It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLEncourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.
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When you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you’ll get to rest and relax until He says, ‘Go.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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All he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for us to trust Him.
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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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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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Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people’s unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?
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People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
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Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.
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[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.
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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
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The Lord delights to surprise us with His goodness, if only we will unlock the door of obedience with the key of faith – which He has given – and then push it open and walk through.
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There is no counsel like God’s counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.
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Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.
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