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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

Charles R. Swindoll

If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Chance Criticism Inspirational Word 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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Equality God Important Make Up Pain Story Struggle Unique Voice Word Yourself
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
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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Children Day Family Live Memories Mother Ourselves
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
We really shouldn’t look like a church.’ I’ve heard that so much I want to vomit. ‘Why?’ I ask. ‘Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor’s office to look like a doctor’s office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?’
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Appearance Choice Clothes Doctor Yourself
God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest.
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Demand God Goodness Himself Life Pressure Strength Win
The past is over forget it. The future holds hope reach for it.
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Forget Future Hold Hope Motivational Past
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
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?
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Community Greatness Heart Inspirational Jealous Life Love People Satisfaction Spiritual Worth Yourself
No pressure is greater than God’s power.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Change Faith God Greatness Inspirational Life Motivational One Liner Power Pressure Religious
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
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.
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Ability Focus God Intense Life Natural Past Peace Religious Result Stability Style
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
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Change Fact Happiness Inspirational Ourselves Past People Play
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Battle Consistency Jewel Win Worth

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