Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man’s or a woman’s shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being’s day, week, or life.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLBelieving in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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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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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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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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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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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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Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.
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Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
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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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It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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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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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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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
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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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Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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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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Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
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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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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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Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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Dream big don’t let anybody or anything break your wishbone. Stay strong, full of faith, and courageous. Keep that backbone straight. And along the way, don’t forget to laugh and enjoy the journey.
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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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Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.
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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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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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