Acceptance is taking from God’s hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLGod also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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.
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People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
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Friends make life a lot more fun.
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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
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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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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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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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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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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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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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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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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.
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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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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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