The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.
RICK WARRENIn pain, I’d rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.
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It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.
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If you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them.
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Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.
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What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.
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We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.
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The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life’s purpose: Ask God.
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The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.
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God doesn’t intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other.
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Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets God speak to you.
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You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.
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If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you’d have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.
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Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery – there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.
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God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don’t run after them.
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Our hope is not in the man we put in the White House but in the Man we put on the Cross.
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Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.
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If you are facing trouble right now, don’t ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what’s right.
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Wearing a mask wears you out. Faking it is fatiguing. The most exhausting activity is pretending to be what you know you aren’t.
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You’ll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.
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God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.
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Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not using him for your own purpose.
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While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.
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Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.
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The purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.
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Trusting God completely means having faith that he knows what is best for your life. You expect him to keep his promises, help you with problems, and do the impossible when necessary.
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Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.
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A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.
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