Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can’t light the torch of another if yours isn’t burning.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLPrayer 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.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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If you are having difficulty loving or relating to an individual, take him to God. Bother the Lord with this person. Don’t you be bothered with him – leave him at the throne.
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When God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords.
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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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Acceptance is taking from God’s hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving.
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If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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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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No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task.
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We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Our attitude is everything.
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God does not dispense strength and encouragement like a druggist fills your prescription. The Lord doesn’t promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. And that is enough.
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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
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