I Believe

A life that reflects joy, praise, and thankfulness benefits everyone.

At the core of “posing” (lack of purity) lies hypocrisy.

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear (revere) God and turn away from evil.

Believers prayerfully make decisions by seeking God’s approval.

Believing we are of equal value in God’s eyes would help free the world of hatred.

Blessings include a kindly nod, a special smile, and life itself upon the earth.

Church is a fellowship where people care about others.

Everyone we will ever meet knows something we don’t.

Following God’s Word results in obedience, which in turn brings joy to that person.

God is available to heal what we often conceal.

God is light (truth) and in Him is no darkness (lies).

God is on our side as long as we are on His side and follow his clearly revealed Word

God’s love is for everyone—no exception! All we have to do is believe and accept it.

Increasing our faith reduces our doubts

It is mainly in our giving that the harvest will be realized.

Keeping life as simple as possible enables one to enjoy it more.

Let not the sun go down upon your anger.

Living includes caring, crying, giving, growing, loving, sighing, and trying.

Love erases offenses.

Love has the awesome power to heal.

Love helps make trials bearable.

Many men spell love S-E-X; women spell it R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-I-P.

Meek people view themselves as sinners living among other sinners—no more, no less.

Money management reveals our true virtues.

More and more people are drifting way from God’s Word.

Nothing comes to the person who just waits.

Once a word (negative or positive) is stated, it may very well become reality.

Our experiences should be consistent with Godly principles.

People seldom count their blessings, such as a gain, goodness, and mercy.

Prayer is not designed to change God; it is to change us.

Thank God for His loving hands until at last we are homeward bound.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight.

View trying circumstances as character-building opportunities. This is much easier said than done.

We only love Jesus as much as the person we love the least.

We win or lose because of the choices we make in life.

What people do has much more of an impact than what they say.

When parents eat sour grapes, their children’s teeth chatter.

Worry looks around; faith looks up.

Self-reflection is always a good exercise. What I believe is a work in progress, not limited to these statements and subject to change. What do YOU believe?