Okey. It's gonna be some more quotes from Warren's book. I just don't wanna forget this that's why i need to write it down. Hopefully you will find it interesting too so: It is impossible to be God's friend apart from knowing what he says. You can't love God unless you know him, and you can't know him without knowing his Word. God is real, no matter how you feel. It is easy to worship God when things are going great in your life - when he has provided food friends, family, helth, and happy situations. Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven.
But circunstances are not always pleasant. How do you worship God then? What do you do when God seems a milon miles away. Will you continue to love, trust, obey and worship God, even when you have no sense of his presence or visible evidence of his work in your life? The situations that will stretch your faith most will be those times when life falls apart and God is nowhere to be found. When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.
How do you praise God when you don't understand what's happening in your life and God is silent. How do you stay connected in a crisis without communication? How do you keep your eyes on Jesus when they're full of tears? Did you know that admitting your hopelessness to God can be a statement of faith. Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light (V. R. Edman) Don't be trouble by trouble. Circumstances cannot change the character of God. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, may the name of Lord be praised. God may kill me but I will trust him (Job)
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Some interesting quotes
It's from The Purpose Driven Life: The importance of things can be masured by how much time we are willing to invest in them. The more time you give to something, the more you reveal its importance and value to you. If you want to know a person's priorities, just look at how they use their time. Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. Ashanti - Colors Of The Wind.
You can make more money, but you can't make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the gratest gift you can give someone is your time. It's not enough just to say relationships are important, we must prove it by investing time in them.Words alone are worthless. Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E.
The essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others , but how much we give of ourselves. Whenever you give your time, you are making a sacrifice, and sacrifice is the essence of love. You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving. Love means giving up - yielding my preferences, comfort, goals, security, money energy, or time for the benefit of someone else. Because love is what matters the most it takes top priority. The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time.
You can make more money, but you can't make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the gratest gift you can give someone is your time. It's not enough just to say relationships are important, we must prove it by investing time in them.Words alone are worthless. Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E.
The essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others , but how much we give of ourselves. Whenever you give your time, you are making a sacrifice, and sacrifice is the essence of love. You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving. Love means giving up - yielding my preferences, comfort, goals, security, money energy, or time for the benefit of someone else. Because love is what matters the most it takes top priority. The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Life is like a marathon
For me it really is. And in the marathon, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish right? But without a good solid training you won't be able to finish, and that's why fewer people finish than start. That's why before you start to train you need to understand the importance of discipline. When you start the race all your attention must be center on the finish line. So if you view life as a marathon, you will value endurance (The Purpose Driven Life) Belowe you'll find some valuble quotes from that book. Vangelis - Chariots of Fire.
The way you see your life shapes your life. How you define life determines your destiny. Your perspective will influance how you invest your time, spend your money, use your talents, and value your relationships. One of the best ways to understand other people is to ask them, "How do yous see your life" You will discover that there are as many different answers to that question as there are people. I've been told that life is a circus, a minefield, a roler coaster, a puzzle, a symphony, a journey, and a dance.
People have said: life is a carousel: sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down, and sometimes you just go round and round" or life is a ten-speed bicycle with gears we never use or life is a game of cards: you have to play the hand you are delt. If I asked how you picture life, what image would come to your mind? That image is your life metaphor. It's your description of how life works and what you expect from it. people often express their life methaphors through clothes, jewelery, cars, hairstyles, bumper stickers, even tatoos. What is your view of life?
The way you see your life shapes your life. How you define life determines your destiny. Your perspective will influance how you invest your time, spend your money, use your talents, and value your relationships. One of the best ways to understand other people is to ask them, "How do yous see your life" You will discover that there are as many different answers to that question as there are people. I've been told that life is a circus, a minefield, a roler coaster, a puzzle, a symphony, a journey, and a dance.
People have said: life is a carousel: sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down, and sometimes you just go round and round" or life is a ten-speed bicycle with gears we never use or life is a game of cards: you have to play the hand you are delt. If I asked how you picture life, what image would come to your mind? That image is your life metaphor. It's your description of how life works and what you expect from it. people often express their life methaphors through clothes, jewelery, cars, hairstyles, bumper stickers, even tatoos. What is your view of life?
