Church of Pensacola
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Quotes and proverbs

Page 1: Proverbs

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God answers Knee-Mail.

"Either reading the Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from reading the Bible."

 

The best vitamin for a Christian is B1.

Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an endless hope.

God doesn't grade on the curve, He grades on the cross.

 

If God is your Copilot - you're in the wrong seat!

A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

Prayer: don't give God instructions, just report for duty!

Forbidden fruits create many jams.

We don’t change the message, the message changes us.

 

God didn't promise a calm passage. He promised a safe landing.

Exposure to the Son prevents burning.

The will of God will not take you to where the grace of God will not protect you.

The best mathematical equation: 1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.

When God ordains, He sustains.

You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God.

 

Exercise daily -- walk with the Lord.

Be ye fishers of men -- you catch them & He'll clean them.

Don't put a question mark where God put a period.

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

Blessings Love And Peace Beloved Children of The Most High God..

H.I.S Hearts In Service

You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God

 

Faith is the ability to not panic.

If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.

As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day.

 

Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.  

 

New Age Proverbs: (Notice the difference) "It doesn't matter who we are underneath. It is what we do that defines us." Batman....... This could also be interpreted as: you can be wicked and even sell your soul to the devil, as long as you do lots of good deeds. There is a partial truth in the fact that what we do defines us BECAUSE what we do reveals who we in fact are underneath.

"WELL DONE IS BETTER THAN WELL SAID."

 

"Those that marry for money Will earn it..." African Proverb

 

SOME PEOPLES GROUNDRULES: When the theory is against you argue the facts. When the facts are against you argue the theory. When both the facts and theories are against you...(MANY DIFFERENT VARIATIONS IN EVERYDAY LIFE) - essence of which gleaned from the internet

 

Talking to one fool is hard work.

 

Talking to a group of fools is actually a foolish waste of time.

 

If you don't know your own ignorance, you still have a lot to learn.

 

Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman.


Which is worse, someone believing in a God he can't see or someone who is offended by a God he says he doesn't believe in?

 

"He who takes the king's money becomes the king's man." -- ancient saying

 

When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, remember those in Christ have trillions of reasons to rejoice.

 

All people are entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts

 

The best thing about your enemy is that they usually tell the truth about you.

 

The right kind of kneeling will help keep you in proper standing.

 

Light travels faster than sound. That may account for why some people seem so bright until they speak.

 

"Give yourself unto reading." You  need to read.

The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted.

He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own.
  
We are quite persuaded that the very best way for you to be spending your leisure time, is to be either reading or praying.

 

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
 
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

Never buy a car you can't push.
 
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

A lazy man rationalizes since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

The second mouse gets the cheese.

When everything's coming your way, you're usually in the wrong lane.

Birthdays are good for you.. The more you have, the longer you live.

A fool thinks that some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

 

We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

 

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

 

Although The Tongue Weighs Very Little, Few People Are Able To Hold It.

Do the math. Count your blessings.

God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.

Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.

The most important things in your home are the people.

Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it's just hearsay.

It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

 

The past? Leave it with God. The present? Live it for God. The future? Entrust it to God.

 

God didn’t save us from a life without pain. He saved us from a life without meaning and a death without remedy.

 

The wages of sin is death. Repent before payday!

 

Trade God your pieces for His peace.

 

Faith ends where worry begins. Worry ends where faith begins.

 

Do not give the enemy (in-a-me) of your soul a foothold in you.

 

Of two evils, choose neither

 

One minute of folly could mean a life of time of regret.

 

Keep your head and heart going in the right direction and you won't have to worry about your feet.

 

If the going gets easier, you aren't climbing.

 

Don't pay too much mind to those who talk behind your back...It may simply mean that you are at least a couple steps ahead

 

Always drink upstream from the herd.

 

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

 

Live a good, honorable life... Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

 

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

 

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

 

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

 

Every path has a few puddles.

 

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

 

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. 

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

 

Words that soak into your ears are often whispered... not yelled.

 

If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is not for you.

 

Grace is no more a license to sin than electricity is a license to electrocute yourself.

 

 

When you’re going the wrong direction, you should at least take your foot off the gas pedal

 

Sin fascinates, and then assassinates.

 

Too many people have a strong WILL and a weak WILL NOT.

 

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up.

 

The closest distance between a problem and its solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.


Never be afraid to try, remember professionals built the titanic and amateurs built the ark.


A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.

 

There is delusion that is universal. A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it, and the truth is the truth even if no one believes it.

 

Today is yesterday and tomorrow.

 

Remember that a good tea kettle, although up to its neck in hot water, continues to sing.

 

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it." Chinese Proverb.

 

Minds are like parachutes... They only function properly if they're open.

 

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit... Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad!

 

If you don't try to attain what you want, you will most likely never get it.

 

If you don't ask, the answer will probably always be "NO!"

 

If you don't move on, you will probably stay in the same place.

 

"When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct, medicine is of no need."  an old Ayurvedic proverb

 

All people are entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts

 

The best thing about your enemy is that they often tell the truth about you.

 

The right kind of kneeling will help keep you in proper standing.

 

The man who never reads will never be read;
 
He who never quotes will never be quoted.

He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains,

proves that he has no brains of his own.

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