Sayings Of Samuel Godfrey George - December 2014

I have cast my cares on God. And I expect Him to do something for me today. I expect a miracle. May God grant all His children His saving miracles.

Love the absolute mess that you are, and you are on your way to loving others and God.

You don't overcome sin by hating it. You overcome sin by loving God. He has already done the overcoming for you.

To be humble does not mean to have a low opinion of yourself. To be humble is to know your need of God, without whom you can do nothing.

Never be ashamed of what you have. Be proud of what you have. Because what you have was given to you by God. And what he has given must be displayed with joy.

I expect a miracle today. May I know it when I see it. And may I receive it with gratitude.

To serve like Jesus is to serve even without appreciation and gratitude from those whom we serve.

God is not common sense. God is beyond any of our senses. He is certainly not common.

None of us deserve God. So let us not try to deserve him. He loves us not because of what we are, but because of what he is.

All beauty is essentially pure and our handling of it should therefore be pure. Yet many times we cannot see beauty the way it really is, and we approach it with our own corrupt intentions.

A difficulty that fundamentally weakens me is what propels me to God on a daily basis.

Don't be afraid when you face troubles. You have a God who cares about you. He cared enough for you to send you his son Jesus, so that the Son may reveal how much the Father cares.

Exercise peace. Exercise forgiveness. You'll exercise love and love is Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas.

Today I gave though it hurt. And I am glad.

Everyone need a little appreciation and a pat on the back. If we would give them these, there would be a considerable improvement in our interpersonal relationships.

Sometimes you'll have to love someone from a distance. Even that is a great blessing.

This is all that I need to say to you who are suffering silently today. God never fails those who trust in him. It may be hard to believe, but it is true. This is the only truth that matters.

If you want a hug give one.

Christmas is unlikely to be the exact birthday of Jesus Christ. But it should not be a trivial or an unspiritual acknowledgement of Jesus the Saviour of the world.

More than any other good thing that can be consumed during Christmas I will consume the Lord Jesus Christ as he commanded me to do.

It is not knowing their story that makes you love others. It is knowing your story.

Let's not use our energy to find fault with one another today. Let's appreciate the good, even the little good that we see in others. And let's appreciate all that God has done for us.

Let's go to God today and be sheltered by his love. Let's not choose to walk alone today. It's not possible to go far without God.

To be like God you must be prepared to wait.

With God we can turn grief into beauty.

We can all meet in a calm place with a smile.

Sometimes a miracle is to keep going on when nothing seems to work in our favour.

How does one rejoice in trouble? Not by smiling and laughing, but by knowing that there is a God who delivers his children from all troubles and thanking him for doing that.

A foul temper gets foul results.

Whatever anybody does you do what is right and good. Be good, be nice even when people fail to be good and nice to you.

The saddest thing we can do today is not to trust in God.

I may not be a light in every way, but as long as I am still able to touch even a single person out there I am fine, and what I am doing is fine.

Don't desire human appreciation. It is ultimately worthless.

Sometimes all you need to do is to whisper your love.

Say nothing when you are angry. Let a few days pass before you say anything.

To accept the truth about oneself is most difficult. To admit it is even more difficult.

We may not know even the good that we have done.

Even if God has chosen a petty little hut for me, I will be happy with it, for God is wise and he knows what is best for me.

Not tied to anyone means not tied to anyone's expectations. There is freedom in that.

I was born alone. I was raised alone. Even with others I was alone. Now as I stand among a noisy crowd I am still alone. Many times I was troubled by my loneliness. But today I stand in a crowd utterly alone, and this enables me to walk straight to the one who alone can give me comfort. To him I will go today alone.

When nothing happens be still and know that you are in the hands of God.

I have asked and I have received. God is true.

The topics that I'd rather not discuss are the topics that I should discuss.

Is Jesus the only way to God? No human verdict can decide this. But Jesus has this to say about himself, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Questions such as, "Did Jesus really say this? Could he have meant this statement to be taken literally? Could the way be something broader than mere faith in Jesus?" are in the realm of speculation, and reveal the human need to embrace more than Jesus, and even something else than Jesus.

Praying to God and receiving answers from him do not always happen according to our expectations. Sometimes God delays his answers and at other times God does something else. But we must trust in God and his good intentions toward us. We must believe that he wants the best for us and will do only what is good for us.

