No pressure is greater than God’s power.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLI believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.
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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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Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
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Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.
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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?’
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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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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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