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. SWINDOLLIf God’s people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be – it must be – compassion.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
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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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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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Friends make life a lot more fun.
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Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.
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We can’t solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely.
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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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Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn’t complicated. ‘I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.’ We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.
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If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
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We aren’t just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose
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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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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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