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Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.

Charles R. Swindoll

We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Focus Live Ourselves Pain
It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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Control Day God Help Myself Remember
Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
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Battle Faith God Learning Sick Talk Worry Yourself
The past is over forget it. The future holds hope reach for it.
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Forget Future Hold Hope Motivational Past
Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life’s trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.
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Ability Focus God Intense Life Natural Past Peace Religious Result Stability Style
Authentic men aren’t afraid to show affection, release their feelings, hug their children, cry when they’re sad, admit it when they’re wrong, and ask for help when they need it.
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Afraid Attention Authentic Children Cry Father Feeling Help Men Need Sad Wrong
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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Expectation God Himself Need Order Recovery Seek Slow Speed Voice Walk
God 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.
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Demand God Goodness Himself Life Pressure Strength Win
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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Appreciation Cheerful Inspirational Legs People Praise Thankful
We really shouldn’t look like a church.’ I’ve heard that so much I want to vomit. ‘Why?’ I ask. ‘Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor’s office to look like a doctor’s office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?’
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Appearance Choice Clothes Doctor Yourself
[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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Glory God Heart Broken Himself Life Missing Opportunity Pain Regret Yourself
We can’t solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely.
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Face Faith God Himself Problem Safety Time Trust
Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.
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Inspirational Motivational Patience Production Sweet
People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
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Beautiful Flower Garden God Himself Intimacy People Relationship
We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Our attitude is everything.
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Attitude Choices Day Life Ourselves Reaction
One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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Enjoyment Problem Worry Yourself

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