Holding hands may seem like an innocent gesture, but they show more than a simple interlocking of fingers. Your hands are one of the most essential parts of your body: you build with them, feed with them, hold with them, touch with them, fight with them; they are the tools of the human body. To take a hold of another’s hand is to break from living individually. It is to link yourself to another being, to momentarily entwine your life with another’s, to promise, for a moment, that you need not face the world alone. More simple, more aesthetically naive than other forms of affection, i.e kissing, hugging, sexing, the act of holding hands is often trivialized in its true implications. As the Beatles once said: ”All I want to do is hold your hand.”

"Your gifts can make room for you but so can your issues. Sometimes your issue can so get people not to want to be near you that they open up the way for you- to get to where you need to be- to be who you need to be. Don’t let nobody make you feel bad about your issue. Your issue gives you access. your issue give you an opportunity and sometimes open you up to a greater possibility." ~Pastor Mike

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benifit." Napoleon Hill

"The fellow who does things that count, doesn’t usually stop to count them."

"I’ve found you’ve got to look back at old things and see them in a new light." John Coltrane

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." Helen Keller

"When you’re low down in the rut, people don’t want to bother you but when you’re pursuing your dreams and rising to the top, that’s when opposition comes. Stay focused! They didn’t bother you then, don’t let them bother you now." Rev. LaKeesha

"If you try taking shortcuts, you may just cut yourself short."

"You have to take risk. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen."

"Don’t worry that your children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching. you." Robert Fulghum

"When brains are needed, brawn won’t help." Yiddish Proverb

"I love you because you’re always by my side when I need you to be."

If you carry the bricks from your past relationship(s) to the new one you will build the same house.

"In real love, you seek for the other person’s good always. In romantic love, you want the other person forever." Margaret Smith

"Relationships last long because two brave people made a choice- to keep it, to fight for it, and to work for it." Vea Mariz

When a dude shows you who he really is, believe him. Do not find yourself trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. He doesn’t deserve it.

"Do not judge people because of their wounds while you hide yours." Pastor Mike

"Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. (PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4) NKJV"

"The road to one’s destiny is a terrain that’s hilly with lots of obstacles. Don’t quit on what you believe is your destiny. If you can dream it and believe it, you can achieve it"

"Don’t judge people by the gossip you hear from others. Be an individual, use your own sences, cone to your own conclusions and make your own friends."

"There is no “I” in teamwork."

"The strength of the team is each individual member… the strength of each member is the team." Phil Jackson

" People without deep roots in God will fall away from faith whenever persecution or trials come on account of the word. Reference Matthew 13:20-21

ALPHABETICAL DESCRIPTION OF GOD !!!
A - ALMIGHTY
B - BLESSER
C - CARING
D - DIVINE
E - EVERLASTING
F - FORGIVING
G - GREAT
H - HOLY
I - INTERMINABLE
J - JUST
K - KIND
L - LOVING
M - MINE
N - NECESSARY
O - OMNIPOTENT
P - PRAISEWORTHY
Q - QUALITY
R - REDEEMER
S - SAVIOR
T - TRUTH
U - UNITY
V - VAST
W - WORTHY
X - XCELLENT
Y - YEARNING
Z - ZEALOUS

"Normal is just a setting on the dryer." Barbara Johnson

"Confession of a fault half amends it." John ray

"Our true character is that person we become when no one is looking."

"Bad things are always going to happen in life. People will hurt you. But you can’t use that as an excuse to fail or to hurt someone back. You’ll only hurt yourself." Unknown

"Love is what you make it, which is why it can’t be so easily defined."

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"When God is going to do something wonderful, He begins with a difficulty; when He is going to do something miraculous, He begins with an impossibility." Reverend Charles Inwood

"To change one’s life: 1. Start immediately. 2. Do it flamboyantly. 3. No exceptions." William James

"Somethings are better left unsaid and even unknown."

“God has a promise in your pain” Luke 23: 35-43 Pastor Micheal A/ Walrond Easter Sunday 7 am www.fcbcsermons.com

"It’s so surprising how many persons go though life without recognizing that their feelings toward other people are high people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’s be comfortable with others." Sydney J. Harris

100 ways to uncomplicate life

1. Don’t try to read other people’s minds
2. Get up 30 minutes earlier so that you don’t rush/get a ticket while driving too fast/have to explain why you’re late/get fired
3. Get 8 hours of sleep per night so that you think more clearly
4. Stick to your budget
5. Start saving and investing every week, no matter how little you can spare
6. Balance your checkbook
7. Don’t try to be friends with everyone. Cultivate closer relationships with fewer people.
8. Don’t try to do business with everyone. Identify your target client and take very good care of them.
9. Before getting angry, ask yourself if it will really matter in 20 years
10. Focus on being a good person, not on pleasing others

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." Buddha

"No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day." Elbert Hubbard

"Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet." Maya Angelou

"Just because everything’s different doesn’t men anything’s changed." Irene Parker

"Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can wound a soul."

"Anger is never without reason, but seldom with a good one."

