Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLAll he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for us to trust Him.
More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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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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One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
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The world has changed and it’s going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
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Consistency: It’s the jewel worth wearing; It’s the anchor worth weighing; It’s the thread worth weaving; It’s a battle worth winning.
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Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
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The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.
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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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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.
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Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn’t lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.
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Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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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 you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.
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We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
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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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