Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life’s trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLDo you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
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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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Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.
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Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
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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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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 difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
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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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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.
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Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
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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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Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
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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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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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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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