One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLDon’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
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We aren’t just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose
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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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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.
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It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.
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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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It’s not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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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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The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
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The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.
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Acceptance is taking from God’s hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving.
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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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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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Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people’s unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?
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Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
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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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[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.
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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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Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
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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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It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
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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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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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