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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.

Charles R. Swindoll

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Build Character Family Live Place Principle
We can’t solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Face Faith God Himself Problem Safety Time Trust
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
Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Appreciation Cheerful Inspirational Legs People Praise Thankful
Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life’s trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Ability Focus God Intense Life Natural Past Peace Religious Result Stability Style
When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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Anxiety Fear Focus Insecurity Religion Satisfaction
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
The past is over forget it. The future holds hope reach for it.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Forget Future Hold Hope Motivational Past
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Afraid Attention Authentic Children Cry Father Feeling Help Men Need Sad Wrong
If we choose to be offended when we don’t get our own way, Then we’re going to live constantly on the edge of anger. But if we say to ourselves, ” A merry heart does good like a medicine,” It’ll make all the difference in the world.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Angry Difference Goodness Heart Live Medicine Way World
I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Believe Choice Decision Education Failure Fame Important Myself Pain Past Position Success Thinking
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Choices Day Life Ourselves Reaction
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Day Happiness Inspirational Motivational Remark
Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Belief Choice Compassionate Faith Joy
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
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Difficult God Himself Love Person Prayer Yourself

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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