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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLGod’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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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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Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.
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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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10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
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Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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Friends make life a lot more fun.
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I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.
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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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No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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God doesn’t work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.
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It’s not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
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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 want to be wise? Choose wise friends
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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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