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The Colonel's Motivational Quotes of the Day!
Good "Thursday" Morning Everyone from the "Eagle's Nest" in Castle Rock, CO — 12 December 2019!
Today is: "Sit Quietly Day!" Why Not?
"Just sit quietly and listen to what your soul and heart have to tell you — can you hear it?" — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
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The Quote in the Picture Today Reads: "Explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space." — Edward Abbey
"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself." — Matsuo Basho
"Quit trying so hard and sit quietly with yourself and you will see that there are no demands within you." — Bryant McGill
"Never underestimate the power of sitting quietly." — Josh McDermitt
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." — Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Bread takes the effort of kneading but also requires sitting quietly while the dough rises with a power all its own." — David Richo
"It's amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look." — Jacqueline Kelly
"Sit quietly and close your eyes. The light within you is sufficient." — Marianne Williamson
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The Colonel's Motivational Quotes of the Day!
Good "Thursday" Morning Everyone from the "Eagle's Nest" in Castle Rock, CO — 12 December 2019!
Today is: "Sit Quietly Day!" Why Not?
"Just sit quietly and listen to what your soul and heart have to tell you — can you hear it?" — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
Support our Warriors in Need — Challenge them to Stay Alive — Buy a WFL Challenge Coin: https://www.victoryforveterans.org/product-page/wfl-coin
SIGN UP FOR THE GREAT End-of-Year Veteran’s Package Raffle:
https://www.wellnesswishes.org/copy-of-general-catalyst-fund-1
The Quote in the Picture Today Reads: "Explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space." — Edward Abbey
"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself." — Matsuo Basho
"Quit trying so hard and sit quietly with yourself and you will see that there are no demands within you." — Bryant McGill
"Never underestimate the power of sitting quietly." — Josh McDermitt
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." — Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Bread takes the effort of kneading but also requires sitting quietly while the dough rises with a power all its own." — David Richo
"It's amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look." — Jacqueline Kelly
"Sit quietly and close your eyes. The light within you is sufficient." — Marianne Williamson
Reach Out and Join us for Warriors for Life (WFL) Virtual Group Support: https://www.victoryforveterans.org/support
“Remember this and its meaning runs deep for me and all those who served this great nation: 'Respect Always — Warriors for Life!' " — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
Check out all the BLOGs at Victory for Veterans: https://victoryforveterans.org/blog/
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Good morning COL Mikel Burroughs and all my RP Family. In today’s world, with all of its technology and constant bombardment with commercials and now the impeachment hearings, it is hard to find quiet time, without completely shutting off the TV and recluse to a quiet room. I do not watch much TV for that reason. It is nothing but a distraction to me anymore. I often say that I am anxious for the return of the Lord. But I have found that I must quietly wait on him because only God the Father knows that time. I initially had some trouble with waiting because of all the times that I had to “Hurry up and Wait.” Y’all know what I mean by that, don’tcha? LOL As I began to exercise the position of sitting quietly, the easier it became. It does have great benefits that I have come to enjoy. What does the Bible have to say about sitting quietly on the Lord. I have an article below that addresses that issue. Have a blessed day today and always.
Taken from:
www1.cbn.com/devotions/waiting-on-god-quietly Sit Quietly Day!" Why Not?
Waiting on God Quietly
Andrew Murray
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:26
"Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted” Isaiah 7:4
”In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength” Isaiah 30:15
Such words reveal to us the close connection between quietness and faith. They show us what a deep need there is of quietness, as an element of true waiting upon God. If we are to have our whole heart turned toward God, we must have it turned away from man, from all that occupies and interests, whether of joy or sorrow.
God is a being of such infinite greatness and glory, and our nature has become so estranged from Him, that it requires our whole heart and desires set upon Him, even in some little measure, to know and receive Him. Everything that is not God, that excites our fears or stirs our efforts or awakens our hopes or makes us glad, hinders us in our perfect waiting on Him. The message is one of deep meaning: ”Take heed, and be quiet”; ”In quietness. . . shall be your strength”; ”It is good that a man should. . . quietly wait.”
Scripture abundantly testifies how the very thought of God in His majesty and holiness should silence us: ”The LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him” Hab. 2:20; ”Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD” Zeph. 1:7 ”Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation”Zech. 2:13.
As long as the waiting on God is chiefly regarded as an end toward more effectual prayer, and the obtaining of our petitions, this spirit of perfect quietness will not be obtained. But, when it is seen that waiting on God is itself an unspeakable blessedness – one of the highest forms of fellowship with the Holy One – the adoration of Him in His glory will of necessity humble the soul into a holy stillness, making way for God to speak and reveal Himself. Then, it comes to the fulfilment of the precious promise, that all of self and self effort will be humbled: ”The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day” Isa. 2:11.
Let everyone who wants to learn the art of waiting on God remember the lesson, ”Take heed, and be quiet”Isa. 7:4. ”It is good that a man . . . quietly wait.” Take time to be separate from all friends and all duties, all cares and all joys; time to be still and quiet before God. Take time not only to secure stillness from man and the world, but from self and its energy. Let the Word and prayer be very precious. But remember, even these may hinder the quiet waiting. The activity of the mind in studying the Word or giving expression to its thoughts in prayer, the activities of the heart, with its desires and hopes and fears, may so engage us that we do not come to the still waiting on the All glorious One; our whole being is prostrate in silence before Him.
