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Many people allow their need for other people’s approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.

Rick Warren

Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.
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Experience God Lonely Problem Rejection Yourself
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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Face Learning Right Trouble Yourself
Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits.
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Character Habit Ourselves Remember
The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.
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Death Greatness Purpose Tragedy
Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.
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End God Grace Hope
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
The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.
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Expectation God Responsibility 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
People are interested by talent. God is impressed by character
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Character God Impression Interest People
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
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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Acceptance Life Lying Majority Philosophy Right Truth
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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Argument Complain Mindset Peace Prayer Yourself
The greatest use of your words is prayer. Talk to God about EVERYTHING, all the time. Maintain a running conversation.
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Conversation Greatness Prayer Run Word Yourself
What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.
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Day Face God Grace Hope Strength Yourself
Racism is stupid. It’s an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different.
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Choice Different God Insult Race
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

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