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.
CORRIE TEN BOOMGod uses such seemingly insignificant ways to prepare us for the plan He has for our lives.
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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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Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
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Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
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What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
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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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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 safest place to be is in the center of God’s will.
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The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.
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Hold loosely to the things of this life, so that if God requires them of you, it will be easy to let them go.
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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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There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.
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I have experienced His presence in the deepest hell that man can create. I have really tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.
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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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We can’t solve problems for others. We can introduce them to the Lord.
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God, make me willing to be made willing.
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What a sad mistake we sometimes make when we think that God only cares about Christians.
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There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.
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If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.
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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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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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If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.
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Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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If you have an important decision to make, or even a small one, it is good to make your decision with the guidance of the Lord.
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