God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLPeople who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
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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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Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn’t complicated. ‘I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.’ We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.
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Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn’t lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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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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When God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords.
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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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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.
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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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It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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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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The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God’s responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have – even if it’s no more than a sack lunch.
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