Follow Your Dream

BEFORE YOU LOOK FOR THINGS TO CHANGE, LOOK DEEP INSIDE YOUR SOUL. THE LORD HAS GIVEN YOU ALL THE CLUES, ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.

INVITING TROUBLE IS SO EASY TO DO, IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. AVOIDING PROBLEMS IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE, ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.

SOMETIMES THINGS JUST TURN OUT BAD, AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. THE ANSWER IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR HEART, ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.

HOPE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE KEY, IT IS SOMETIMES OUR ONLY HOPE. WHEN THINGS ARE DARKEST AND LOOKING BLEAK, ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.

ONLY THE LORD HAS ALL THE ANSWERS, AND HE SHARES THEM WITH ONLY A FEW. BUT FAITH IS AS CLOSE AS WE SOMETIMES CAN GET, ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.

PERHAPS YOU FEEL THE END IS NEAR, AND YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING YOU CAN. NEVER GIVE UP, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, IF YOU ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.

~author Donald Hayes~

FOR THE JOYS, FOR THE SORROWS, THE BEST AND WORST OF TIMES, FOR THIS MOMENT FOR TOMORROW, FOR ALL THAT LIES BEHIND.

FEARS THAT CROWD AROUND ME, FOR THE FAILURE OF MY PLANS, FOR THE DREAMS OF ALL I HOPED TO BE, THE TRUTH OF WHAT I AM.

FOR THE TEARS THAT FLOW IN SECRET, IN THE BROKEN TIMES, FOR THE MOMENTS OF ELATION OR THE TROUBLED MIND.

FOR ALL THE DISAPPOINTMENTS OR THE STING OF OLD REGRETS, FOR THE WEAKNESS OF MY BODY, THE BURDENS OF EACH DAY.

FOR THE NIGHTS OF DOUBT AND WORRY, WHEN SLEEP HAS FLED AWAY, NEEDING REASSURANCE AND THE WILL TO START AGAIN, A STEELY-EYED ENDURANCE, THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT AND WIN.

FOR ALL THESE THINGS I HAVE JESUS.

~author unknown~

I AWAKEN TO THE GLORY OF THE MORN', SUNSHINE STREAKING, BIRDS CHEERFULLY CHEEPING, ANOTHER DAY IS BORN.

THE MORNING GLORY INAUDIBLY CLIMBS, AND SHARES ITS SHY BEAUTY, SO RARE. AND, WE KNOW THAT BEHIND ITS MYSTERY, OUR CREATIVE GOD IS THERE.

HE BLESSES US WITH SUNSHINE, HE BLESSES US WITH RAIN, BECAUSE IT IS ONY THROUGH THE SHOWERS, THAT DO WE NOT, REMAIN THE SAME.

SO, AS THIS NEW DAY AWAKENS, AND I AM SECURELY IN HIS EMBRACE, MAY HIS LOVE FOREVER KEEP ME SAFE, AND SHELTERED FROM ALL STORMS.

~aurthor sandra pringle~

HE STANDS THERE, WITH A HEART OF LOVE, KNOCKING AND LONGING SO, TO COME IN. HE IS HOPING ONE DAY, YOU WILL HEAR HIM THERE, AND ASK HIM TO TAKE AWAY YOUR SINS.

BUT HE CAN NOT COME INSIDE YOUR HEART AT ALL, UNTIL YOU INVITE HIM WITH TRUE DESIRE. THEN, HE WILL MARK YOUR DOOR POST, WITH HIS BLOOD, AND FILL YOU WITH HOLY FIRE!

IF, IN FAITH, THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART IS OPENED, HE WILL JOYFULLY COME MOVING IN. IN A MOMENT YOU ARE SURE TO KNOW, THAT HE IS, INDEED, THE GREAT I AM!

FOR HE IS THE BLESSED PASSOVER LAMB, AND ONLY HE CAN MAKE YOU RIGHT. HIS HOLY BLOOD MUST COVER YOUR SINS, AND WASH YOU PUREST WHITE.

ONCE HE COMES INTO YOUR LIFE, HE WILL TELL YOU OF THINGS SO RARE. WONDERFUL THINGS, HIDDEN IN HIS WORD, WHEN YOU TALK WITH HIM, IN PRAYER!

HE WILL BECOME YOUR VERY CLOSEST FRIEND, THE ONE WHO KNOWS YOU, THROUGH AND THROUGH. SOON YOU WILL UNDERSTAND HOW SPECIAL HE IS, "THE GOD OF MERCY AND GRACE" TEACHING YOU !!

AND IT IS THAT LOVE, THAT SPECIAL LOVE, THAT KEEPS HIM KNOCKING, AT YOUR DOOR. HE LONGS SO TO COPME INSIDE YOUR HEART, AND LIVE, FOREVERMORE.

~author unknown~

I CANNOT CHANGE THE WAY I AM, I NEVER REALLY TRY, GOD MADE ME DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE, I NEVER ASK HIM WHY.

