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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLI’m here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
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Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.
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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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God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.
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Consistency: It’s the jewel worth wearing; It’s the anchor worth weighing; It’s the thread worth weaving; It’s a battle worth winning.
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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
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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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One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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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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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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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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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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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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