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God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest.

Charles R. Swindoll

Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don’t waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Blame Flow Forgiveness Life Live Love Need Offense Quick Wasted Time Willing
God will never adjust His agenda to fit ours. He will not speed up His pace to catch up with ours; we need to slow our pace in order to recover our walk with Him. God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.
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Expectation God Himself Need Order Recovery Seek Slow Speed Voice Walk
Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
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Deep Eyes God Life Simplicity View Wisdom
When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.
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Acceptance Control Discover Divine Dry Fact God Hard Hope Season Yourself
I’m here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.
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Adversity Attention Guard Spirit Yourself
We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.
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Alone Care Commitment Compassionate Disappoint God Hard Himself Love People Reason
Don’t expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances.
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Decision Expectation God Greatness Life Principle Production Religion Right Spiritual Wisdom
The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
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Beautiful Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Root Strong Wind
Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
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Battle Faith God Learning Sick Talk Worry Yourself
Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
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Feeling Forget Important Problem Worry Worth
Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.
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Encouragement God Hope Life Ourselves Religious Stability Storm
Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn’t lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.
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Discipline Failure Greatness Investment Moments Ourselves Prayer Wind
Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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Day Life Seek Yourself
Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
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Appreciation Cheerful Inspirational Legs People Praise Thankful
God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.
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Best Change Desire God Introduction Ourselves Surprise Work
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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Blessing Face Greatness Impossible Inspirational Life Motivational Opportunity Situation

God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest.

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God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest.

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