Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.
RICK WARRENIn deep pain, people don’t need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.
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When you feel nothing, God is teaching you to live by faith.
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I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you.
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Be grateful for who you are and whatever you have. Everything you have is a gift from God.
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You don’t have to be famous to be great.
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The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.
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Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.
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God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.
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You weren’t put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.
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When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.
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In pain, I’d rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.
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Life minus love equals zero.
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While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.
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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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Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable.
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You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
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God accepts us unconditionally, and in his view we are all precious and priceless. Focus on this and you will not waste any time and effort trying to be someone you’re not.
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Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.
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Delays are as much a part of God plan as answered prayers. God wants you to trust him.
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Little people belittle people. Great people make people feel great.
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The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.
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You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.
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You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.
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Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.
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The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal.
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Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you – your relationship with God.
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People are interested by talent. God is impressed by character
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