Though at first it may appear difficult to know how thus quietly to wait, with the activities of mind and heart for a time subdued, every effort after it will be rewarded. We will discover that it grows upon us, and the little season of silent worship will bring a peace and a rest that give a blessing not only in prayer, but all day.
”It is good that a man should. . . quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” Yes, it is good. The quietness is the confession of our meekness. It will not be done with all our willing and runningRom. 9:16, with all our thinking and praying. We must receive it from God. It is the confession of our trust that our God will, in His time, come to our help – the quiet resting in Him alone.
It is the confession of our desire to sink into our nothingness and to let Him work and reveal Himself. Do let us wait quietly. In daily life, let there be, in the soul that is waiting for the great God to do His wondrous work, a quiet reverence, an abiding watching against too deep engrossment with the world. Then, the whole character will come to bear the beautiful stamp – quietly waiting for the salvation of God.
My soul, wait thou only upon God!
Taken from:
www1.cbn.com/devotions/waiting-on-god-quietly Sit Quietly Day!" Why Not?
Waiting on God Quietly
Andrew Murray
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:26
"Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted” Isaiah 7:4
”In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength” Isaiah 30:15
Such words reveal to us the close connection between quietness and faith. They show us what a deep need there is of quietness, as an element of true waiting upon God. If we are to have our whole heart turned toward God, we must have it turned away from man, from all that occupies and interests, whether of joy or sorrow.
God is a being of such infinite greatness and glory, and our nature has become so estranged from Him, that it requires our whole heart and desires set upon Him, even in some little measure, to know and receive Him. Everything that is not God, that excites our fears or stirs our efforts or awakens our hopes or makes us glad, hinders us in our perfect waiting on Him. The message is one of deep meaning: ”Take heed, and be quiet”; ”In quietness. . . shall be your strength”; ”It is good that a man should. . . quietly wait.”
Scripture abundantly testifies how the very thought of God in His majesty and holiness should silence us: ”The LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him” Hab. 2:20; ”Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD” Zeph. 1:7 ”Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation”Zech. 2:13.
As long as the waiting on God is chiefly regarded as an end toward more effectual prayer, and the obtaining of our petitions, this spirit of perfect quietness will not be obtained. But, when it is seen that waiting on God is itself an unspeakable blessedness – one of the highest forms of fellowship with the Holy One – the adoration of Him in His glory will of necessity humble the soul into a holy stillness, making way for God to speak and reveal Himself. Then, it comes to the fulfilment of the precious promise, that all of self and self effort will be humbled: ”The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day” Isa. 2:11.
Let everyone who wants to learn the art of waiting on God remember the lesson, ”Take heed, and be quiet”Isa. 7:4. ”It is good that a man . . . quietly wait.” Take time to be separate from all friends and all duties, all cares and all joys; time to be still and quiet before God. Take time not only to secure stillness from man and the world, but from self and its energy. Let the Word and prayer be very precious. But remember, even these may hinder the quiet waiting. The activity of the mind in studying the Word or giving expression to its thoughts in prayer, the activities of the heart, with its desires and hopes and fears, may so engage us that we do not come to the still waiting on the All glorious One; our whole being is prostrate in silence before Him.
Though at first it may appear difficult to know how thus quietly to wait, with the activities of mind and heart for a time subdued, every effort after it will be rewarded. We will discover that it grows upon us, and the little season of silent worship will bring a peace and a rest that give a blessing not only in prayer, but all day.
”It is good that a man should. . . quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” Yes, it is good. The quietness is the confession of our meekness. It will not be done with all our willing and runningRom. 9:16, with all our thinking and praying. We must receive it from God. It is the confession of our trust that our God will, in His time, come to our help – the quiet resting in Him alone.
It is the confession of our desire to sink into our nothingness and to let Him work and reveal Himself. Do let us wait quietly. In daily life, let there be, in the soul that is waiting for the great God to do His wondrous work, a quiet reverence, an abiding watching against too deep engrossment with the world. Then, the whole character will come to bear the beautiful stamp – quietly waiting for the salvation of God.
My soul, wait thou only upon God!
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Good morning COL Mikel J. Burroughs So many people are afraid of silence now. They can't sit quietly; they have to be doing all the time. When you do that you pay a price for it. Silence is healing. Silence allows us to get in touch with our deepest selves; silence allows space for God to speak to us. Silence is the space in which nature can heal us.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown - I agree that silence can be healing and as a society we need to that more often, so we can hear what our heart and soul is really telling us instead of following the mainstream media and crowd. Thanks for the two great quotes today Charlie and Give Tom our very best.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown - Amen.
Isaiah 30:21-23 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 You will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the way. Follow it, whether it turns to the right or to the left.” 22 Then you will dishonor your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered statues. You will throw them away like clothing ruined by stains. You will say to them, “Get out!”
23 The Lord will give you rain for the seed that you plant in the ground, and the food that the ground provides will be rich and nourishing. When that day comes, your cattle will graze in large pastures.
Isaiah 30:21-23 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 You will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the way. Follow it, whether it turns to the right or to the left.” 22 Then you will dishonor your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered statues. You will throw them away like clothing ruined by stains. You will say to them, “Get out!”
23 The Lord will give you rain for the seed that you plant in the ground, and the food that the ground provides will be rich and nourishing. When that day comes, your cattle will graze in large pastures.
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Good morning from a cold Hartland COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Have a great day and say hi to mom and Bella for me.
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