When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLWe are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can’t light the torch of another if yours isn’t burning.
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Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.
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Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!
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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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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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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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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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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.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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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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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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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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