We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLOne of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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If God’s people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be – it must be – compassion.
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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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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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Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
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Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.
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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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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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Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn’t lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.
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[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.
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Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hopes. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.
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The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
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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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