We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLGod 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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Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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God doesn’t work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.
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We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
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I 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.
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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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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.
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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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