God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLIf 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.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
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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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No pressure is greater than God’s power.
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When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.
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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.
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Acceptance is taking from God’s hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.
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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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The world has changed and it’s going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
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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?’
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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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It’s not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
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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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