If we choose to be offended when we don’t get our own way, Then we’re going to live constantly on the edge of anger. But if we say to ourselves, ” A merry heart does good like a medicine,” It’ll make all the difference in the world.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLDon’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.
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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
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Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.
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Friends make life a lot more fun.
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God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.
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Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man’s or a woman’s shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being’s day, week, or life.
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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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Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.
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No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
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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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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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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.
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