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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLA teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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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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One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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We really shouldn’t look like a church.’ I’ve heard that so much I want to vomit. ‘Why?’ I ask. ‘Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor’s office to look like a doctor’s office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?’
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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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Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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Friends make life a lot more fun.
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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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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
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We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
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Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
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No pressure is greater than God’s power.
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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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The world has changed and it’s going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
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No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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