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. SWINDOLLIt’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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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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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
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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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Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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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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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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Do you want to be wise? Choose wise friends
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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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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.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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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’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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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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