Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLIf you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Consistency: It’s the jewel worth wearing; It’s the anchor worth weighing; It’s the thread worth weaving; It’s a battle worth winning.
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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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It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
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Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.
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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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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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Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.
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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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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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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
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No pressure is greater than God’s power.
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Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.
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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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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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[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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Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.
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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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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.
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