The Status Quotes
June 2012

Friday, June 1, 2012

" G ood times, would that they O nly would be D eemed worthy '. bout which to write, tho S orrow brings about rain _ O f you, dear one, W ould that we aft' N ight's passing, _ S hould see you O n the golden N adir and safe and _ P rotected from that R iotous flame O utside the city, V ictorious and vindicated, I. nverted and D eclared for all and for E ver free, free to D ance, free to _ E mbrace, free to T race the face of E verlasting Love, free to R ead that which N o one of this world A pproves, oh be- L oved one: _ L ive, really live I. n and through the F reedom offered E veryone. You can do it right now" -N. Faith Seymour Numbers 21:9 John 3:14

Saturday, June 2, 2012

"The secret of Yahweh is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant." -King David Psalm 25:14 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as serpents, and innocent as doves." -King Jesus Matthew 10:16

"We needed no Shakespeare to feel--though, perhaps, like the rest of the world, we needed him to express it--that mercy became a monarch better than his crown, that it was above his sceptered sway." -Inazo Nitobe Proverbs 20:28 John 18:37

Sunday, June 3, 2012

"I do believe people in the spotlight have a major responsibility regarding the Body of Christ. ...I wonder what all the ways might be that we perhaps even unknowingly pivot our primary devotions to the visible princes of the earth, whether animate or inanimate? ...Have you noticed that big trouble can begin when we start saying no to something God has provided for us and look for our own more rational and reasonable means of provision?" -Beth Moore 1 Samuel 10:17-19 1 Samuel 12:12-13 Colossians 2:19

Monday, June 4, 2012

"Even my close friend, in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me." -King David Psalm 41:9 Mark 14:3-11

"MY, my, MY, My, my. WHAT ay MESS." -Deputy U. S. Marshal Samuel Gerard Genesis 18:20-21 Romans 1:21-23

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

"The vicar came to take Merrylegs away. He'd promised the squire he would never sell him. I hated saying goodbye to that plucky little pony. ...In no time, Ginger and Joe and I also found ourselves miles away from everything dear and familiar." -Black Beauty Genesis 39:1-3 "Ooh, yeah, I really miss you, I miss you I said Smile at the chance just to see you again I really miss you, I miss you I said, yeah yeah yeah" -Mark Foster Philippians 1:23

"And every day that you want to wake up And you want to wake, you can And every day that you want to change That you want to change, yeah I'll help you see it through 'Cause I just really want to be with you" -Mark Foster Jeremiah 31:33-34 John 20:30-31

"Daddy works a long day He be coming home late, he is coming home late And he's bringing me a surprise 'Cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice" -Mark Foster Genesis 1:31 & John 1:3; Job 38:22-23 & John 6:48-51

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

"If I don't go, we got to pack up and leave, and God knows where, without a prayer, dirt-poor. Now I'm tired, Alice. I am tired of watching my boys go hungry. I'm tired of the way that they look at me. I'm tired of the way that you don't. I've been standing on one leg for three [hard] years, waiting for God to do me a favor. And He ain't listening." -Dan Evans Psalm 10:1 2 Peter 3:7

"Most rebellion is caught up in forgetfulness." -Beth Moore Psalm 106:7 Titus 3:3-8

"Hold me close, let Your love surround me Bring me near, draw me to your side And as I wait, I'll rise up like the eagle And I will soar with You, Your Spirit leads me on In the pow'r of Your love" -Hillsong Isaiah 40:31 Hebrews 10:19-22

Thursday, June 7, 2012

"F light of my sickness L ight head like winter snow fall U nite this prayer" -Ennis Shawlrick-West 2 Kings 5:10-15 James 5:13-16

"Knowing now what I didn't know then, I would have had more grace." -Miss Destepp Psalm 51:13-15 Luke 16:27-28

"If our inner life dwindles, if our heart beats slowly before God, we shall not know zeal; but if all be strong and vigorous within, then we cannot but feel a loving anxiety to see the kingdom of Christ come, and His will be done on earth, even as it is in heaven." -Charles H. Spurgeon Psalm 119:139 Revelation 3:19

Friday, June 8, 2012

"Christians are Christ's body, the organism through which He works. Every addition to that body enables Him to do more. If you want to help those outside you must add your own little cell to the body of Christ who alone can help them. Cutting off a man's fingers would be an odd way of getting him to do more work." -C. S. Lewis Exodus 31:1-6 1 Corinthians 12:12

