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God doesn’t owe us an explanation for everything and actually what I’ve found is that explanations don’t comfort. What comforts is the presence of God, not the explanation of God.

Rick Warren

God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.
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Achievement Attitude God Interest
God’s ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ.
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Earth God Life Spiritual Ultimate Yourself
Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.
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Forgiveness Live Ourselves Past Regret Trap
God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.
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Book Circumstance God Problem Purpose Reading Scripture
You’ll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.
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God Himself Stop Success Try Yourself
The purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.
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Influence Talk Yourself
God specializes in giving people a fresh start.
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Fresh God People Start Yourself
Because every day of your life was written on God’s calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual significance.
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Born Day Life Significance Spiritual
Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God’s face.
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Act Encouragement Face Kind Simplicity Smile Truth
For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can’t hold any back.
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Broken Heart God Pieces Yourself
The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.
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Death Greatness Purpose Tragedy
Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.
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End God Grace Hope
Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you – your relationship with God.
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God Reality Relationship Security Yourself
You cannot fulfil God’s purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.
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Focus Fulfill Life Planning Purpose
God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don’t run after them.
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God Life Person Protect Remove Run Yourself
Never let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you – to pray more, trust more, expect more.
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Expectation Impossible Motivational Scare Situation Trust Yourself

God doesn’t owe us an explanation for everything and actually what I’ve found is that explanations don’t comfort. What comforts is the presence of God, not the explanation of God.

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God doesn’t owe us an explanation for everything and actually what I’ve found is that explanations don’t comfort. What comforts is the presence of God, not the explanation of God.

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