It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLThe remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn’t complicated. ‘I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.’ We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.
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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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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.
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Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.
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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.
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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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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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When you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you’ll get to rest and relax until He says, ‘Go.
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Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.
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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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God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest.
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On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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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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