Andy's Inspiration Box

"Being a Christian is not just about getting to heaven when we die. It is about embodying and expanding the values of heaven here and now. It is not just about life after death, it is about life before death. We are not merely passing through this world like travellers on a plane or train. We are immersed in it as it is even as we anticipate its eventual renovation." - David Reay

"Jesus loves his church and is working to present the church to himself with all its wonderful potential fulfilled. But that is yet to come. In the meantime, his much loved bride has quite a few spots and wrinkles which nevertheless don’t cause him to cease loving her. So too we don’t wait for the church to be what it should be but rather love it for what it is." - David Reay

Psalm 139:1-3 New Living Translation (NLT) 1 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. 2 You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. 3 You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. "To be known is one of the most wonderful experiences of life" - Mick Brooks

Isaiah 64:8 English Standard Version (ESV) 8 But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.

Not because of who I am But because of what You've done Not because of what I've done But because of who You are - Casting Crowns (Who Am I)

"Hope is like a reservoir of emotional strength." - Unknown

Proverbs 3: 9,27 (NLT) 9  Honor the  Lord  with your wealth      and with the best part of everything you produce. 27  Do not withhold good from those who deserve it      when it’s in your power to help them. How often do we think about only providing for ourselves and giving ourselves or our family the best part of everything we produce? Chances are, if you are reading this, you are wealthy compared to the majority of the world. If we have more than we need, we are blessed beyond measure, so shouldn't we share that blessing with those in need? And God challenges us to share beyond the leftovers.... in Proverbs 3 he says the best , not just 10%, not just what we think we can budget for, but the best.  If you know you can help someone today, then do it.  - R. Harriott

"In the blackest, God is closest, at work, forging his perfect and right will." - Ann Voskamp

“Conversion is the lifelong process of turning away from our plans and turning toward God’s maddening, disruptive, creativity.” - Craig Barnes

Isaiah 44:22    (NIV) "I have swept away  your offenses like a cloud,      your sins like the morning mist. Return  to me,      for I have redeemed  you.”