No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLConsistency: It’s the jewel worth wearing; It’s the anchor worth weighing; It’s the thread worth weaving; It’s a battle worth winning.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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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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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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There is no counsel like God’s counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.
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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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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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On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.
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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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The past is over forget it. The future holds hope reach for it.
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God doesn’t work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.
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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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The more impossible the situation, the greater God accomplishes His work.
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God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
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Do you want to be wise? Choose wise friends
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