"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

-Hebrews 11:1-

If you want to please God, You need faith. If you want God to answer your prayers, receive a miracle, healing, protection from enemies or even a blessing, God does reward those who seek him! - - Have Faith!

"Remember, YOU ARE PRECIOUS!"

-Yohard-

"If both you and your partner are working together to save your marriage, you will. If only you are working at it, God will!"

-Dan Douglass-

"Sometimes God says 'not yet'.."
-Rick Warren-

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay." Hebrews 10:36-37 (NIV).

"If you're discouraged, turn it around by remembering God teaches you patience during delay." If you're discouraged because of God's delay in answering your prayers, understand the delay is NOT a denial. Just because the answer or the miracle hasn't come - yet - that doesn't mean God isn't going to answer or that He's forgotten you or that He doesn't care about you. It simply means "not yet!"

Part of becoming spiritually mature is learning the difference between "no" and "not yet," between a denial and a delay. The Bible tells us, "He who is coming will come and will not delay" (Hebrews 10:37 NIV).

God's delay may be a test of your patience. Anybody can be patient once. And, most people can be patient twice. And, a lot of us can be patient three times. So God tests our patience over and over and over.

Why? So He can see how patient you are? No!

He does it so you can see how patient you are. So you'll know what's inside you, and you'll be able to know your level of commitment. God tests you so that you can know He is faithful, even if the answers you seek are delayed.

If you're discouraged, turn it around by remembering God teaches you patience during delay. Ask Him to transform your discouragement into patience. You may be going through difficult times right now. You're discouraged because the situation you face seems unmanageable, unreasonable, or unfair.

It may seem unbearable and inside you're basically saying, "God, I can't take it anymore. I just can't take it anymore!" But you can.

You can stay with it longer because God is with you. He'll enable you to press on. Remember, you are never a failure until you quit. Resist discouragement and finish the race God has set before you.

"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."

-Henry Van Dyke-

"Everything comes too late for those who only wait."

-Elbert Hubbard-

"May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed."

-Psalms 20:4-

"Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason once accepted, despite your changing moods."

-C.S. Lewis-

"If you have a dream..."

Don't wait for some distant day to come,
It may be too late before you've even begun
Not everyone will agree with all you decide..
But true to yourself first and foremost.

The only important thing in life is what you do
With the time you spend here on earth
Don't be afraid to follow your desires,
They are not silly nor selfish..

Take the time and do what makes you feel alive..
Leave your fears and regrets in the past..
For this is where they belong.

Don't claud today with things that can't be undone
You have no more control over yesterday or tomorrow..
Then you do the raging of your passions,
Do not quit these dreams nor quench your desires..
For if you do, your journey is ended..

You have only today to begin a new and follow your dreams

For in the end, all we have are our memories
When the twilight comes to us.. let there be..
No excuses, no explanations.. no regrets..

-unknown-

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.."

-Mother Teresa-

"Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth."

-Isaiah 54:1, NLT-

Sometimes, when we don't see our dreams and desires coming to pass, we can feel empty and barren like a woman who is unable to have children. But look at what this verse is saying: if you've got unborn promises, don't just sit around in defeat. Don't just give up and say, "Too bad for me." No, God says when you're barren, the first thing you need to do is sing a song of praise.

You might think, "Well, Joel, I'm kind of depressed today. I'll sing after I have my 'baby.'" No, this passage wasn't written to people who were holding their baby and had seen their dreams come to pass. It was written to empty-armed people; people who didn't have what they were believing for. Do you know why? When you're giving God praise, do you know what you are doing? You are activating your faith and putting yourself into position to give birth to that promise. You are setting yourself up for God to move on your behalf.

Why don't you get into position today by singing a song of praise? All throughout the day, thank Him for what He is doing in your life and watch those dreams and desires come to pass.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, I surrender all my questions, all my doubts, all my fears to You today. I know that You have a plan to fulfill every dream and desire in my heart. I choose to sing praises to You this day and thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

Source: http://JoelOsteen.com

"Cinta kasih tidak bersembunyi.. Ia bertahan dan berjuang. Ia melakukan apa yang harus dilakukan. Itulah sebabnya Tuhan menciptakan kasih begitu kuat, supaya kasih bisa menggendong kita sampai tiba di rumah."

-Touched by an Angel-

"Love is friendship caught fire; it is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection, and makes allowances for human weaknesses. Love is content with the present, hopes for the future, and does not brood over the past. It is the day-in and day-out chronicles of irritations, problems, compromises, small disappointments, big victories, and working toward common goals. If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you do not have it, no matter what else there is, it is not enough."

-Laura Hendricks-

"Everyday we have our own battles.. but we have to be a survivor."

-Yohard-

”God's decision are always mysterious, but they are always in our favor."
-Maktub-