We must cease striving and trust God to provide what He thinks is best and in whatever time He chooses to make it available. But this kind of trusting doesn’t come naturally. It’s a spiritual crisis of the will in which we must choose to exercise faith.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLIf you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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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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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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Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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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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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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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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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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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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Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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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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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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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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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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