Bookmark and Share

Visit My Blog

"I Dare You to Reach
Your Full Potential"
Debra Lake


“When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life,
those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair
into signs of hope.”
Henri Nouwen


“God whispers to us in our pleasures, but He shouts to us in our pain. It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world”

C. S. Lewis.


"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, But in rising every time
we fall."
Confucius.



I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches.
If suffering alone taught,
all the world would be wise,
since everyone suffers.
To suffering must
be added mourning,
understanding, patience,
love, openness,
and a willingness to remain vulnerable.
~Anne Morrow Lindbergh



“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” --Albert Einstein



If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you would not be able to sit down for six months


Be the change you want to
see in the world.
~Mahatma Gandhi



Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail....Ralph Waldo Emerson



"Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself. Our world is hungry for genuinely changed people" (Leo Tolstoy).


Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear...
an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring...
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
~Leo Buscaglia



Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Jesus of Nazareth



There is in all visible things...a hidden wholeness.
~Thomas Merton



We often fear being rejected so very much that we reject
ourselves first before anyone else has the chance. 
Anon



Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
Audrey Hepburn




"To Embroden Yourself, Associate with Bold People."
Randy Gage


If I accept the sunshine
and warmth,
then I must also accept
the thunder and lightning.
-Kahlil Gibran



"I can do All things through
Christ which/who Strengthens/Empowers Me!"
Philippians 4:13




"Risk more than others think is safe.  Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical.  Expect more than others think is possible"




When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what it has found.
Sufi Proverb




"It is wise to take care of your body, it is the only home it's got."


It is not necessary to deny another's reality
in order to affirm your own.
~Anne Wilson Schaef




"Going to Church makes you a Christian
Just as much as going to
McDonald's
makes you a hamburger."





"Are you Working to Live or
Living to Work?"


"If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life."

-- Billy Graham


Life is difficult.
This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.
It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth,
we transend it.
Once we truly know that life is difficult -
once we truly understand and accept it -
then life is no longer difficult.
Because once it is accepted,
the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
~M Scott Peck












"Debt is a prison best left as soon as possible"
Randy Gage










E-Mail Me

Debra@YourFullPotential.Org


"If you do not invest in You, Why should anyone else?"
Randy Gage


































Who I Am To Christ



 

¨       Matthew 6:26—I am are very valuable to Christ.

¨       Matthew 9:2; Mark 2:5—I am Father’s forgiven son/daughter.

¨       Matthew 9:36-38—I am the Good Shepherd’s shepherded sheep.

¨       Matthew 10:31; Luke 12:7—I am of great worth to Father.

¨       Matthew 12:12—I am of much value to Christ.

¨       Matthew 18:10-14—I am Father’s precious, protected little one.

¨       Mark 3:34-35—I am Christ’s brother or sister.

¨       Luke 6:35—I am a son or daughter of the Most High God.

¨       Luke 12:4—I am Christ’s friend.

¨       Luke 20:36; John 1:12; Romans 8:14-17; 1 John 3:2—I am a child of God.

¨       John 1:13—I am a child born of God.

¨       John 3:6—I am born of the Spirit.

¨       John 3:16—I am so loved by Father that he gave his only begotten Son to die for me so that I could live with him forever.

¨       John 8:35—I am Father’s forever son/daughter.

¨       John 10:28-30—I am eternally secure in God’s holy love.

¨       John 13:33—Father says of me, “You are my child.”

¨       John 15:5—I am a branch abiding in Christ the Vine.

¨       John 15:9—Jesus says of me, “As Father has loved me, so I have loved you.”

¨       John 15:14—Jesus says to me, “You are my friend.”

¨       John 15:15—Jesus says to me, “I no longer call you servant, but friend.”

¨       John 16:27—Jesus whispers to me, “The Father himself loves you.”

¨       John 17:23—Jesus says of me, “The Father loves you as he loves me.”

¨       Acts 10:43—My sins are forgiven.

¨       Acts 20:28—I am Christ’s flock.

¨       Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 1:2—Together with all the saints, I am God’s Church.

¨       Romans 1:7—I am loved by God.

¨       Romans 4:7-8—My transgressions are forgiven and my sins covered.

¨       Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:14-17; Colossians 1:21-22—I have peace with God.

¨       Romans 5:2; Ephesians 2:18—I have full, free, confident, bold access to God.

¨       Romans 5:5—God poured out his love into my heart.

¨       Romans 5:6-8—God demonstrated his love for me in that while I was yet a sinner, Christ died for me.

¨       Romans 5:9—I am saved, delivered from wrath.

¨       Romans 5:10-11; Colossians 1:20—I am reconciled to God.

¨       Romans 8:1, 33-34—I will never be condemned because I am in Christ Jesus.

¨       Romans 8:14—I am among those called, “sons of God.”

¨       Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6—I have received the Spirit of sonship so I can cry, “Abba, Daddy.”

¨       Romans 8:17; Galatians 4:7; Ephesians 3:6; Titus 3:7—I am an heir of God.

¨       Romans 8:17—I am a joint-heir with Jesus.

¨       Romans 8:23—I am adopted into Father’s forever family.

¨       Romans 8:31—God is for me, never against me.

 

¨       Romans 8:37-39—Nothing, nor anyone, anywhere can ever separate me from God’s love for me in Christ.

¨       Romans 9:25—Along with all Christians, God says of me, “You are my people.”

¨       Romans 9:25—God says of me, “You are my loved one.”

¨       Romans 9:26—I am a son of the living God.

¨       Romans 10:11—I will never be put to shame.

¨       Romans 11:5—I am chosen by grace.

¨       Romans 14:3—I am accepted by God.

