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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

Charles R. Swindoll

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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Alone Care Commitment Compassionate Disappoint God Hard Himself Love People Reason
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 worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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Authentic Fake People Worst Yourself
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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The world has changed and it’s going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
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Change God Himself Religious Safety World
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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Don’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.
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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.
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Burn Faith Light Person Torch Yourself
Tell yourself right now and throughout today, that it’s okay to draw away from the maddening crowd. Jesus did; so can you.
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Inspirational Mad Religion Right Yourself
Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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Believe Different Grace Life Live
One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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Enjoyment Problem Worry Yourself
We really shouldn’t look like a church.’ I’ve heard that so much I want to vomit. ‘Why?’ I ask. ‘Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor’s office to look like a doctor’s office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?’
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Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
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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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Choice Exercise God Himself Natural Spiritual Thinking Trust
No pressure is greater than God’s power.
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Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.
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