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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLRefuse to let your situation determine your attitude.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!
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[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.
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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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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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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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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
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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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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 longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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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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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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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.
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God will never adjust His agenda to fit ours. He will not speed up His pace to catch up with ours; we need to slow our pace in order to recover our walk with Him. God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.
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