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God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.

Rick Warren

Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.
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Forgiveness Live Ourselves Past Regret Trap
We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.
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Blessing Healing Heaven Help Wait
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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Best Faith God Impossible Life Necessary Trust Yourself
God doesn’t owe us an explanation for everything and actually what I’ve found is that explanations don’t comfort. What comforts is the presence of God, not the explanation of God.
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Comfortable Explanation God Ourselves Present
You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.
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God Hard Time Religious Yourself
Because every day of your life was written on God’s calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual significance.
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Born Day Life Significance Spiritual
When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He’s not, you Worry.
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God Life Worry Worship Yourself
The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God gives you. The more you humble yourself, the more you’re honored by others.
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Care Honor Humble Influence Power Service Yourself
The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.
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Happiness Learning People Service
The purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.
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Influence Talk Yourself
God accepts us unconditionally, and in his view we are all precious and priceless. Focus on this and you will not waste any time and effort trying to be someone you’re not.
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Acceptance Condition Effort God View Wasted Time Yourself
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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Deep Despair Discover Journey Life Moments Transformation Valley
When you feel nothing, God is teaching you to live by faith.
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Faith Feeling God Live Teaching Yourself
Remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.
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Distance Journey Travel Yourself
Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you – your relationship with God.
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God Reality Relationship Security Yourself
Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.
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Build Character Moral Opportunity Potential Problem Spiritual

God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.

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