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Finding the love of your life (2)
Here is 10 general dimensions that are important to consider while formulating the image of your ideal spouse. Which are on the top and the bottom of your list? Ne-Yo: Sexy Love. 1. Personality: what type of personality do tou want your future mate to have 2. Intelligance: no one want to marry someone well below them in intelligence 3. Appearence: determine a look you will be pleased with.
4. Ambition: it is absolutely vital that two people have about the same amount of ambition if their marriage is to endure 5. Chemistry: I belive attraction is critical for long-term satisfaction in marriage 6. Spiritually: reaserch has consistenly shown that religious commitment and marital success are highly related 7. Character: how important is it to you that your mate be absolutely trustworthy?
8. Creativity: how would you feel if the person you marry is creative but falls a little short in other ways? 9. Parenting: is it important to you that your mate be interested in rasing children? 10. Authenticity: the question is the degree of importance it has for you as you build your image of the person you want to marry. So how important is it that your mate be authentic. How free are you willing to let him or her be, especially if that freedom causes disagreements?
4. Ambition: it is absolutely vital that two people have about the same amount of ambition if their marriage is to endure 5. Chemistry: I belive attraction is critical for long-term satisfaction in marriage 6. Spiritually: reaserch has consistenly shown that religious commitment and marital success are highly related 7. Character: how important is it to you that your mate be absolutely trustworthy?
8. Creativity: how would you feel if the person you marry is creative but falls a little short in other ways? 9. Parenting: is it important to you that your mate be interested in rasing children? 10. Authenticity: the question is the degree of importance it has for you as you build your image of the person you want to marry. So how important is it that your mate be authentic. How free are you willing to let him or her be, especially if that freedom causes disagreements?
Monday, September 1, 2008
Finding the love of your life
I just finished reading a book called: Finding the love of your life by Neil Clark Warren and I think that I got some valuble informations I wanna share with you. Mario - Let me love you. So here is a quote he used in that book: The ability to talk over problems is more important than how much a couple is in love or how happy they were before the marrige - Daniel Goleman of the New York Times. And I find this interesting: Eliminate the seven deadly mate-selection errors:
1. Don't get married to quickly 2. Don't get married too young. Wait to get married until you know yourself well and untill you know well the kind of person with whom you can be happy 3. Don't be too eager to get married and don't let anyone else who is overly eager push you into marriage 4.Don't try to please someone else with your choice 5. Don't marry someone until you know him or her in a lot of different ways. 6. Don't get married with unrealistic expectations 7. Don't marry anyone who has a personality or behavioral problem that you're not willing to live with forever.
Develope a high degree of counscious clarity about the person you wish to marry, and filter this image through your concious mind until you are completely comfortable with it. Make sure the person you marry is very similar to you. Get married only if both you and the person you want to marry are emotionally helthy. Make sure you are passionately attracted to the person you want to marry. Decide to get married only after you have experienced a deeper more stable kind of love. Develope mastery in the area of verbal intimacy. Learn how to resolve differences before you get married. Get married only when you are ready to be absolutely commited to your partner.
1. Don't get married to quickly 2. Don't get married too young. Wait to get married until you know yourself well and untill you know well the kind of person with whom you can be happy 3. Don't be too eager to get married and don't let anyone else who is overly eager push you into marriage 4.Don't try to please someone else with your choice 5. Don't marry someone until you know him or her in a lot of different ways. 6. Don't get married with unrealistic expectations 7. Don't marry anyone who has a personality or behavioral problem that you're not willing to live with forever.
Develope a high degree of counscious clarity about the person you wish to marry, and filter this image through your concious mind until you are completely comfortable with it. Make sure the person you marry is very similar to you. Get married only if both you and the person you want to marry are emotionally helthy. Make sure you are passionately attracted to the person you want to marry. Decide to get married only after you have experienced a deeper more stable kind of love. Develope mastery in the area of verbal intimacy. Learn how to resolve differences before you get married. Get married only when you are ready to be absolutely commited to your partner.
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