Spotts in the Valley of the Sun

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Psalm 73:21-26...
21 When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
22 I was brutish and ignorant;
I was like a beast toward you.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever.

Acts 20:24...However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.

Jeremiah 29:11...For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

John 14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."

‎1 Thessalonians 5:16-18...Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Exodus 14:14...The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.

Galatians 6:17...Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

“Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.”

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”

“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”

“When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.”