We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLDon’t expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
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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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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
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Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.
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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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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.
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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
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It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.
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Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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