Random Thoughts, Quotes and Musings

I remember things so much better if I write them down. 
That's why I have lists of my lists - literally!! 
It's in my DNA. 
I can't help myself! 
It's not unusual for me to find scraps of paper everywhere with some quote or random thought written on it.

 

As I was going through a bunch of folders and papers, trying to achieve some semblance of order, I found a bunch of those papers.  So here are, for your enjoyment, Donna's random thoughts, quotes and musings!!  Some are mine, others I won't claim and in most cases, I will try hard to give credit where credit is due, but in a lot of cases, I just plain don't remember!!

 

"We are desperate; we just don't know we are!"

 

"Satan's plan for our suffering is the destruction of our faith.  God's plan is for life and love."

 

"God is unpredictable."

 

 

"How you handle what you don't see coming will determine the course and quality of your life."

Todd Callahan

 

"God shows us the destination, but doesn't always reveal the route."

 

"Faith see the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible."

 

"It's enough when it has to be."

 

 

"If a heart doesn't respond, it can't be transformed."

 

"Just because you're hitched to a burden, doesn't mean you don't have a desire to fly."

 

 

"Don't waste your life in a place where you're not supposed to be."

 

 

Value - Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

Compensation - Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.

Influence - Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first.

Authenticity - The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.

Receptivity - The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.

 

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.  It's about learning to dance in the rain."

 

"True simplicity begins when you learn to enjoy the amazing abundance of what is already yours."

Thomas Kinkade

 

The real question to ask is not "why?"  The real question is - "Is God good or not?"

 

 

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

 

Even God's will takes us on a rocky journey.

 

 

His love for us is not decreased by the sin in us.

 

"When God intervenes and we get a chance to know we're blessed and to feel blessed, nothing is more appropriate than seizing the happy moment."

Beth Moore

 

I believe in the sun, even when it is not shining.

I believe in love, even when I feel it not.

I believe in God, even when He is silent.

 

"Everything will work out in the end.  If it's not working out, it's not the end."

Max Lucado

 

 

"Faith is the deliberate confidence in the character of a God whose ways you may not understand at the time."

Oswald Chambers

 

"...redemption comes not only apart from calamity...but also through it."

 

"I've chosen not to be defined by what I've lost.  I simply can't live mired in tragedy and sorrow without joy or hope or a reason to get up in the morning."

 

"Life ain't about how fast you run or how high you climb.  It's about how well you bounce."

 

"He looks like he was sent for and couldn't go."

 

 

"Don't climb an oak tree when you're looking for pecans."

 

"I wasn't made for winter.  I want my flip-flops!"

 

"When someone tells you to get a grip, apparently around their neck is not what they meant - who knew?"

 

"Sometimes I just look up, smile and say, 'I know that was you, God.  Thanks!"

 

 

"Defective faith is a faith that believes but can't bring itself to trust."

 

"Sometimes the thoughts in my head get so bored, they go out for a stroll through my mouth.  This is rarely a good thing."

Scott Westerfield

 

God is always enough.

 

"I am...miles from perfect, a work in progress, a lump of clay spinning on a potter's wheel ripe with possibilities."

 

 

Hope you enjoyed these! 
Have a blessed day!