Shanelle Ann

How to Walk Forward with Christ: Forgetting things of the Past [03-04]

Quote (March 4, 2020): "There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." (C.S. Lewis)"No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)Forget the former things. Don't dwell on the past. Look forward to the way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isa. 43:18-19)Seek glory, honour, and immortality that we might inherit eternal life with our Lord and Saviour. (Rom. 2:7)

Friendship: Lifting Others Up [03-02/03]

Quote (Feb. 2/3, 2020): "We Rise by Lifting Others."Let us build up one another, as the ecclesia in Thessalonia (1 Thess. 5:11). Let us encourage what is good for building up, in each occasion what is needed, that it may give grace to those who hear (Eph. 4:29). Let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding (Rom. 14:19).

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: One Step at a Time [03-01]

Quote (March 1, 2020): "Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground." (Theodore Roosevelt)"... I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments... with my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments... I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways... Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors..." (Psa. 119:1-27)

Pride: Am I a Know-it-All? Danger of being ”over-saved” [02-29]

Quote (Feb. 29, 2020): No Quote. Leap Year. "Be not wise in thine own eyes: FEAR THE LORD, and depart from evil." (Prov. 3:7)

I Allowed OTHERS to Define Me [02-28]

Quote (Feb. 28, 2020): "We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us." (Virginia Satir)God desires truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden parts God shall make us to know wisdom. We pray to hear joy and gladness, and for God to create in us pure hearts (Psa. 51:6-15).

EVERYTHING Flows from the Heart: Change your Heart, Change your Life [02-27]

Quote (Feb. 27, 2020): "You Change your Life by Changing your Heart." (Max Lucado)"Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is done in heaven." (Mt. 6:10)Let us change our Hearts to desire the things that God desires. Let us align our Will to God's for any success at eternal life.

What to Value in Life: Being in the Spotlight (Marilyn Monroe, Justin Bieber) [02-26]

Quote (Feb. 26, 2020): "The Best Things in Life are Free.""Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old... I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert." (Isa. 43:18-19)

Don’t Wait to Stumble into a Good Life [02-25]

Quote (Feb. 25, 2020): "You don't just stumble into the future. You create your own future." (Roger Smith)Luke 5:27-39 -> Levi, the Publican, rose up, left everything, and followed Christ. He intentionally chose his future to follow Christ.

Complaining about ”The World” [02-23/24]

Quote (Feb. 24, 2020): "If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it." (Lucy Larcom)"You are the light of the world, a town built on a hill, that cannot be hidden... Let your light shine before others that they may see your good deeds..." (Matt. 5:13-16)

DISPOSITION: Mood, Outlook, Attitude [02-22]

Quote (Feb. 22, 2020): "It is not the Position but the Disposition." (Susan Sontag)"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God." (2 Cor. 1:3,4)