The duty of the branch is to cling to the vine.
MAX LUCADOYou weren’t an accident. You weren’t mass produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.
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Be quick to pray. Stop talking to yourself. Talk to Christ.
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Lower your expectations of earth. This isn’t heaven, so don’t expect it to be.
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The Bible is the story of two gardens. Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand.
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You weren’t an accident. You weren’t mass produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.
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First, God does not send people to hell. He simply honors their choice. Hell is the ultimate expression of God’s high regard for the dignity of man. He has never forced us to choose Him, even when that means we would choose Hell.
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If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
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As we meditate on Christ’s life, we find strength for our own.
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Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.
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Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, “I can clean that if you want.” And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.
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You may go days without thinking of God, but there’s never a moment when He’s not thinking of you.
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Faith is the bird that sings while it is yet dark.
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Here’s what you need to keep in mind. You no longer have yesterday. You do not yet have tomorrow. You have only today. This is the day the Lord has made. Live in it.
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You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
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Engage with the Bible. Meditate on it day and night. Think and rethink about God’s Word. Let it be your guide. Make it your go-to book for questions. Let it be the ultimate authority in your life.
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I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
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Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia.
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God’s highest desire is not to make us rich, successful or popular. His goal is to make us His
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Be patient. God is using today’s difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. He is equipping you. The God who makes things grow will help you bear fruit.
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When we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.
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Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.
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When you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
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God sees in you a masterpiece about to happen.
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Give your problems to Christ before your problems get to you.
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If you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow, what would you do today? Then do it!
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Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
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Don’t worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It’s not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.
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