The Colonel's Motivational Quotes of the Day!

Excellent memes on pain brother Sgt (Join to see)

Sgt (Join to see) - I see you made it bakc with some awesome quotes to share for the message today brother...bummer on the firearms safe Kerry - I hate it when things happen like that, but I know you'll get through the pain and come up with a solution...Try to have a better day Kerry...

“Pain can come in many different forms. The pain of losing a love one or family members, the pain of losing a friend, job, or business. The physical and mental pain felt by so many individuals, veterans, and service members from physical injuries, combat, trauma, divorce, financial loss, and transition. Believe it or not, there is always opportunity to gain through our pain if we treat it with a positive outlook. Sometimes much easier said than done to actually overcome the pain. May you find the way and will to overcome your pain and not let it become suffering; may you maintain the best positive attitude to help you get through or over the pain you may be feeling for whatever reason; may your mind, body, and soul be opened to grace, goodness, peace, forgiveness, and a bountiful life that matters; and keep your family safe, secure, happy, and healthy. We all have choices when it comes to dealing with pain — we can have negative or positive thoughts. Your mission, if you chose to accept it, is to combat pain with positive thoughts.” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs

COL Mikel J. Burroughs - I found the Keys and instructions in my sock drawer, but had forgotten where I put them... All set with new batteries, revised PW and good to go... Thank you again for your comments, Mikel...

I expect that you are grateful and very thankful for the immeasurably-painful atonement of Jesus the Christ who purchased our salvation and justification with his flesh and blood on the Cross. HIS pain was voluntary on our behalf as well as for each & every other adopted child of God purchased by the blood of the Lamb. ‘Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.’ [Luke 24:45-47 ESV] my brother-in-Christ Sgt (Join to see).

LORD I lift up each one of YOUR adopted sons and daughters and their family members who are enduring constant or near-constant physical pain, mental anguish, severe depression, deliberate mistreatment and abuse to YOU. I pray that YOU bless each of them with a large measure of endurance and peace. I pray that YOU bless each one with Hope in YOU who intend to kill themselves this season. Motivate compassionate people to make contact with the desperate. Use us intercessors to intercede for them dear LORD. 'Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.’ [Romans 8:26-27 ESV]
I pray LORD that YOU bless those who are earnestly praying for salvation of family members and friends, for peace on the streets in the USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, France, India, Korea, Israel, Australia, Japan, Philippines and New Guinea. I pray that each of us adopted children of God are growing in compassion for our neighbors. 'Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.' [Romans 12:15-16 ESV]
LORD I pray that YOU enable each of us of YOUR adopted sons and daughters to demonstrate our faith in YOU to our family, friends, coworkers and others we interact with through action and if appropriate supplemented with words. ‘but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.' [1 Peter 3:15-17 ESV]
I pray that you and your family members sleep well Sunday night and will awake refreshed and healthy on Monday morning.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO3 Charles Streich
Resurrection Band Where Roses Grow YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4hELkrS_wM

I'm not sure what good in life comes without a little pain. In my athletic days the "no pain no gain" quote flowed from all my coaches at one time or another. Of course that was the physical kind of pain but for more times than I can remember the mental and emotional pain was there in one way or another for everything that life threw at me. The key I guess is to not give up in the face of any kind of pain if you want to succeed at anything in life.

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - Excellent! As a former soldier, athlete, and coach, I used the no pain, no gain philosophy as well. There is no spiritual character but pain made it so.

GySgt Thomas Vick - Indeed, Thomas!

I expect that you are grateful and very thankful for the immeasurably-painful atonement of Jesus the Christ who purchased our salvation and justification with his flesh and blood on the Cross. HIS pain was voluntary on our behalf as well as for each & every other adopted child of God purchased by the blood of the Lamb. ‘Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.’ [Luke 24:45-47 ESV] my brother-in-Christ SGT (Join to see)

LORD I lift up each one of YOUR adopted sons and daughters and their family members who are enduring constant or near-constant physical pain, mental anguish, severe depression, deliberate mistreatment and abuse to YOU. I pray that YOU bless each of them with a large measure of endurance and peace. I pray that YOU bless each one with Hope in YOU who intend to kill themselves this season. Motivate compassionate people to make contact with the desperate. Use us intercessors to intercede for them dear LORD. 'Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.’ [Romans 8:26-27 ESV]
I pray LORD that YOU bless those who are earnestly praying for salvation of family members and friends, for peace on the streets in the USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, France, India, Korea, Israel, Australia, Japan, Philippines and New Guinea. I pray that each of us adopted children of God are growing in compassion for our neighbors. 'Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.' [Romans 12:15-16 ESV]
LORD I pray that YOU enable each of us of YOUR adopted sons and daughters to demonstrate our faith in YOU to our family, friends, coworkers and others we interact with through action and if appropriate supplemented with words. ‘but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.' [1 Peter 3:15-17 ESV]
I pray that you and your family members sleep well Sunday night and will awake refreshed and healthy on Monday morning.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO3 Charles Streich
Resurrection Band Where Roses Grow YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4hELkrS_wM

Excellent comment.

Lt Col Charlie Brown - I have read a few of Dean Koontz's books, they were dark IMHO, and I have tried others, and do not find enjoyment in his writing...

Sgt (Join to see) he isn't one of my favorites either

I expect that you are grateful and very thankful for the immeasurably-painful atonement of Jesus the Christ who purchased our salvation and justification with his flesh and blood on the Cross. HIS pain was voluntary on our behalf as well as for each & every other adopted child of God purchased by the blood of the Lamb. ‘Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.’ [Luke 24:45-47 ESV] my sister-in-Christ Lt Col Charlie Brown.

LORD I lift up each one of YOUR adopted sons and daughters and their family members who are enduring constant or near-constant physical pain, mental anguish, severe depression, deliberate mistreatment and abuse to YOU. I pray that YOU bless each of them with a large measure of endurance and peace. I pray that YOU bless each one with Hope in YOU who intend to kill themselves this season. Motivate compassionate people to make contact with the desperate. Use us intercessors to intercede for them dear LORD. 'Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.’ [Romans 8:26-27 ESV]
I pray LORD that YOU bless those who are earnestly praying for salvation of family members and friends, for peace on the streets in the USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, France, India, Korea, Israel, Australia, Japan, Philippines and New Guinea. I pray that each of us adopted children of God are growing in compassion for our neighbors. 'Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.' [Romans 12:15-16 ESV]
LORD I pray that YOU enable each of us of YOUR adopted sons and daughters to demonstrate our faith in YOU to our family, friends, coworkers and others we interact with through action and if appropriate supplemented with words. ‘but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.' [1 Peter 3:15-17 ESV]
I pray that you and your family members sleep well Sunday night and will awake refreshed and healthy on Monday morning.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO3 Charles Streich
Resurrection Band Where Roses Grow YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4hELkrS_wM