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Charles R Swindoll Inspirational Quotes (219)

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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.
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In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him...that we spend a while thinking about Him, meditating on Him, talking to Him, listening in silence, occupying ourselves with Him - totally and thoroughly lost in the hiding place of His presence.
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Worry is characteristic of the heathen, not the Christian.
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Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you're misunderstood.
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Next time you're faced with a credit-purchase decision, wait. Don't say no necessarily. Just wait. I challenge you to present your need to the Lord before presenting it to a bank, and see what He does with it.
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How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success. It's treasures are priceless - but they can be stolen.
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Leadership is influence. To the extent we influence others, we lead them.
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To be used of God. Is there anything more encouraging, more fulfilling? Perhaps not, but there is something more basic: to meet with God. To linger in His presence, to shut out the noise of the city and, in quietness, give Him the praise He deserves. Before we engage ourselves in His work, let's meet Him in His Word... in prayer... in worship.
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Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you're too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy
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Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, Lord, this is Your battle.
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There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God.
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It's the nature of the beast within us to keep going back to the familiar rather than to strap on faith and face the future.
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The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
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With vision there is no room to be frightened. No reason for intimidation. It's time to march forward! Let's be confident and positive!
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There is only one you. God wanted you to be you. Don't you dare change just because you're outnumbered!
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It is often just as sacred to laugh as it is to pray.
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Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it.
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There can be no more reliable authority on earth than God's Word, the Bible. This timeless, trustworthy source of truth holds the key that unlocks life's mysteries. It alone provides us with the shelter we need in times of storm.
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People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in their minds that they are not quitters they will not allow life's circumstances to push them down and hold them under.
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The skeptic may deny your doctrine or attack your church but he cannot honestly ignore the fact that your life has been changed.
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The wonderful thing about God is he knows what we need to persuade us.
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God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.
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What is God looking for? He is looking for men and women whose hearts are completely His - completely.
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