Steve

“Gratitude deficiency is characterized by a tendency to forget God when life is going well.”
― Nelson Searcy, Tongue Pierced: How the Words You Speak Transform the Life You Live

“2. Think before you speak. Have you ever heard the story of the fly that lived on a cow farm in Indiana? One day the fly was particularly hungry. As he was buzzing around looking for some food, he saw his favorite meal—a big, fresh cow patty. Excited by his discovery, the little fly dove in and feasted until he could feast no more. But when he tried to fly away, he realized there was a problem. He had eaten so much that he was too heavy for his wings to lift him off the ground. What’s a fly to do? Well, this enterprising little sucker spotted a broom leaning against the wall of the barn. He came up with a plan. The fly decided to climb to the top of the broom and jump off, assuming that once he was in the air with his wings spread, he’d be able to fly. The little hero waddled over to the broom and grunted his way to the tip of the handle. Once as high as he could go, he catapulted himself off and flapped his wings with all his might. But he was still too heavy to fly. He fell to the ground with a splat—and that was the end of Mr. Fly. The moral of the story? Don’t fly off the handle when you’re full of crap. In other words, think before you speak.”
― Nelson Searcy, Tongue Pierced: How the Words You Speak Transform the Life You Live

“The paths of the LORD are true and right,       and righteous people live by walking in them.       But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.”
― Anonymous, Holy Bible Text Edition NLT: New Living Translation