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. SWINDOLLGod is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man’s or a woman’s shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being’s day, week, or life.
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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 is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can’t light the torch of another if yours isn’t burning.
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The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
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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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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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Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.
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The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God’s responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have – even if it’s no more than a sack lunch.
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10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
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The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
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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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The more impossible the situation, the greater God accomplishes His work.
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Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!
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