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(Col 3:3/ The Living Bible)  You should have as little desire for the world as a dead person does

(Col 3:5/The Living Bible) Don't worship the good things  of life for that is idolatry

(C. Stanley) sanctification is spiritual metamorphasis

(A. Rogers) As a Chrisian, you have to learn to hate the things God hates

(Rogers) If Christ is preeminent in your life, He will captivate your ambitions, dominate your attention, and regulate your actions

(Our Daily Bread) Prejudice distorts what it sees, deceives when it talks, and destroys when it acts

(Joseph Stowell) Materialism is the madness of more

(Stowell) When it comets to trying to find significance and satisfaction apart from God, enough is never enough

(Stowell) The challenge is not in how much we have, but rather in finding God sufficient in the midst of what we have

(Stowell) When we seek our significance outside of Him, whatever we strive for can never be enough. We are built to find our significance in Him. There is no substitute

John Muir once claimed he was richer than railroad magnate E H Harriman because, " I have all the money I want and he doesn't"

(Stowell) Are you willing to live with what you have and where you are?

(Stowell) Life is a matter of values- a matter of who or what is worth most to you

(Stowell) One of the greatest tragedies of life is that so many are searching for significance where it cannot be found. Significance is not a search. It is a gift.

(Stowell) Sin is never an investment; it is always an expense

(Stanley) Keys to spiritual victory: recall past victories,reject  discouraging words,recognize the true nature of the battle,respond to the challenge with a positive confession, rely on the power of God, and reckon the victory

(Anon) Silence is golden at times;at other times, it is just plain yellow

(Rogers) God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things

(David Roper) Even though we cannot see them with our natural eyes, we can rest in the confidence that the Lord of Hosts is constantly watching over us. He
has an invisible army at His bidding to send where He pleases

( Dennis De Haan)  What ready help the Father gives
                                to struggling saints below
                                He sends his heavenly ministers
                                to thwart our ancient foe

( Our Daily Bread) The angels of God protect the people of God as they do the work of God

( Stowell) Everything we could wish for to complete our lives is available to us in Christ

( Words from the song " My tribute": All that I ever hope to be
                                                           I owe it all to God