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People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.

Charles R. Swindoll

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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Difficult God Himself Love Person Prayer Yourself
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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Attitude Change Fact Happiness Inspirational Ourselves Past People Play
Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
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Adapt Better Enjoyment Fear Generosity Live Old Trust
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. SWINDOLL

Ability Focus God Intense Life Natural Past Peace Religious Result Stability Style
A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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Care Compassionate Earth Heaven Inspirational Spiritual Tears
On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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Day Heart Perseverance Quit Religion Tough Yourself
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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Attitude Choices Day Life Ourselves Reaction
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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Face Faith God Himself Problem Safety Time Trust
God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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Beautiful Break Confusion God Inspirational
Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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Day Life Seek Yourself
Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.
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End Forever Inspirational Night Opportunity Possible Quiet Repeat Unique
The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
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Artist Attention Detail Difference Goodness Greatness Hard Work Inspirational Motivational
I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.
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Attitude Believe Choice Decision Education Failure Fame Important Myself Pain Past Position Success Thinking
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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Community Greatness Heart Inspirational Jealous Life Love People Satisfaction Spiritual Worth Yourself
When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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Anxiety Fear Focus Insecurity Religion Satisfaction
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!
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Demand Forget God Life People Time Yourself

People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.

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