People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLAnything under God’s control is never out of control.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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It’s not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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If you are having difficulty loving or relating to an individual, take him to God. Bother the Lord with this person. Don’t you be bothered with him – leave him at the throne.
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It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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Acceptance is taking from God’s hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving.
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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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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.
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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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Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.
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If God’s people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be – it must be – compassion.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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The past is over forget it. The future holds hope reach for it.
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The Lord delights to surprise us with His goodness, if only we will unlock the door of obedience with the key of faith – which He has given – and then push it open and walk through.
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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
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Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.
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We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
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Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.
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Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
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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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The world has changed and it’s going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
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