¨       Romans 15:7—I am accepted by Christ.

¨       Romans 15:16—I am an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¨       1 Corinthians 1:9-10—I am called into intimate fellowship with the Son.

¨       1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:12; 5:23—Together with all the saints, I am the Body of Christ.

¨       2 Corinthians 1:22—I am sealed by the Spirit, secure in Father’s forever love.

¨       2 Corinthians 5:5; Ephesians 1:14—I am indwelt by the Holy Spirit, guaranteed my eternal inheritance as a member of God’s family.

¨       2 Corinthians 5:18-19—I am reconciled to the Father by the Son and my sins will never be counted against me.

¨       2 Corinthians 6:18—Father says of me, “You will be my sons and daughters.”

¨       2 Corinthians 11:2—I am espoused to Worthy Groom as his pure virgin bride.

¨       Galatians 3:26; Galatians 4:6-7—I am an adult son/daughter of God.

¨       Galatians 3:27—I am baptized into Christ.

¨       Galatians 3:27—I am clothed with Christ.

¨       Galatians 3:28—Together with all believers, we are one in Christ.

¨       Galatians 3:29—I belong to Christ.

¨       Galatians 3:29—I am an heir of promise.

¨       Galatians 4:5—I have received the full rights of an adult son/daughter of God.

¨       Galatians 4:7, 31—I am no longer a slave, but a son or daughter.

¨       Galatians 4:28—I am a child of promise.

¨       Ephesians 1:4-6—I am accepted in the beloved.

¨       Ephesians 1:5—I was predestined to be adopted as God’s son.

¨       Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14—I am forgiven and redeemed.

¨       Ephesians 1:13—I have been included in Christ.

¨       Ephesians 1:13—I have been marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.

¨       Ephesians 1:14—I am God’s precious, treasured possession.

¨       Ephesians 2:10—I am God’s poem, opus, epic, masterpiece.

¨       Ephesians 2:13—Once far away, Christ has brought me near to God.

¨       Ephesians 2:19—Together with all believers, I am a fellow citizen of God’s kingdom.

¨       Ephesians 2:19—Together with all believers, I am a member of God’s family.

¨       Ephesians 2:22—I am a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

¨       Ephesians 3:6; 4:25; 5:30—Together with all the saints, I am a member of Christ’s body.

¨       Ephesians 3:6—Together with all the saints, I share in the promise of Christ.

¨       Ephesians 3:12—I may approach God with freedom and confidence.

¨       Ephesians 3:18—God’s love for me is wider than east and west, longer than north and south, higher than the stars, and deeper than the galaxy.

¨       Ephesians 3:19—I am filled with the fullness of God.

¨       Ephesians 4:12—Together with all God’s children, I claim the title, “God’s people.”

¨       Ephesians 4:30—I am sealed by the Holy Spirit for the day of final redemption.

¨       Ephesians 5:1—I am a dearly loved child of God.

¨       Ephesians 5:2—Christ loves me.

¨       Ephesians 5:25—Together with all Christians, I am the Church, loved so much by Christ that he died for me.

¨       Ephesians 5:29—Christ nourishes me.

¨       Ephesians 5:29—Christ cherishes me.

¨       Ephesians 5:31-32—Together with all the saints, I am one with Christ.

¨       Colossians 1:21-22—Once alienated from God, Christ has reconciled me to God.

¨       Colossians 1:22—I am free from accusation.

¨       Colossians 3:12—I am one of God’s chosen people.

¨       Colossians 3:12—I am dearly loved by Christ.

¨       Colossians 3:13—I am forgiven by Christ.

¨       1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13—Together with all the saints, we are brothers and sisters loved by God.

¨       1 Thessalonians 1:4—I am chosen by God.

¨       2 Thessalonians 2:13—I was chosen to be saved.

¨       2 Thessalonians 2:16—I am loved by God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¨       Hebrews 2:12—Together with all believers, Christ calls me, “My brothers.”

¨       Hebrews 3:1—Together with all believers, I am a holy brother/sister.

¨       Hebrews 4:16—I may approach the throne of grace with confidence.

¨       Hebrews 7:19—I have been drawn near to God.

¨       Hebrews 8:12—Father has forgiven my wickedness and remembers my sin no more.

¨       Hebrews 9:6-14—I have a cleansed conscience: shalom.

¨       Hebrews 9:15—I am guaranteed an eternal inheritance in Father’s family.

¨       Hebrews 9:26—My sins have been done away with forever.

¨       Hebrews 10:2—I no longer have to feel guilty because I am cleansed once for all.

¨       Hebrews 10:17—My sins and lawless acts God remembers no more.

¨       Hebrews 10:19—I have confidence to enter the most holy place of God’s holy presence.

¨       Hebrews 10:22—I can draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance, having been cleansed of a guilty conscience.

¨       1 Peter 2:6—I will never be put to shame.

¨       1 Peter 3:18—Christ has brought me face-to-face with God.

¨       1 Peter 3:21—I have a good, clear conscience before God.

¨       1 John 3:1—God has lavished his love upon me.

¨       1 John 3:1—How great is the love of God that he has called me, together with all Christians, “Children of God.”

¨       1 John 3:16—Christ loved me so much that he laid down his life for me.

¨       1 John 4:9-11—Father showed his love for me by sending his Son to die for me.

¨       1 John 4:17-18; 5:14—I have full confidence in approaching God’s presence.

¨       Revelation 1:5—I am loved by Christ.

¨       Revelation 19:7—Together with all believers, I am the Bride of Christ.



Used by permission from Dr. Robert W. Kellemen, RPM Ministries, www.rpmministries.org.