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Lunch Box Quotes

imageByRon P. SchweryJanuary 20, 2026 0
Lunch Box Quotes

I was watching the highlights of the Indiana-Miami game, trying to think of something to write for this space, and a commercial for Home Depot came up about DIYers. One of the lines was, “This won’t take that long.” I chuckled a bit, knowing that as I sit here, I am sore from trying to finish a project on the house that is about 10 years in the making. I don’t think the script writers had my particular case in mind… Now, where is that Motrin…?

As a reminder, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids’ lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, but 2-4 get a handwritten napkin. And we are in 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. I am intermittent fasting with 1 meal per day, no alcohol, and no social media/news after 6 p.m. 

Visual credits to: Featured image –  @CowboyGospeler  Quotes: @Faithful2Pray @ACC_National @Pergament_F

Quotes:

1. “Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.” – Rudyard Kipling

2. “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” – Teddy Roosevelt

3. “Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.” – Goethe

4. “Write it on your heart
that every day is the best day in the year.
He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day
who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety….” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (Scroll to bottom, follow the link, read the whole poem.)

Bonus Quote: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect in love.” – 1 John 4:18

21 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 16

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Note: (These notes are a combination of the notes from my Bible, the study guide, and my thoughts. Mostly, though, they are the work of others, just rearranged.) I really do think pride is the root of all issues in the world. A life built on self-reliance may produce moments of success but the fruit is it temporary. “Those who trust in the Lord will flourish like trees planted along the riverbank.” Psalm 1. In times of trouble, those who trust in the Lord will have abundant strength, not only for their own needs, but for the needs of others. But trusting in God is easier said than done. It requires continuous exercise. Our heart… It is easy to fall into the routine of forgetting and forsaking God.  

Fasting: I fell off the wagon almost completely this weekend. The only thing I was able to maintain was the 1 meal a day, and I am so hungry. 

Prayer:  Dear Lord, give me the discipline to remain rooted in You, for there I will find the confidence to walk through difficulty. Let Your character become my character, a character built on trust. Give me the humility to produce long-lasting fruit for You.  

-Amen

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