John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 26
Do not consider his appearance or his height…The Lord does not look at the things people look at…the Lord looks at the heart. (I Samuel 16:7)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 26
For you were once darkness, but now you are light…Live as children of light [consisting of]…goodness, righteousness, truth. (Ephesians 5:8-9)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 25
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, himself, is my strength and my defense. (Isaiah 12:2, NIV)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 25
Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. (Psalm 4:1, NIV)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 25
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1, NIV)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 25
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. (Colossians 4:14, NIV)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 25
God’s desire is that we shall discover what we really want and who we really are.
—Michael Mayne
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 24
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. (Isaiah 55:8, NIV)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 24
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. (Psalm 68:19)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Mar 24
The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.
—Mark Twain