The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
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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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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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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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.
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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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We aren’t just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose
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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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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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It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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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.
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God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.
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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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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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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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