The Lord delights to surprise us with His goodness, if only we will unlock the door of obedience with the key of faith – which He has given – and then push it open and walk through.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLStrength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people’s unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?
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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hopes. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
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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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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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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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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 cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
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Consistency: It’s the jewel worth wearing; It’s the anchor worth weighing; It’s the thread worth weaving; It’s a battle worth winning.
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We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.
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Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.
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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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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.
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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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If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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