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 BOOMWorries 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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You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.
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In the center of a hurricane there is absolute peace and quiet. There is no safer place than in the center of the will of God.
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There are no ‘ifs’ in God’s Kingdom. His timing is perfect. His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in Your will! Don’t let me go mad by poking about outside it.
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Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.
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Don’t worry about what you do not understand… Worry about what you do understand in the Bible, but do not live by.
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Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.
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God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, “No fishing.”
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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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Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.
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Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
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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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Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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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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Nobody can take away from you those texts from the Bible which you have learned by heart.
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If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God you’ll be at rest.
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