"If a man does not make new aquantances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should always keep friendships in constant repair." Samuel Johnson

"A mother never realizes that her children are no longer children." James Agee

"You can’t wait for the “perfect circumstance” because it’s may not come Stop waiting, stop making excuses…. you will start out with one then end up with three. You do not have to be perfect or have it all together. Go for it!" Rev. LaKeesha

"Profits are better than wages. Wages make a living which is fine, profits make a fortune which is super fine." Jim Rohn

"I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." General George S. Patton

"The only man who is really free with the one who can turn down the invitation to dinner without giving an excuse." Jules Renard

"If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself." Albert Einstein

"Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will." Bill Stein

"In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice." George Matthew Adams

"He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever." chinese proverb

"How can you truly understand my grind when you’re not grinding for nothing, You’re content with mediocrity, I’m making something out of nothing! You make a living out of talking **** behind people’s back, I’m to busy changing lives, I ain’t got time for that!" Erica Ware

"I alwas knew I was destined for greatness." Oprah Winfrey

"Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship." Dalai Lama

"A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life." Coco Before Chanel (2009).

"Fear breeds fear." Byron Janis

"Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself." Harriet Nelson

"Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them." Greg Evans

"Problems arise in that one has to find balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself." Jessye Norman

"Your falseness is the first layer to be worn down by the storms of experience." Pastor Mike

Things that hurt…

• Being unsure of how someone feels about you.
• Feeling like they are mad at you.
• Being misunderstood by people you care about.
• Being judged by people you care about.
• Feeling like you lost something that was never yours.
• Feeling like you’re doing too much.
• Thinking you aren’t doing enough.
• Not knowing if you should say something.
• Worried about what they’ll think if you do say it.
• Feeling like you care more than they do.

"Similarities create friendships while differences hold them together." Danish proverb

"If we could sum up all the causes of hurt, pain, and hated in one word, it would be expectations.,"

"There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control- your mind and your mouth." Mefi Asante

Overthinking leads to negative thoughts.

"Without God, I am nothing. But with God, I’m an unstoppable force!" Pastor Mike

"Synergy is the highest activity of life; it creates new untapped alternatives; it values and exploits the mental, emotional and psychological differences between people." Stephen Covey

"FOCUS (F)ollow (O)ne’s (C)ourse (U)ntil (S)uccessful"

"Accept fate and move on. Don’t yield to the seductive pull of self-pity. Acting like a victim threatens your future."

"A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets." The Titanic

"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning." Maya Angelou

"Jesus does some teaching in the midst of the storm… be attentive." Pastor Mike (remixed)

You can only keep things covered but for so long. Issues, problems, pains, hurts, disappointments MUST be dealt with. No matter how much you think you have gotten over something, you really haven’t. It’s just an illusion. It will come up again in some way, shape, form or fashion. I am not suggesting that the issue will not go away after dealt with, however you will not become so fixated on the anger, hurt, pain or frustration of it all as if the event just happened. ~Wisdom Organic (Bernadette Robinson)ber

"It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks." Helen Keler

"Only God can judge me. Actually you can judge me too, but what you think ultimately does not matter." Kareem P. Ansley

"If it had not been for the Lord on my side…."

We all have stories to tell.

"You meet people who bring out the best in you and people who bring out the worst in you. Both kinds show you what you are capable of!"

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." Oprah Winfrey

"Sermon Topic: You better get me while you got a chance. Scripture: Luke 1:80 The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel."

"Our mistakes often come from letting our desires interpret our responsibilities…" Cindy AnaCaona Peralta

"You’ve got one life; live it. Follow your dreams, quit your job, drop out of school, tell your boyfriend that he’s lousy, and walk out the door. This is your time. This is your life. You know what? Dream as big as you want to; it’s the cheapest thing you’ll ever do." Jared Leto

This is for the girls who don’t always win. The girls who stay up all night listening to music that inspires them. The girls that laugh, smile, cry and think all on a daily basis. The girls who love, learn and regret. The girls who may never have it easy. The girls who learn the hard way to live and tell about it. The real girls.

"Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even get someone’s attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image. They die in the process."

"Don’t settle where you are. Rise up in strength today and begin to declare your victory. “I have given you authority…to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you” (Luke 10:19, NIV)"

"Your self-care is non-negotiable, but necessary to be the best you and the best parent possible.” - Mia Redrick"

"I am not a believer in luck. I am a believer in creating your own luck. In other words, I am a believer in creating the circumstances to be successful. You do this through planning, preparation, hard work, discipline, and persistence. You can sit around and wait for something to fall out of the sky. I am going to do my part to open up heaven!" Tublu Atlanta

"You can buy a person’s hand but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is." Dale Carnegie

"The assumption that seeing is believing makes us susceptible to visual deceptions." Kathleen Hall Jamieson

"If you know someone is no good for you, be like an umpire and call it like you see it! Don’t turn them on, turn them down." Rev. Run

" It’s one thing to be delivered but it’s another thing to act delivered. When God takes you out of Egypt, stop going back… today is a new day.

"Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else."

"It’s NOT fair to give God what he hates, & ask him for what you Love."

"I’m not be be impressed by beauty, power or money. What’s impressive is one who has a good heart and character. That is who we really are."

"Conformity is the ruin of the mind."