If a bird is flying for pleasure, it flies with the wind, but if it meets danger it turns and faces the wind, in order that it may rise higher.
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Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.
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We must mirror God’s love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrors of God’s love, so we may show Jesus by our lives.
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When people come up and give me a compliment. I take each remark as if it were a flower. At the end of the day I lift up the bouquet of flowers I have gathered throughout the day and say, ‘Here you are, Lord, it is all Yours.’
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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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Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.
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You see, a potter can only mold the clay when it lies completely in his hand. It requires complete surrender.
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Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.
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Faith is like radar that sees through the fog.
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If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.
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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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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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Love is the strongest force in the world.
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Worries carry responsibilities that belong to God, not to you. Worry does not enable us to escape evil; it makes us unfit to cope with it when it comes.
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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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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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The amount of God’s love is unlimited, but we only receive as much as we use.
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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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Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
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In darkness God’s truth shines most clear.
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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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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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God, make me willing to be made willing.
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As a camel kneels before his master to have him remove his burden at the end of the day, so kneel each night and let the Master take your burden.
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God has plans, not problems for our lives. The life of a Christian is an education for a higher service. God is training you for something.
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You never so touch the ocean of God’s love as when you forgive and love your enemies.
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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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