Everyone Can't Be in the Front Row

Life is a theater - invite your audience carefully. Not everyone is holy enough and healthy enough to have a front row seat in our lives. There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance.

It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go, or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going-anywhere relationships/friendships/fellowships!

Observe the relationships around you.

Pay attention. Which ones lift and which ones lean? Which ones encourage and which ones discourage? Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill? When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel worse? Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know and appreciate you and the gift that lies within you?

The more you seek God and the things of God... the more you seek quality, the more you seek not just the hand of God but the face of God... the more you seek things honorable...the more you seek growth, peace of mind, love and truth around you, the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the FRONT ROW and who should be moved to the balcony of your life. You cannot change the people around you...but you can change the people you are around! Ask God for wisdom and discernment and choose wisely the people who sit in the front row of your life.

Author Unknown

"If you don't think this is a good day,
just try missing one."

All I Need

When going through difficult times, have you ever looked to the Bible as a source of inspiration, encouragement, strength, and comfort? Why not?

There is no better place to find it! While there are numerous inspirational verses in the Bible, there is one in particular that I want to bring your attention to.

"Deep in my heart I say, 'The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him.' " - Lamentations 3:24 (CEV)

This is short, but it is extremely powerful! No matter what you are facing, this is wonderful encouragement.

You or someone very close has been diagnosed with cancer. "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him."

You've just lost your job. "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him."

You're having trouble with a concept at work or a class at school. "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him."

You are having marital problems. "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him."

You are in a compromising situation and you're being tempted to sin. "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him."

Your children keep getting in trouble and don't want to listen to you. "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him."

Everything is falling apart (your furnace, your appliances in your house, your car, etc.) and you don't have money to get it all fixed. "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on Him."

God is always there for you and wants to help you. You just need to depend on Him!

Author Unknown

Not Yet!

Sometimes I ask the question,
"My Lord, is this your will?"
It's then I hear you answer me,
"My Precious Child...be still."

Sometimes I feel frustrated,
cause I think I know what's best.
It's then I hear you say to me,
"My Busy Child...just rest!"

Sometimes I feel so lonely and
I think I'd like a mate.
Your still small voice gets oh
so clear and says,
"My Child...please wait!"
"I know the plans I have for you,
the wondrous things you'll see;
If you can just be patient, Child,
and put your trust in me.

I've plans to draw you closer.
I've plans to help you grow.
There's much I do you cannot
see and much you do not know.

But know this, Child...I LOVE YOU.
You are Precious unto Me.
Before I formed you in the womb,
I planned your destiny.
I've something very special
I hope for you to learn.

The gifts I wish to give to you
are gifts you cannot earn.
They come without a price tag,
but not without a cost; at Calvary,
I gave My Son, so You would not be lost.

Rest Child, and do not grow weary
of doing what is good.
I promise I'll come back for you
just like I said I would.

Your name is written on my palm,
I never could forget; Therefore,
do not be discouraged when my answer is...
"Not Yet!"

~Author Unknown~