Andy's Inspiration Box

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”   Mohandas Gandhi

This is one of the most amazing clips I have ever seen.  This truly represents the power of music and even more so the power of such a beautiful arrangement to glorify our God... no matter where one might be at the time...

Here's a little inspirational story we were given by one of our Sundays@Six team members this week. It's a nice reflection on how important and vital prayer should be in our lives. I had cause to pray for a friend of mine recently as she was very worried about something.  After I prayed, she commented that sometimes she forgets to pray when she's worried.  I agreed that I often do the same thing but that we should all try to remember  "prayer before panic"  as we tend to do it the other way round.  We panic and worry, then eventually we remember to pray.  The line "prayer before panic" just came to me, but I think it's something we can all try to remember. 

Here is the story Je-Kon shared in his message last Sunday.  A woman shared an interesting lesson that her family had experienced:  Not long after we had started to attend Church, we ran across this verse during a family devotion: “If your enemies are hungry, feed them.” (Romans 12:20).    Our sons, 7 and 10 at the time, were especially puzzled.   “Why should we feed our enemies?” they wondered.   My husband and I wondered too.  The only answer my husband could think of was, “We’re supposed to because God says so.”   Yet it did not take long until we learned why. At that time our younger son Luke came home from school complaining day after day about a classmate who sat behind him.  He said,  “Kyle keeps jabbing me, when Miss Smith isn’t looking. One of these days when we are out on the play ground, I’m going to jab him back.”   Honestly I was ready to go down to the school and jab Kyle myself.  Obvio...

  9  Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10  Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.  11  Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.  12  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:9-12

“ Love many things, for therein lies the true strength,   and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well ”. Vincent Van Gogh

  Photograph Copyright 2010 Adrian Harriott I PRAY that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.   That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,  And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.  Far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.”    Flora Whittemore

Here is just a little inspirational clip to help you focus on the beautiful things in life. Rich or poor , lost or found ... you cannot watch this without a smile. Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around The World from Concord Music Group on Vimeo .

What is faith... really?  One of the things that made me realise that I was good enough in God's eyes, was this verse:  Matthew 17:20 He replied,  “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a   mustard   seed , you can say to this mountain,  ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.  Nothing will be impossible for you.” Faith... as small as a mustard seed.... what can you do today?  

“Every time you take a big risk   in your life,   no matter how it ends up, you’re always glad you took it .”    Scrubs