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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.

Charles R. Swindoll

Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Direction Discipline God Peace Religion Strength Wisdom Yourself
Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Encouragement God Hope Life Ourselves Religious Stability Storm
We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Focus Live Ourselves Pain
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?’
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Appearance Choice Clothes Doctor Yourself
I’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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Adversity Attention Guard Spirit Yourself
The Lord delights to surprise us with His goodness, if only we will unlock the door of obedience with the key of faith – which He has given – and then push it open and walk through.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

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On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Change Faith Hope Myself Need
You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Encouragement Faith God Yourself
Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Feeling Forget Important Problem Worry Worth
Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Deep Eyes God Life Simplicity View Wisdom
Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
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Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Dependent God Learning Ourselves Religion Strength Suffering
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. SWINDOLL

Acceptance Control Discover Divine Dry Fact God Hard Hope Season Yourself
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

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