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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLGod 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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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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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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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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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.
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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 God’s people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be – it must be – compassion.
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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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Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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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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The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
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Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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When God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords.
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Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.
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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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