Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn’t complicated. ‘I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.’ We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLWhen 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.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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Friends make life a lot more fun.
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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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10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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When you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you’ll get to rest and relax until He says, ‘Go.
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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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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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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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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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Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
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Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.
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