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Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.

Charles R. Swindoll

Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
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Deep Eyes God Life Simplicity View Wisdom
Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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Control Faith God Inspirational Religious
God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
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Dependent God Learning Ourselves Religion Strength Suffering
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
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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Change Faith Hope Myself Need
Tell yourself right now and throughout today, that it’s okay to draw away from the maddening crowd. Jesus did; so can you.
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Inspirational Mad Religion Right Yourself
No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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Death Faith God Marriage Relationship
All he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for us to trust Him.
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Faith Himself Integrity Patience Stand Trust Wait
I’m here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Adversity Attention Guard Spirit Yourself
It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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Goodness Need Religion Time Word Yourself
You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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Encouragement Faith God Yourself
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Expectation God Himself Need Order Recovery Seek Slow Speed Voice Walk
Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.
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Ability Focus God Obstacle Planning Power Presence Vision
[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
One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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Authentic Fake People Worst Yourself
Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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Commitment Compromise Deep Inspirational Life Ourselves Sin
Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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Attitude Belief Choice Compassionate Faith Joy
Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn’t complicated. ‘I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.’ We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.
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Believe Complication Eyes Himself Human Lesson Limitation Ourselves Simplicity Son Word
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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Door Faith Goodness Happiness Himself Key Walk
When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.
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Acceptance Control Discover Divine Dry Fact God Hard Hope Season Yourself
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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Earth Inspirational Love Place Purpose Reason Religion Religious Worth
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
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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Equality God Important Make Up Pain Story Struggle Unique Voice Word Yourself
It’s not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
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Believe Enough God Yourself
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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Change God Himself Religious Safety World
Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
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Change Choice Pay Praise Prayer Strength Trust
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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Blessing Compassionate God Inspirational Kindness Live People

Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.

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