God uses such seemingly insignificant ways to prepare us for the plan He has for our lives.
CORRIE TEN BOOMThe devil smiles when we are up to our ears in work, but he trembles when we pray.
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Worry is an old man with bended head, carrying a load of feathers which he thinks are lead.
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No matter how deep our darkness, he is deeper still.
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You know, eternal life does not start when we go to heaven. It starts the moment you reach out to Jesus. He never turns His back on anyone. And He is waiting for you.
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A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.
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Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
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Jesus did not promise to change the circumstances around us. He promised great peace and pure joy to those who would learn to believe that God actually controls all things.
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There are no ‘if’s’ in God’s world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety – let us pray that we may always know it!
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The school of life offers some difficult courses, but it is in the difficult class that one learns the most.
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When you want to work for God start a committee. When you want to work with God start a prayer group
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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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If all things are possible with God, then all things are possible to him who believes in Him.
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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
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The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.
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There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.
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Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.
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Faith is like radar that sees through the fog — the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.
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When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds.
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Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.
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In order to realize the worth of the anchor we need to feel the stress of the storm.
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If God has called you, do not spend time looking over your shoulder to see who is following you.
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Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.
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God, make me willing to be made willing.
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This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.
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The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible.”—Each New Day
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Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.
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