Saturday, June 9, 2012

"Sometimes your whole life boils down to one insane move." -Jake Sully Daniel 6:10 Acts 25:11

"Let My people go, so that they may worship Me." -Yahweh Exodus 9:13 Philemon 8-16

Sunday, June 10, 2012

"You get it together in summer, summer time: smoov move. You sleep when time to reap? You playin' the foo!" -King Shlomo Proverbs 10:5 John 4:36-38

"This day we're given is golden Let us show love This day is ours for one moment Let us sow love This day is frail. It will pass by So, before it's too late to recapture the time Let us share love. Let us share God Before this day is gone Before this day is gone" -Point of Grace Psalm 90:12 Hebrews 4:7

Monday, June 11, 2012

"Today I awoke plagued with questions. Then I was overcome with gratitude to the True Love that all that really plagues me is questions." -Addy Tuda-Jusman Exodus 7-12 John 20:29

"Once we know--not THINK--that God is the greatest reality in all of existence, that we have encountered Him, and known His presence in our lives, NOTHING would be worth forfeiting that. Absolutely nothing." -Beth Moore Exodus 33:12-17 2 Corinthians 12:2-4

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

"If a child is chastised for blindly running out in the street, this is loving and kind, because it promotes the wellbeing of the child. Similarly, if literally scaring the hell out of you is what it takes to turn you around and get you on the path to heaven, then beloved, make no mistake, God loves you so much, He'll do it. Be aware and beware." -Nahgana Byrne Psalm 2:10-12 Revelation 19:1-21

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

"It is only the Christians who have any idea of how human souls can be taken into the life of God and yet remain themselves--in fact, be very much more themselves than they were before." -C. S. Lewis Exodus 25:8-9 John 17:20-23 Ephesians 2:10

"The True Love helps me go on without Fettering." -Annette Hart Ecclesiastes 7:26 Hebrews 12:1

"Vain pursuits are dangerous to renewed souls." -Charles H. Spurgeon Proverbs 30:8 "I am not my own For I have been made new Please don't let me go I desperately need you" -Owl City 2 Corinthians 5:17

Thursday, June 14, 2012

"Shhh. It isn't your fault. It wasn't fair for me to suddenly ask so much of you. But things are different now, and doubt is a luxury we can't afford anymore, sweetie. You have more power than you realize; don't think. And don't worry. If the time comes, you'll know what to do. It's in your blood." -ElastiGirl Exodus 4:4 Matthew 10:19-20 Luke 6:10 Romans 3:25

"You once spoke to me about intelligence, that it was a gift to be used for the good of mankind. ...These things have turned you into something you're not. Don't listen to them! ...Sometimes, to do what's right, we have to be steady and give up the thing we want most. Even our dreams." -Peter Parker Psalm 139:23-24 Romans 12:2

Friday, June 15, 2012

"Faith took a stroll on the water. Hope took a stroll in the clouds. Love took a stroll to the lost: And the greatest of these is Love." -Abel Christian Walker Ezekiel 34:16 Luke 19:1-10 1 Corinthians 13:13

"Every day is a battle I face It's a strange life I live, but it's what you've decided I give it all into your hands Do what you will with me and I'll smile when you speak Remember all those times I was hoping for something? And shaking my head from all I had done But you never left me" -Mark Foster Psalm 139:16-18 Philippians 4:1-5

Saturday, June 16, 2012

"A sea of stars, His pocketwatch; A range of mountains, His fingerprint; A strand of DNA, His signature; A fulfillment of prophecy, His card. A beat of heart, His doorknock; A flake of snow, His message; A breath of air, His presence. Oh please breathe." -C. Saenz Genesis 2:7 John 1:12-13

Sunday, June 17, 2012

"It's all fun and games until The fall we imagine becomes a reality... Mark this well: The True Love will not be mocked. It's time to bear torches for true compassion And for the True Love of humanity." -Tim Burr Numbers 14:1-45 Galatians 6:1-10

Monday, June 18, 2012

"God can say yes to the heart of our prayer without saying yes to the request of our prayer. ...We all err in many ways. Let me err on the side of faith." -Beth Moore Genesis 29:25 Hebrews 11:6

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

"And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God." -POTUS Abraham Lincoln Psalm 144:11-15 Galatians 5:1

