Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLGod 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.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.
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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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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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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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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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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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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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Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.
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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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Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man’s or a woman’s shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being’s day, week, or life.
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Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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God doesn’t work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.
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