We must cease striving and trust God to provide what He thinks is best and in whatever time He chooses to make it available. But this kind of trusting doesn’t come naturally. It’s a spiritual crisis of the will in which we must choose to exercise faith.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLNo marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
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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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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
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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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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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If God’s people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be – it must be – compassion.
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Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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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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10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
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If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
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Authentic men aren’t afraid to show affection, release their feelings, hug their children, cry when they’re sad, admit it when they’re wrong, and ask for help when they need it.
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Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.
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