"...Peter and Edmund have been children up to this point, But now they are fighting as men. ...Even after Aslan's death and resurrection, There is a battle to be fought. Even after Christ's death and resurrection, Even after [H]e has saved us, We Christians must continue to battle sin --In ourselves and in the world-- And we must contend with the Devil." -Gene Veith Isaiah 40:27-31 Ephesians 6:10-13

"In terms of setting up a story or situation, it will be hard to find a better example than the opening sequence of 'Up', the marriage montage in particular. ...The screenplay as a whole is a lesson in economy. The writers use objects and characters...more than once, which lends the story a sense of unity. This is cinema." -David Trottier The Song of Songs 1:6 The Song Of Songs 8:12 John 15:1-11

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

"God's Word is an ocean. We need it. It is a picture of breathtaking beauty on its surface, and should you decide to take the plunge and plumb its depths, you will discover beauty beneath beauty, and more abundant life and love with each league you log; pearls of great price, and, better still, pearls without price. It is only useful if you fish." -Abel Fisher Psalm 119:105 John 21:1-11

"In the sieve true weight alone has power. Husks and chaff being devoid of substance must fly before the wind, and only solid corn will remain." -Charles H. Spurgeon Amos 9:9 Luke 22:31 "The practice of truth is the most proper reading of it. Should the reader be impressed with any duty while perusing these pages, let him hasten to fulfill it before the holy glow has departed from his soul, and let him leave his nets, and all that he has, sooner than be found rebellious to the Master's call." -Charles H. Spurgeon Mark 1:18

Thursday, June 21, 2012

"Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arms He will gather the lambs And carry [them] in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing [ewes]." -Isaiah 40:11 John 10:7-18

"The Light of the world is within the hearts That have given themselves to Him Hearts of glass stained blue, purple and red Yet cleansed from all their sin So now He lights up these days And we all may see His face For He shines His glory down When these hearts are shattered--their glow is gone-- And His Light is all that remains" -Greta Izzy Thetsenmi Isaiah 2:5 Isaiah 9:2 Matthew 5:14 John 8:12

Friday, June 22, 2012

"That's the cup of a carpenter." -Indiana Jones Leviticus 10:1-3 Mark 9:38-42

"Yes, poets do think in verse and speak in rhyme; We even sing from time to time." -Penn Tammiter Psalm 19:14 Ephesians 5:19

"Remember that our God takes great pains to paint breathtaking masterpieces, His crowning achievement being of thorns… Our God communicates to us directly through the words that we can understand plainly, and through the symbols that we can understand mysteriously." -Art B. Enmayde Psalm 19:1 Luke 24:25-27

Saturday, June 23, 2012

"Don't you just hate when someone you don't even particularly like is RIGHT? Not only do I like to pick out the advice I want; I like to pick out who gives it to me! God doesn't always send our favorite messengers with His well-pointed exhortations. We have to learn to listen anyway." -Beth Moore Proverbs 27:6 Matthew 16:23 Mark 14:45

"If I had even the faintest clue when I was younger as to how profound an impact books and professors would have upon my life, I would have kept a better record of my thoughts and emotions. Why? Because some books and teachers leave their indelible fingerprints on our souls. And when those fingerprints are left, it's as if our DNA has been changed. Our physical body takes on characteristics because of our chemical DNA. Likewise, those whom we've read and those at whose feet we have studied will transform our passions, power, and purpose. So when I consider the books that have changed me, I am speaking not only of the fingerprints of particular words, but of the very lives of these authors as well." -Ravi Zacharias Nehemiah 8:1-12 Revelation 1:3

Sunday, June 24, 2012

"You're not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe? It should be more natural, brother. It should flow out, like this - 'Look, man, I ain't fallin' for no banana in my tailpipe!' See, that's more natural for us. You been hanging out with this dude too long." -Detective Axel Foley Genesis 38:12 1 Corinthians 15:33

Monday, June 25, 2012

"But if, on the other hand, ...your God--is what your soul craves after; then be of good courage, [you are] a child of God." -Charles H. Spurgeon Genesis 8:9 Romans 8:24-25

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

"Prosperity knits a man to the World. He feels that he is 'finding his place in it,' while really it is finding its place in him." -Screwtape Proverbs 15:16 1 Timothy 6:6-10

