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. SWINDOLLWe are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you’re too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy
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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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Don’t expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances.
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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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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.
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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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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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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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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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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.
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Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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