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Blessed

“Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.” Job 5:17

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.” Psalm 1:1

“Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.” Psalm 2:12, 34:8

“Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.” Psalm 32:1, Romans 4:7

“Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.” Psalm 32:2

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He chose for His inheritance.” Psalm 33:12

“Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud.” Psalm 40:4

“Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.” Psalm 41:1

“Blessed are those You choose and bring near to live in Your courts! We are filled with the good things of Your house, of Your holy temple.” Psalm 65:4

“Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You.” Psalm 84:4

“Blessed are those whose strength is in You, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.” Psalm 84:5

“Blessed is the man who trusts in You.” Psalm 84:12

“Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim You, who walk in the light of Your presence.” Psalm 89:15

“Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, the man You teach from Your law.” Psalm 94:12

“Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.” Psalm 106:3

“Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in His commands.” Psalm 112:1

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.” Psalm 118:26

“Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.” Psalm 119:1

“Blessed are they who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart.” Psalm 119:2

“Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of [sons born in his youth].” Psalm 127:5

“Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways.” Psalm 128:1

“Thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD.” Psalm 128:4

“Blessed are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.” Psalm 144:15

“Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God.” Psalm 146:5

“Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding.” Proverbs 3:13

“Blessed are those who keep My ways.” Proverbs 8:32

“Blessed is the man who listens to Me, watching daily at My doors, waiting at My doorway.” Proverbs 8:34

“Blessed is he who is kind to the needy.” Proverbs 14:21

“Blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.” Proverbs 16:20

“Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD.” Proverbs 28:14

“Blessed is he who keeps the law.” Proverbs 29:18

“Blessed are all who wait for Him!” Isaiah 30:18

“Blessed is the man who [maintains justice and does what is right], the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” Isaiah 56:2

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.” Jeremiah 17:7

“Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.” Daniel 12:12

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.” Matthew 5:11
“Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of Me.” Matthew 11:6, Luke 7:23

“Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” Luke 1:45
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” Luke 6:20
“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.” Luke 6:21
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.” Luke 6:21
“Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.” Luke 6:22
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.” Luke 10:23
“Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:28
“Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” Luke 14:15

“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29

“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” Romans 4:8
“Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves.” Romans 14:22

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.” James 1:12
“Blessed [are] those who have persevered.” James 5:11

“If you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.” 1 Peter 3:14
“If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.” 1 Peter 4:14

“Blessed is the one who reads [the book of Revelation].” Revelation 1:3
“Blessed are those who hear [the book of Revelation] and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.” Revelation 1:3
“Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.” Revelation 16:15
“Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” Revelation 19:9
“Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection.” Revelation 20:6
“Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.” Revelation 22:7
“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14

“From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.” John 1:16

Stress Test Pictures

Stress Pictures

These pictures are used to test the level of stress a person can handle.

The slower the pictures move, the better your ability of handling stress.

Alleged criminals see them spinning around madly while seniors and kids see them still.


Check your level of stress...

The Dancing Lady Illusion

This is an optical illusion, look at the dancer below. Which way is she spinning?

If you see her spinning clockwise, then you are left brain oriented i.e. you are a logical and analyzing person.

If you see her spinning counter-clockwise, then you are right brain oriented i.e. you are an artistic and intuitive person.

Not sure how I explain seeing both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. That’s happening to me, I’ll see her spinning clockwise for a moment and then after a few minutes see her spinning the other direction.

The Butterfly Story

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it had and it could go no further.

Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.

(author unknown)

Holy Alphabets

A lthough things are not perfect,
B ecause of trial or pain,
Continue in thanksgiving
D on't even think to blame.
E ven when the times are hard,
F ierce winds are bound to blow,
G od is forever able
H old on to what you know.
Imagine life without His love,
J oy would cease to be,
K eep thanking Him for all the things
L ove imparts thee to see.
Move out of ' Camp Complaining ',

No weapon that is known
O n earth can yield the power

P raise can do alone.
Quit worrying about the future,
R edeem the time at hand,
S tart every day with prayer
To 'thank' is God's command.
U ntil we see Him coming,
V ictorious in the sky,
We'll run the race with gratitude,
X alting God most high.
Y es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Z ion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!


'I AM Too blessed to be stressed!' The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
Love and peace be with you forever, Amen.

Lessons From The Eagle

The story of the eagle...

Interesting lessons that we can learn from the eagle.

The eagle has the longest life-span of its species

It can live up to 70 years.

But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision.

In its 40's

its long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food

its long and sharp beak becomes bent

its old-aged and heavy wings,

due to their thick feathers,

become stuck to its chest and make it difficult to fly

Then, the eagle is left with only two options:

die OR

go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days.

The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest

There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out.

After plucking it out,

the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back

and then it will pluck out its talons

When its new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its old-aged feathers

And after five months, the eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth and lives for ...
30 more years

Why is change needed?

Many times in order to survive we have to start a change process.

We sometimes need to get rid of old memories, habits and past traditions.

Only when we are freed from the past burdens, can we take advantage of the present.