Knowledge

I used to have these quotes hanging up in my dorm room:

I sin when I don’t love God.

God took care of yesterday.  He’ll continue to do the same.

God has my life planned out.

Without God, I’m capable of nothing.

When there is no vision, we perish.

We get when we give; we find when we lose.

God’s plan rarely conforms to human expectations.

Love is uncontaminated by self-interest.

Grace gives us what we don’t deserve; mercy keeps us from getting what we do deserve.

Love is always costly.  Love demands time, resources, energy.  It requires a lifetime of giving.

When are we going to realize that people are more important than rules, that redemption supersedes propriety, and that healing takes time?

Jesus died on the cross to show how much he loves me.

The Son of Man is glorified when I keep on loving the one who is forsaking me.

I’m convinced being generous is a better way to live.  I’m convinced forgiving people and not carrying around bitterness is a better way to live.  I’m convinced having compassion is a better way to live.  I’m convinced pursuing peace in every situation is a better way to live.  I’m convinced listening to the wisdom of others is a better way to live.  I’m convinced being honest with others is a better way to live.

I won’t be pushed past my limit.

God desires a radical life-change from me.

God gives me a new heart and restores my spirit.

God created me because he loves me.

God settled on me as the focus of His love.

Grace always triumphs over judgment.

Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.

We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may simply live.

Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.

Water problems affect half of humanity.

1.6 billion people — a quarter of humanity — live without electricity.

Every year 15 million children die of hunger

One out of every eight children under the age of twelve in the U.S. goes to bed hungry every night.

Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger.

The poor are poor because the rich are rich.