The Week in Words: March 21, 2010

The Week in Words is a meme hosted by Melissa at breath of life ministries. The goal is to share quotations from the material you have read in the previous week.

From page 97 of High Plains Bride by Valerie Hanson

"No one had any guarantees of another day or even one moment of life. Life was a divine gift and should be considered such. For man to assume he was in charge of his own destiny was the ultimate folly. Still that did not mean it wasn't prudent to do one's best at all times, Will argued sensibly."


I am not sure I completely agree with the last part of the quote about destiny. I agree you should do your best at all times because the Bible says so but ultimately we control our actions. We have the power to do good or bad. The Bible does say our days were numbered before we were born so we should make the most of every day we have.

The Week in Words: March 1, 2010

Melissa hosts this weekly meme at http://breathoflifeministries.blogspot.com/

The goal is to share words or quotes that you liked from your reading the previous week.



"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."
James Dean

I read it in Once in a Blue Moon by Leanna Ellis



"Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strengths; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. "

Isaiah 40:30-31

The Week in Words: February 22, 2010

Melissa at Breath of Life Ministries host this weekly meme highlighting quotes from our reading material in the previous week.

"...that what's more astounding than justice is mercy. The times when we don't get the consequences we deserve."

p. 236 Burn by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy

"She spoke with authority, a calm that comes from knowing, and not for the first time, I wondered about people's attitudes, whether half the world's agony would evaporate if each person discovered the talent God gave them instead of squandering days painting by numbers laid out according to someone else's performance. Parents. Peers. Pastors. We read books bursting with self help, about roads less traveled and finding bliss and all those so called secrets to life. But they all left out the most crucial factor. We fought an enemy, invisible yet definite, who diligently worked to block us from our intended purpose, keeping us from the one thing that brought joy, that connected us to each other and to our Creator. Condemned and resentful, miserable and uncertain, we filled our minds with chatter from talk show hosts, always hoping for the answer, when all the while one simple supernatural prescription waited: "Come to me.""

page 105 the Clouds Roll Away by Sibella Giorello

The Week in Words: February 15, 2010

This weekly meme is hosted by Melissa at Breath of life ministries. The goal is to share quotes that spoke to you in the words you read last week. If you would like to participate:
http://breathoflifeministries.blogspot.com/2010/02/week-in-words-february-15.html

I love Cupidity by Hayley and Michael DiMarco. There were lots of lines I want to remember that spoke to me.

"The good thing about being human is that you have the power to change the patterns in your life. "

p. 203 in Cupidity

The Week in Words: February 8, 2010

My Quote from reading last week is:

" She was tired of defining herself by her mistakes. By the things she almost got right.

She wanted to be extraordinary.
She wanted to be amazing.
She wanted to do this right.
She wanted to keep all the promises she'd made. Especially to herself.
She couldn't disappoint herself ... couldn't disappoint God... again.
Please help me keep my promises."

Excerpt from page 107 of Double Trouble by Susan May Warren

This quote really grabbed me and made me stop when I read it. Especially the middle part. Who does not long to be great at something? I screw up and make mistakes it seems like all the time and it really bothers me even though I know only God/Jesus is perfect. Solution ?

The Week in Words: February 1, 2010

Melissa at Breath of Life Ministries hosts the Week in Words. The goal is to find a quote(s) from any reading material you read the previous week and share it. If you would like to read the other participants quotes or join in the link is below. :)

http://breathoflifeministries.blogspot.com/2010/02/week-in-words-february-1.html

My Quote:

"Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it."

Hebrews 13:2 NKJ Version

I rediscovered this verse while reading Angels by Dr. David Jeremiah. It is very interesting chock full of bible verses.

The Week in Words Meme

I am coming a little late to this one but it looks really interesting. This is the first week for this meme which requires you to post a few of your favorite quotes from the books etc. you are reading. It is hosted by Melissa at Breath of Life Ministries http://breathoflifeministries.blogspot.com/
I love quotations so I am really excited about this and that is a pretty button. :)

" Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself."

Matt. 22:37-39

I was reminded of this while reading The Simple Life by Tom and Art Rainer.