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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLPeople who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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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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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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Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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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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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.
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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 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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Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.
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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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It’s not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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