Words to Inspire from IDEALS

Words of Joy

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.  Psalm 100:1

The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.  John Greenleaf Whittier

Enthusiasm makes ordinary people extraordinary.  Norman Vincent Peale

Man cannot find true essential joyo anywhere but in his relationship to God.  Oswald Chambers

God is the organist; we are His instruments.  His Spirit sounds each pipe and gives the tone its strength.  Angelus Slesius

This is the secret of you.  We shall no longer strive for our own way but commit ourselves, easily and simply, to God's way, acquiesce in His will , and in so doing find our peace.  Evelyn Underhill

Joy is that deep settled confidence that God is in control in every area of my life.  Paul Sailhamer

We are all strings in the concert of God's Joy.  Jakob Boheme

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief...softens every pain.  John ArmstrongWords of Faith

Words of Faith

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  Hebrews 11:1

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, ad be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.  Mark 11:22-23

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.  Mark 11:24

Joy is peace dancing, and peace is joy at rest.  F.B. Meyer

And Jesus said unto them,... If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.  Matthew 17:20

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory.  Henry Giles

In God's family there is to be one great body of people: servants.  In fact, that's the way to the top in His kingdom.  Charles R. Swindoll

Words of Kindness

Do all the good you can by all the means you can.  John Wesley

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.  Henry Ward Beecher

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.  James 2:17

The heart is the happiest when it beats for others.  Author unknown

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.  Colossians 3:14

Charity chapter in the Bible - I Corinthians 13:1-13

Evening Prayer by Bess Kine Baker

If I have done an unkind act today, 
If I have caused a falt'ring step to stray, 
If I have walked far from Thy chosen way,
Dear Lord, forgive, forgive.

If I have spoken cruel words of wrong, 
Or made a discord in some grand, sweet song,
If I have wandered aimlessly along,
Dear Lord, forgive, forgive.

And when my life has hastened to its end,
O Thou, my soul's true, tried and faithful friend,
Be with me, and Thy peace aWords of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving...invites God to bestow a second benefit.  Robert Herrick

We mistake the gratuitous blessings of heaven for the fruits of our industry.  Roger L'Estrange

Each day comes bearing its gifts.  Untie the ribbons.  Ann Ruth Schabacker

One act of thanksgiving when things go wrong with us is worth a thousand thanks when things are agreeable to our inclination.  St. John of Avila

May silent thanks, at least to God, be given with a full heart; our thoughts are heard in heaven.
William Wordsworth

The Lord is Good - Psalm 100

Without Thankfulness by John Henry Jowett

Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion.
Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception.
Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude.
Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road.nd mercy send,

And, Lord, forgive, forgive.

Words of Peace

Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.  Matthew 5:9

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.  
Samuel Smiles

Sad soul, take comfort nor forget, the sunrise never failed us yet.  Celia Thaxter

Peace by Mildred Spires Jacobs

Peace is looking at a child
With eyelids closed in sleep
And knowing that the love of God
Is constant, true, and deep.

Peace is gazing into depths
Of water, cool and clear,
And knowing fast within your heart
That God is ever near.

Peace is hearing birds that sing
In harmony of voice
And knowing that you too can live
With God's own way your choice.

Peace is living day by day
With His own company,
So you will have within your soul
Divine tranquility.