“Der Heilige Geist bewirkt in unserem Leben, dass Unmoegliches moeglich und Moegliches unmoeglich wird.” – Jakob Abrell

“There are not more than five colours (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever be seen.” – Unknown

“Life is to be fortified by many friendships, to love and to be loved is the greatest happiness in existence.” – Sydney Smith

“We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does.  Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine.” – D L Moody

“When you possess light within, you see it externally.” – A. Nin

“It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are you not to be? As we let our own light shine, we unconciously give other people permission to do the same.” – Marianne Williamson

“How far that little candle throws his beams. So shines a good deed in a weary world.” – William Shakespeare

“Try not to become a person of  SUCCESS, but rather …….. a person of  VALUE.” – Albert Einstein

“Prayer is worship addressed to the Father, in the Name of Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit.”- Dr. H.W. Frost

Twice I got the message lately that I should do at least four things when I pray. That made me think about my prayers to God the Father.

Am I lacking one of the parts? Before I carry on, I better tell you what the four parts are:

A doration – Psalm 95:6 “worship”

C onfession – Psalm 32:5 “confess my transgressions”

T hanksgiving – Philippians 4:6 “thanksgiving”

S upplication – First Timothy 2:1 “requests,…, intercession”

Let me first of all confess that I am lacking CONFESSION. That’s what I am thinking. I am lacking confession, not so much in my personal communion with God, but when I am together with other people and I am praying, in the church for example.

By now I hope you have noticed the letters in bold type. ACTS stand for Acts, the fifth book of the New Testament. This book of the BIBLE- I hope – helps us to remember Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication.

Success is also a word that is used quite a bit. In our local bookshop I read this again today:

“Success is going from failure to failure wihout a loss of enthusiasm”

How can I be successful wherever I go?

When will I be prosperous and successful?

“Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you;…”

“.. so that you may be careful to do everything written in  it.”

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1. “… do not turn from it to the right or to the left,…”

2. “Do not let this book of the Law depart from your mouth;

3. meditate on it day and night,…”

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THE BIBLE,

the book of Joshua chapter one