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Don't get older get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
Charles R. Swindoll
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Charles R. Swindoll
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: October 18
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El Campo
Texas
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As far back as I can remember, my mother would have me down by the bed at night with her, praying. I can still hear her voice calling my name to God and telling him that she wanted me to follow him in whatever he called me to do.
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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.
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...the single most important issue in all of life (is) your relationship with the living God... how you can know Him in a personal and meaningful way.
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If you want to be a person with a large vision, you must cultivate the habit of doing the little things well.
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Thanksgiving is a time of quiet reflection an annual reminder that God has, again, been ever so faithful. The solid and simple things of life are brought into clear focus.
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Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.
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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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Christlikeness is a journey, not a destination. The joy is in the journey.
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Any idol, regardless of its beauty or usefulness or original purpose, is to be set aside so that Christ might reign supreme, without a single competitor.
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People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets
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It's easy to get attached to idols, good things inappropriately adored. But when you have Jesus in the centre of a room, everything else only junks up the decor.
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When I have a wrong attitude, I look at life humanly. When I have a right attitude, I look at life divinely.
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The secret to responsible trust is acceptance. Acceptance is taking from God's hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving, knowing that the confinement of the hedge we're in is good and for His glory. Even though what we're enduring may be painful, it's good simply because God Himself has allowed it.
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Jesus has prepared the way and has made following our destiny possible, whereas we are helpless by ourselves. We can find and fulfill our purpose by responding to the clear, simple call of Jesus Christ: Follow Me. He is the doorway to fulfilling our destiny, where our divine design and God-ordained purpose live in perfect harmony.
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If I had my life to live over, I'd have spent more hours in worship.
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The crisis of physical hunger is essentially a crisis of faith. What or whom will you trust to meet your most basic needs? Will you trust the God who made human bodies, or will you seek your own way? (Deuteronomy 8:1-3)
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Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view.
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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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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
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