"...and I thought I was so wise, but You took me by surprise. Like waking up from the longest dream, how real it seemed, until Your love broke through; I've been lost in a fantasy that blinded me, until Your love, Your love broke through." -Keith Green Proverbs 1:30-33 Matthew 14:25-33

"My Dad has shown me and is showing me that His Love is the difference between this life being a period and this life being a sentence." -Dot Sandlynes Exodus 20:12 John 10:10

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

"When we must endure the consequences of bad decisions, hope fuels our recovery. ...Put simply, when life hurts and dreams fade, nothing helps like hope." -Chuck Swindoll Psalm 39:7 1 Peter 1:3-4

"Jesus. He's the bossiest thing." -Beth Moore Judges 13:8-23 Luke 7:44-50

"SHERLOCK HOLMES: (written) BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU FISH FOR! (spoken) ...Bishop to bishop eight. Discover check. And, incidentally, mate. ...I seem to have injured my shoulder. Would you mind? PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY: Be my pleasure. Once we've concluded our business here it's important you know... I shall endeavor to find the most creative of endings for the doctor. And his wife. [HOLMES and MORIARTY look intently at each other as MORIARTY lights HOLMES' pipe.] H: His advantage, my injury. My advantage, his rage. Incoming assault feral, but experienced. Use his momentum to counter. M: Come now. You really think you're the only one who can play this game? Trap arm. Target weakness. Follow with haymaker. H: Ah. There we find the boxing champion of Cambridge. M: Competent, but predictable. Now allow me to reply. H: Arsenal running dry. Adjust strategy. M: Wound taking its toll. H: As I feared. Injury makes defense untenable. Prognosis increasingly negative. M: Let's not waste any more of one other's time. We both know how this ends. H: Conclusion, inevitable. [BOTH CHUCKLE] Unless..." -Michele Mulroney & Kieran Mulroney Isaiah 53:5-8 John 15:12-14

Thursday, June 28, 2012

"When reading and writing Hebrew, It's important to mind your pehs and qufs; And when reading and writing Greek, Be sure you have your iotas dotted and your taus crossed. And just ass pacing changes every thing, Spelling makes all the difference in the word." -Abel Lederer & Ward Smith Exodus 31:18 Daniel 5:5 Matthew 5:18 John 8:6

"O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter. If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But [even] if [He does] not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up." -Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego Daniel 3:16-18 Matthew 9:12-13

Friday, June 29, 2012

O ur Father in heaven, _ J ust and merciful are You; E ver will we S ing praise U nto You, our S aving Lord; _ B urning and burning R ed are we, O God, I f You are willing, Dad please drop N ets of precious healing rain, O glorious G od, on Colorado, please rain a _ T errific rain from H eaven down; as You have removed E ven hellfire from the saints' hearts, _ R emove also the fires from this Red bit of earth; A gain be our Hero; by Your Holy Spirit's power, I n Jesus' precious N ame, amen.

"Lord, keep us everywhere. Keep us when in the valley, that we murmur not against [Your] humbling hand; keep us when on the mountain, that we wax not giddy through being lifted up; keep us in youth, when our passions are strong; keep us in old age, when becoming conceited of our wisdom, we may therefore prove greater fools than the young and giddy; keep us when we come to die, lest, at the very last, we should deny [You]! Keep us living, keep us dying, keep us labouring, keep us suffering, keep us fighting, keep us resting, keep us everywhere, for everywhere we need [You], O our God!" -Charles H. Spurgeon 2 Chronicles 32:31 Matthew 28:20

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty [again]? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men." -Jesus the Salt Shaker Leviticus 2:13 Matthew 5:13 Mark 9:49-50 Luke 14:34

Saturday, June 30, 2012

"Most citizens of the empire were glad to pay tribute to the emperor and to the empire that had brought this period of peace. But for the Christian, another loyalty oath was at the center of his or her faith. 'Jesus is Lord,' not Caesar. In spite of their gratitude to the empire and to the emperor, in spite of the admonitions of Paul and Peter to worship God and honor the emperor, this act of Caesar worship was impossible. And because of their refusal to put Caesar before Christ, Christian believers began to be persecuted." -Billy Graham Joshua 24:14-15 Romans 10:9

"We have to talk, George." -Doris Valentin Ezekiel 24:27 1 Corinthians 9:19-22

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