My love and care for you.   Be sure of it.   Rejoice in it.   Walk in My love.   There is a joy, a spring, a gladness of those who walk in My love.   That walk becomes a glad conquering and triumphant march.   So walk." -God Calling    

What did Hannah do when she was troubled?  She looked up and poured out her heart to God. -1 Samuel 2
She went from weakness to strength and it started with an honest heart to heart with God.

Concentrate on discovering the good things in people and encourage them to enjoy doing good things.

Whenever you react with praise and thanksgiving for an opportunity to grow more like God, instead of grumbling and self pity, you will find that the whole situation will be changed into a blessing.  "There will come a day when we shall understand, when these tragedies that may blacken and darken the very air of heaven for us will sink into their places in a scheme so magnificant, so joyful that we shall laugh for wonder and delight." -Arthur Bacon

Learn the lesson of trust and calm in the midst of the storm.   Whatever sorrow or difficulty the day may bring.    Still love and laugh.
Leave every soul the braver and happier for having met you.
Do not fear.   Look on every fear not as a weakness on your part due to illness or worry but as a very real temptation to be attacked and overthrown.
Not only for it's trust be like a child, but for its joy in life, ready laughter, lack of criticism, desire to share with all men.   Be friendly and loving towards all, not critical, not fearful.
Love and Laugh - do not fear.   Do not weigh yourself down with the sins and sorrows of the world.   Look for the loving, the true, the kind, the brave around you. -God Calling    

When we make mistakes in marriage we sometimes desparately need our spouses to show mercy.   When they do there is a healing process.   When they don't the pain worsens.   Marriage requires a merciful attitude.   With it we become what God intended us to be - mature, deeply loving people.   Shown any mercy to your spouse lately?   Help us Lord to be merciful when we have been wronged.- Intimate Moments

Are you stressed out?!

Feeling kind of crappy?
Feeling sick and tired?
Feeling fearful, or frustrated?
A lot of changes taking place in your life?
A bit stressed?

Lord please help us to focus on You.

"Man in his trouble and difficulty needs nothing so much as a refuge.   A place to hide in.
A place where no one and nothing can touch him.

I am your refuge.
Be so sure of it so that nothing can make you afraid.
Say it not only until the fear goes, but  so that joy ripples through in it's place.
Refuge.
In the arms that never tire,
so safe, 
so secure."  -God Calling

"In returning and in rest shall you be saved,
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength."  -Isaiah 30:15