If you have Jesus you don't need anything else.

O God, you will not fail me. I may fail you. But you will not fail me.

I'm not in the convincing business. I'm in the sharing business.

There is no way I can dilute the truth that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. This is my faith, and it is most specific.

Giving is loving. Give today and love someone.

Say this today. "It may not look like God is going to bless me. But I believe that God is going to bless me."

In your distress try to ease another person's distress.

Look always at Christ. Look away from every other thing.

Let us not look down on the Pharisee and the hypocrite. We may be worse than these. Let all judgement be reserved for God.

As difficult and unpredictable as life is, let us not say anything without the will to keep our word. When we raise hopes in others, it is ultimately sad when those hopes are not realized. As children of God, we should try not to do it.

Let's look beyond the flawed exteriors into the beautiful minds of those around us. And let's celebrate them.

Wait. And you'll get the work done.

Once a man threatened to kill me. I forgave him and accepted him as a friend. I cared for him and helped him. Now he cares about me and does whatever he can for me. He cares about me and my family in our time of need. God inspired me to forgive him. Now God is showing his great love through this man.

Just say, "Thank you Lord", no matter what the circumstances.

This is a work of love that Jesus Christ is doing in me. I am grateful to be a voice for God, and I want to speak for Him always. God alone can make this possible. May God give strength and send help.

People come and people go, but God is with me forever.

It is we who let our hearts be troubled. Let us decide firmly today that no matter what comes against us, we will not be troubled. For we trust in God and in Jesus, whom he sent to save us.

The delay and the rejection are acts of love.

Life is beautiful. Life is horrible. May the beautiful overpower the horrible.

Accept the rejection.

Today if you see a brother in need do not turn away from him.

Happiness is a choice. It arises from gratitude. Today if we have grateful hearts let's choose to be happy regardless of the situation we find ourselves in. We may be in trouble. We may be in debt. We may even be grieving. But we have a God who loves us just the way we are. And he has died for us to keep us with him forever. This is the most compelling reason for joy.

People search for Jesus Christ without even knowing it.

The hunger for love is the hunger for Christ.

We need to love one another and help each other grow into responsible, caring citizens. We show our love for God, our maker, by loving and caring for one another. If we fail to do this we fail to honour God because we refuse to live in obedience to his will.

O God, when I ask you to supply my needs I also know that it is you who have supplied all my needs until now. I know that you already know my needs before I address them to you. Yet this will not stop me from speaking about my needs. And it will not stop me for giving thanks for all that I have received. Yesterday you saved me by a gift that I didn't even expect. It was enough to meet a certain need in my life. But there are more needs and at least one emergency that I must face. Please continue to supply my needs and help me overcome my present problems. Thank you Lord for answering my prayer.

A Christian may not have an enemy as vicious as another Christian.

What determines a child of God is not what church he attends, or what denomination he belongs to or what doctrine he holds fast to. What actually determines a child of God is what love he has for an utterly unlovable neighbour.

How do I love God you ask. God is invisible and you cannot love an invisible God without being able to love his visible creations. You should love human beings first. You were commanded by God to love your fellow beings as you love yourself. Jesus further commanded you to love others as he loved you. It is not easy to love others, for very little is lovable about them. There is much to despise, hate and reject. But you must love others just as God loved you who are not lovable at all. None of us deserves God's love, yet he loves us. He loved us so much that he died for us. We were all sinners destined for hell, but God still loved us enough to take our punishment and give us a way out of eternal doom. Yes we must love like God for we are made in his image. And if he is love, we too are love. At least that is what we must be.

If only we would seek God rather than his blessings, those blessings will probably reach us faster.

When I feel I'm spent, God infuses a new energy in me, and gives me a new reason to work.

To love like Jesus is the scariest kind of love. Not many will like to try it.

Embrace everyone in Christ. Embrace particularly the one you would shun.

Don't forget to thank God for the little thing today. For some little things may be big things in disguise.

If God has given you something, then go ahead and share it with the world.

If God has done something for you, then go ahead and tell it to the world.

If you want to love people you should be ready to accept whatever they give you in return.

Let parents tell their children about Jesus and why Christmas cannot be celebrated without knowing who Jesus is and why his birthday is important.

Some say that Christmas is a time to love. I say that every day is a time to love, if you are a follower of Jesus Christ.