Tag Archives: Present

Thought For the Day: Let Us Learn From the Past To Profit By the Present, and From the Present, To Live Better In the Future

Posted on November 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.” – William Wordsworth

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I Live My Life In Praise

Posted on October 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

I Live My Life In Praiseby Michael DoyleI feel God in every season,Living on faith and reason.Present in all of my days,I live my life in praise.With thanks and gratitudeI keep Jesus in my attitude.The Lord walks in my every … Continue reading →

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In God’s Liberty and Love

Posted on October 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In God’s Liberty and Loveby Michael DoyleWatching after the Lord of all,His ways I model and always recall.Lesson after lesson, I will learn,In all things that I must discern.Grace and peace pave the way,In all that I do, and all … Continue reading →

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I Want To Write A Praise Song

Posted on August 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

I Want To Write A Praise Songby Michael DoyleI know that the past is always present.It’s nothing to me that I will resent.The scars are a reminder of whereI fell down, and God was always there.I was struggling, unable to … Continue reading →

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My Soul Laid Bare

Posted on July 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

My Soul Laid Bareby Michael DoyleI awoke with my soul laid bare,And knowing how much God cares.Looking up at the source of all,I found it easy to recallThat the Lord is always present.In all of my known intent,My eyes are … Continue reading →

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Through Songs and Deeds

Posted on July 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Through Songs and Deedsby Michael DoyleThe Empirical Arbitrator is who decides.The rest of us are along for the ride.Whatever happens, happens as it does.Past or present, it is as it never ever was.Our revelations are preordained, However easy or however … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: One Cannot and Must Not Try To Erase the Past Merely Because It Does Not Fit the Present

Posted on April 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.” – Golda Meir

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First Principles: It Is Not Easy To Be Wise For All Times. Not Even For the Present ; Much Less For the Future: and Those Who Judge the Past Must Recollect That When It Was Present, the Present Was Future

Posted on January 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not easy to be wise for all Times. Not even for the present; much less for the future: and those who judge of the past must recollect that when it was present, the present was future.” – Gouverneur … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Your Present Circumstances Don’t Determine Where You Can Go, They Merely Determine Where You Start

Posted on January 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubei

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Thought For the Day: A Daughter Is the Happy Memories of the Past, the Joyful Moments of the Present, and the Hope and Promise of the Future

Posted on December 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.” – Bruce Barton (Imagine the joy in having two daughters with different interests and beautiful hearts.)

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