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?’
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLEach day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people’s unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?
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There is no counsel like God’s counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.
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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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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
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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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[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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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.
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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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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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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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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
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