IF I APPEAR PECULIAR, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO, YOU MUST ACCEPT ME AS I AM, AS I HAVE ACCEPTED YOU.

GOD MADE A CASTING OF EACH LIFE, THEN THREW THE OLD AWAY, EACH CHILD IS DIFFERENT FROM THE REST, UNALIKE AS NIGHT FROM DAY.

SO OFTEN WE WILL CRITICIZE, THE THINGS THAT OTHERS DO,' BUT, DO YOU KNOW, THEY DO NOT THINK THE SAME AS ME AND YOU.

SO GOD IN ALL HIS WISDOM, WHO KNOWS US ALL BY NAME, HE DID NOT WANT US TO BE BORED, THAT IS WHY WE ARE NOT THE SAME.

~author unknown~

~~~THE DOGWOOD~~~

TWISTED LITTLE DOGWOOD STANDING BY THE WALL. THEY SAY THAT LIKE THE MIGHTY OAK, SHE ONCE STOOD STRAIGHT AND TALL. THEN ONE DAY SO LONG AGO, MAN CAME CUT HER TO THE GROUND.

WHEN SHE FELL IN PROTEST, SHE MADE A MOURNFUL SOUND. THEY CUT HER INTO PIECES, SHE LAY WHERE SHE WAS TOSSED.

SOME SAY SHE BECAME THE WOOD THEY USED TO MAKE THE SAVIORS CROSS. AS GOD WATCHED HIS SON DIE, THEY SAY HE CURSED THAT TREE. NO LONGER LIKE THE MIGHTY OAK STRONG AND TALL WOULD SHE BE.

WAS THE CURSE A PUNISHMENT, OR A BLESSING IN DISGUISE. FOR GOD IS MOST FORGIVING AND ALSO VERY WISE.

THE DOGWOOD MAY BE TWISTED, BUT IN THE EARLY SPRING, SHE GIVES BIRTH TO FLOWERS, TO REMIND US ALL AGAIN.

THE FLOWER IS SO LOVELY, WITH A CENTER SO THEY SAY, THAT REMINDS US OF THE CROWN OF THORNES PLACED ON HIS HEAD THAT DAY. THE FOUR WHITE PETALS FORM A CROSS, WITH BLOOD STAINS ON THE ENDS.

TO REMIND US OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS, OF MAN'S GREATEST SIN.

~ author patsy taylor~

~~~~GOD KNOWS~~~~

WHEN YOU ARE TIRED AND DISCOURAGED FROM FRUITLESS EFFORTS, GOD KNOWS HOW HARD YOU HAVE TRIED.
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WHEN YOU HAVE CRIED SO LONG AND YOUR HEART IS IN ANGUISH, GOD HAS COUNTED YOUR TEARS.
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IF YOU FEEL THAT YOUR LIFE IS ON HOLD AND TIME HAS PASSED YOU BY, GOD IS WAITING WITH YOU.
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WHEN YOU ARE LONELY AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE TOO BUSY EVEN FOR A PHONE CALL GOD IS BY YOUR SIDE.
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WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING' AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN, GOD HAS A SOLUTION.
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WHEN NOTHING MAKES SENSE AND YOU ARE CONFUSED OR FRUSTRATED, GOD HAS THE ANSWER.
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IF SUDDENLY YOUR OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER AND YOU FIND TRACES OF HOPE, GOD HAS WHISPERED TO YOU.
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WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND YOU HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR, GOD HAS BLESSED YOU.
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WHEN YOU HAVE A PURPOSE TO FULFILL AND A DREAM TO FOLLOW, GOD HAS OPENED YOUR EYES AND CALLED YOU BY NAME.
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REMEMBER THAT WHEREVER YOU ARE OR WHATEVER YOU ARE FACING, GOD KNOWS.
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BY LIVING YOUR LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME, YOU LIVE ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE.
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~author unknown~

ANOTHER DAY

LORD THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY, WITHIN THIS LIFE OF MINE. GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO LIVE IT WELL, WHATEVER I MAY FIND. BESTOW FROM YOU ABUNDANCE, WHATEVER I MAY LACK TO USE THE HOURS WISELY, FOR I CANNOT HAVE THEM BACK.

LORD THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY, IN WHICH TO MAKE AMENDS FOR LITTLE SLIGHTS OR PETTY WORDS, INFLICTED ON MY FRIENDS. FOR SOMETIMES LOSING PATIENCE, WITH PROBLEMS THAT I FIND. FOR SEEING FAULTS IN OTHERS' LIVES, BUT NOT THE ONES IN MINE.

LORD THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER CHANCE, IN WHICH TO TRY TO BE A LITTLE MORE DESERVING OF THE GIFTS YOU HAVE GIVEN ME. FOR YESTERDAY IS OVER, AND TOMORROW IS FAR AWAY, AND I REMAIN COMMITTED, TO THE GOOD I DO TODAY.

~author grace easley~