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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.

Charles R. Swindoll

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
We must cease striving and trust God to provide what He thinks is best and in whatever time He chooses to make it available. But this kind of trusting doesn’t come naturally. It’s a spiritual crisis of the will in which we must choose to exercise faith.
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Choice Exercise God Himself Natural Spiritual Thinking Trust
When you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you’ll get to rest and relax until He says, ‘Go.
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God Himself Humility Trust Wait
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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Attitude Change Fact Happiness Inspirational Ourselves Past People Play
The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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Beautiful Encouragement Religion
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
No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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Death Faith God Marriage Relationship
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
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
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
Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
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Feeling Forget Important Problem Worry Worth
People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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Action Attitude Change Inspirational People Success
The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God’s responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have – even if it’s no more than a sack lunch.
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Challenge Commitment Enough Food God Responsibility
Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.
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Inspirational Motivational Patience Production Sweet
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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Absence Beautiful Control Game Goal Hide Honesty Live Meaning Need Politics Simplicity Truth
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?
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Community Greatness Heart Inspirational Jealous Life Love People Satisfaction Spiritual Worth Yourself

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