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Things will happen that seem to be totally contradictory, but these are God's arrangements. It was a wonderful day when I finally realized I don't have to explained or defend the will of God. My job is simply to obey it.

Charles R. Swindoll

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Charles R. Swindoll
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: October 18
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When you suffer and lose, that does not mean you are being disobedient to God. In fact, it might mean you're right in the center of His will. The path of obedience is often marked by times of suffering and loss.
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Choose to view life through God's eyes.
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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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It takes faith to find personal significance in your relationship with God rather than how much money you earn, how beautiful you look, how many toys you own, how many trophies you collect, or how much territory you conquer and control.
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This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness
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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity
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We shouldn't deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
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If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze.
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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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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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Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man's or a woman's shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being's day, week, or life.
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Grace releases and affirms. It doesn't smother. Grace values the dignity of individuals. It doesn't destroy. Grace supports and encourages. It isn't jealous or suspicious.
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When we panic, we instinctively turn to our own internal resources because we doubt Him.
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If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.
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To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him.
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It's a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
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Trusting God doesn't alter our circumstances. Perfect trust in Him changes us.
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Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him.
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God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times.
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It has come to the time where the most dangerous place to be in America is not the inner city, where gangs threaten innocent lives, or in angry prisons, where only the fit survive, but in the womb of a mother who is being told that if she doesn't really want the baby, an abortion is the solution.
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