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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

The Lord delights to surprise us with His goodness, if only we will unlock the door of obedience with the key of faith – which He has given – and then push it open and walk through.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Door Faith Goodness Happiness Himself Key Walk
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
Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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Commitment Compromise Deep Inspirational Life Ourselves Sin
It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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Control Day God Help Myself Remember
One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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Authentic Fake People Worst Yourself
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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Faith Himself Integrity Patience Stand Trust Wait
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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Best Change Desire God Introduction Ourselves Surprise Work
God does not dispense strength and encouragement like a druggist fills your prescription. The Lord doesn’t promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. And that is enough.
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Drugs Encouragement Enough God Himself Moments Promise Strength
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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Battle Consistency Jewel Win Worth
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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Ability Focus God Obstacle Planning Power Presence Vision
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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Difficult God Himself Love Person Prayer Yourself
Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.
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Inspirational Motivational Patience Production Sweet
One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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Enjoyment Problem Worry Yourself
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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Ability Focus God Intense Life Natural Past Peace Religious Result Stability Style
It’s not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
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Believe Enough God Yourself
We must cease striving and trust God to provide what He thinks is best and in whatever time He chooses to make it available. But this kind of trusting doesn’t come naturally. It’s a spiritual crisis of the will in which we must choose to exercise faith.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Choice Exercise God Himself Natural Spiritual Thinking Trust

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

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