This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Thursday

Forgiveness is every person’s deepest need and the greatest quality of being like Jesus.
Franklin Graham

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
The New King James Version

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Wednesday

Prayer is not the moment when God and humans are in relationship, for that is always.  Prayer is taking initiative to intentionally respond to God’s presence.
L. Robert Keck

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD.”
Jeremiah 17:7
The New King James Version

What I do, you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do.  The needs are great, and none of us, including me, ever do great things.  But we can all do small things, with great love and together we can do something wonderful.
Mother Teresa

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Tuesday

To know the rose is to know God.
To know the faded rose will bloom again is to know eternity.
Lewis Nickerson

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Luke 4:18-19
The New International Version

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Monday

To enjoy the journey is to leap into people’s lives. To enjoy the journey is to give until the stretch is a sacrifice. The question always is: what is it in life that will pull you out of your seat to be brave, risk and serve?
Janie Jasin

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Romans 12:14
The King James Version

If you want trust, trust others.
If you want respect, respect others.
If you want help, help others.
If you want love and peace in your life, give them away.
If you want great friends, be one.
That’s how it works.
Dan Zadra 

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Friday

The most fruitful and the most joy-filled Christians are the most pruned Christians.
Bruce Wilkinson

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
The King James Version

Every day that you attempt to see things as they are in truth is a supremely successful day.
Vernon Howard

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Thursday

When I am dealing with an all-powerful, all-knowing God, I, as a mere mortal, must offer my petitions not only with persistence, but also with patience. Someday I’ll know why.
Ruth Bell Graham

We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
The New International Version

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Wednesday

The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives.
D. L. Moody

I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
1 Corinthians 1:10
The New Living Translation

God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
Augustine

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Tuesday

If you can’t seem to put the brakes on impulsive behavior, you’re probably not praying hard enough.
Jim Gallery

I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.
Leviticus 26:12
The New King James Version

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Monday

If you are willing to honor a person out of respect for God, you can be assured that God will honor you.
Beth Moore

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Psalm 118:6
The King James Version

To wait upon God is the perfection of activity.
Oswald Chambers

This Day’s Thought from The Ranch- Friday

Afflictions are but the shadow of God’s wings.
George MacDonald

I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
Romans 16:17
The English Standard Version

Never lose sight of the fact that old age needs so little but needs that little so much.
Margaret Willour