LOVE IS
From: Cinthya Barnella
To My Friends Who Are........... SINGLE
Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.
But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it.
Love can make you happy but often it hurts,
but love's only special when you give it to someone who is really worth it.
So take your time and choose the best.
To My Friends Who Are............ NOT SO SINGLE
Love isn't about becoming somebody else's "perfect person."
It's about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be.
To My Friends Who Are............ PLAYBOY/GIRL TYPE
Never say "I love you" if you don't care.
Never talk about feelings if they aren't there.
Never touch a life if you mean to break a heart.
Never look in the eye when all you do is lie.
The cruelest thing a guy can do to a girl is to let her fall in love when
he doesn't intend to catch her fall and it works both ways...
To My Friends Who Are............ MARRIED
Love is not about "it's your fault", but "I'm sorry."
Not "where are you", but "I'm right here." Not "how
could you", but "I understand." Not "I wish you were",
but "I'm thankful you are."
To My Friends Who Are............ ENGAGED
The true measure of compatibility is not the years
spent together but how good you are for each other.
To My Friends Who Are............ HEARTBROKEN
Heartbreaks last as long as you want and cut as deep
as you allow them to go. The challenge is not how to
survive heartbreaks but to learn from them.
To My Friends Who Are............ NAIVE
How to be in love: Fall but don't stumble, be
consistent but not too persistent, share and never be
unfair, understand and try not to demand, and get hurt
but never keep the pain.
To My Friends Who Are............POSSESSIVE
It breaks your heart to see the one you love happy
with someone else but it's more painful to know that
the one you love is unhappy with you.
To My Friends Who Are............ AFRAID TO CONFESS
Love hurts when you break up with someone. It hurts
even more when someone breaks up with you. But love
hurts the most when the person you love has no idea
how you feel.
To My Friends Who Are............ STILL HOLDING ON
A sad thing about life is when you meet someone and
fall in love, only to find out in the end that it was
never meant to be and that you have wasted years on
someone who wasn't worth it. If he isn't worth it now
he's not going to be worth it a year or 10 years from
now. Let go.....
TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS.......
My wish for you is a man/women whose love is honest,
strong, mature, never-changing, uplifting, protective, encouraging,
rewarding and unselfish....good luck :)
Money tends to dominate our lives. So much of our time is spent making
it, spending it, saving it, investing it, or giving it.
The Gallup Poll recently showed that 56% of all divorces are the result of financial tensions and conflicts.
by Rick Warren
Fortunately, the Bible has a lot of great advice on money management.
Over half of Jesus' parables deal with handling material possessions.
In fact,Jesus spoke more about money than he did about either heaven or hell.
(Probably because more people are interested in money!)
There are two common myths about money:
MYTH #1:
Money is evil. Actually money is neither good nor bad. It's
neutral. What the Bible actually says is, "The LOVE of money is the root of all
kinds of evil." (1 Tim. 6:10)
Here's the point: We are to USE things and LOVE people. When we get
that reversed we get ourselves into trouble. If we love things, we will end
up using people. God says people are always more important than
possessions.
MYTH #2:
Money is the key to happiness. Obviously, that isn't true
either.If money guaranteed happiness then those with the most would be the
most happy. All you have to do is read the newspaper to explode that idea.
Jesus said, "A man's real life is not made up of the things he owns, no
matter how rich he may be." (Lk. 12:15)
So how much money can I make without feeling guilty?
God says you may make as much as you can - as long as you observe four
important limitations on your "desire to acquire." In my next editions,
I'll give you those four qualifiers to "guilt-free" wealth.
In the meantime, think about this: "It is better, much better, to have
wisdom and knowledge than silver and gold." Proverbs 16:16
by: Rick Warren
Everyone wants to feel they've made a significant contribution to this
world with their lives. We all want to be remembered after we die.
Some people write books...some build buildings and put their names on them...
the wealthy set up foundations. Many of us hope our children will carry on
our legacy.
What would you like written on your tombstone? What would cause you
to feel that your life was a success? Whatever you intend to do with your
life - I suggest you get on with it right NOW! None of us are
guaranteed tomorrow, so we'd better make the most of today.
To make the most of your life, you need to accept four facts about
time:
1. LIFE AT ITS BEST IS BRIEF.
The Bible says, "Our days on earth are like a shadow."
Even if you live to be 100, that's still a relatively short
time considering eternity.
2. SINCE TIME IS OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE - WASTING TIME IS OUR
GREATEST MISTAKE.
Your time is your life. Killing time is a slow form of
suicide. Psalms 90:12 says "Teach us to number our days..." Thoreau said, "You
can't kill time without injuring eternity."
3. HAVING THE RIGHT PRIORITIES IS THE SECRET OF AN EFFECTIVE LIFE.
You don't have time for everything. That's why you must continually choose
between what's good and what's best. "Live life with a due sense of
responsibility...make the best use of your time..." Ephesians 5:15 (Ph)
4. THE BEST USE OF YOUR LIFE IS TO INVEST IT IN SOMETHING THAT
OUTLASTS IT.
We all need a cause greater than ourselves for which to live.
Fortunately, God placed each of us here on earth for a purpose. If you're still
alive, He has a purpose for you!"The Lord has made everything for his own
purposes" Pr. 16:4 (LB)
"To enjoy your work and to accept your lot in! life--that is indeed a
gift from God. The person who does that will not need to look back with
sorrow on his past, for God gives him joy."
Eccl. 5:20.
Make this your prayer this week: "God, help me to discover your purpose for my life.