25 motivational thoughts for change, work and success

Life can be sometimes tough. It may seem that everything around starts falling apart and your dreams are shattered. It takes courage not to give in to depressing feelings but to stay inspired. We often get stuck in our negative experiences and past failures and forget that life is now. What can keep you going? Personal example! I try to search for some examples that could uplift my mood and put me back on track to success. This post will give you 25 inspirational thoughts that will help you in hard times. I hope you will be encouraged and blessed. 

1. “If success is going to turn its’ back again against me I am going to kick its’ ass” author unknown.

2. “Be the change you want to see in the world” by Mahatma Gandhi. 

3. “Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work” by Gustave Flaubert. 

4. “I said thousands of times to my friend that we are going to win. “No way” he would answer. And he was right thousands of times. But it is better not to live if you do not believe” by Marijonas Mikutavicius (song “Three millions”).

5. “Most people choose the work that they do not like and they lose their lives, because if you do what you hate you do not really live in that area of your life” by Vytautas Zilenas. 

6. “Success is ninety percent about your attitude and ten percent about your talents” by Vytautas Zilenas.

7. “Ability is nothing without opportunity” by Napoleon Bonaparte.

8. “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily” by Napoleon Bonaparte. 

9. “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion” by Alexander the Great. 

10. “There is nothing impossible for him who will try” by Alexander the Great.

11. “If not me, who? And if not now, when?” by Mikhail Gorbachev. 

12. “It is better to be alone than in bad company” by George Washington. 

13. “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible” by George Washington. 

14. “Always bear in mind that your resolution to succeed is more important than any other” by Abraham Lincoln. 

15. “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm” by Abraham Lincoln.

16. “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you” by Thomas Jefferson.

17. “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move” by Benjamin Franklin.

18. “Winners are determined by victorious mentality” author unknown.

19. “Action is the final step you must take to achieve success” author unknown.

20. “You must love freedom more than security in order to have both” by Vytautas Zilenas.

21. “Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error” by Marcus Tullius Cicero. 

22. “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on” by John F. Kennedy.

23. “Change before you have to” by Jack Welch. 

24. “Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better” by Jim Rohn.

25. “Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things” by Peter Drucker.

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On the brevity of life

“Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right” by H.H. Morant.

Thoughts about brevity of life came to my mind today. You live only one life. When you die, your journey in this world is over. You will never come back again. You will either be in eternal heaven or eternal hell. You do not have much time to make a right choice. Jesus Christ is the way to eternal Father. He is the only path to everlasting life. Choose Him today by repenting of your sins and accepting His life into your heart.

I believe we have to be optimists and always expect the best. However, do not sit around just dreaming. Find your calling in life. Go after it. Ask God what He has purposed for you. You have a wonderful destiny from God. You will either find it or miss it. If you are not searching for it, you will probably miss it. Go to your prayer room today and ask Him to guide you. If you have never prayed in your life, start by asking God to forgive your sins in Jesus name. Then ask Him about His plan for your life.

Life is very short. You cannot risk wasting it. I live in Lithuania. In 2007 about 47 thousand citizens of my country died and passed on to the other side of eternity. Where are they now? I have told you about those two places. It’s your choice to believe or not. Every year about 45 thousand Lithuanians die. This is a nation of 3 million. I have a heart for my nation and I do not want them to spend eternity in hell. I want them to live forever with Christ. 

What about you and your country? I am sure, statistics everywhere is pretty the same. In some countries people live a little longer, in some, a little less. However, whatever nationality you have: American, Japanese, Russian, Nigerian, Indian and etc. you will die one day. This day is getting closer, not further. Around 2.5 million Americans die every year. Do you want to know how many people die worldwide a year? Around 57 million! Where do they go? They do not disappear. They continue their existence on the other side of eternity. We will join them one day. 

Let us not be fools and disregard warnings regarding the place we will go. If you get there, you will never be able to change your location. Choose your destination today. 

If you do not know how to do it I will encourage you to pray sincerely this prayer:” Dear God I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself.
Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.
Amen.

If you prayed the prayer sincerely you are saved. Now you will need to find a Bible believing church and attend it every week. I believe God will continue working in your life and showing you the path you have to follow. God bless you!

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Free will

Free Will

“Man was predestined to have free will” by Hal Lee Luyah. 

Free will is the topic of the post on the blog ‘Thought for the day’ today. The topic has been debated on for centuries and a lot of disputes have risen on the subject in each generation. Those that dare to discuss it from one point of view or another will usually have their own opinion and it would probably be very categorical. I have a strong opinion about it too. There is a camp that would say that everything is predestined and our wills are bound by that predestination and there is a camp which says that you are absolutely free to choose whatever you want. I believe that a human being has a free will to choose, unless he is mentally handicapped or has lost his mind by using some chemical substances. I do believe that by way of supernatural power this faculty can be restored. It takes faith in God Almighty to get the thing done though. 

““Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn’t see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love. Now people hear a commercial for sour cream potato chips and rush out to buy, but now they call this free will. At least the ancient Greeks were being honest”” by Chuck Palahniuk. 

Free will under attack

 

Very interesting exposition on the subject! I know that a lot of thoughts come to our minds daily. We would not want some of them to come at all. We would like others to stay. Some of the thoughts that we don’t like have power. They are full of energy and try to captivate your mind. Sometimes these are temptations, sometimes just stupid thoughts that do not give you peace. It does not matter how strong they are and how powerful is their attraction you decide whether to allow them to stay in your mind first, and act on them second.

There is not a single thought in the mental world that could break your free will and force you to behave according to the nature of the thought. No way! I will never agree to the idea that we are slaves and cannot choose what we want. You become a slave if you give in to the temptation, but if you are able to control yourself you are not a slave. The Bible tells us that we are slaves of sin if we do sin. But if you are able to resist a temptation and cast it away you will not be a slave to sin. And if Jesus Christ forgave your sins, you have power to resist all temptations. Glory to God! You have a free will. What if you don’t believe Him? You have a free will, but you are also bound by your sinful nature. Only God through Christ Jesus can set you free. Then you will be free indeed. 

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