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We are the product of our thinking, so it is important that we choose carefully where to focus our mental energy.

Charles Stanley

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Charles Stanley
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: September 25
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Charles Frazier Stanley
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God wants us to seek Him more than anything else, even more than we seek answers to prayer. When we come to God in prayer, sometimes our hearts are so full of what we want that we leave God out. Our minds become consumed with the gift rather than the giver.
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Discipline is something we despise for the moment.... We all look for a place to run, an excuse with which to stall. No one enjoys it. Yet those of us who have endured it know that the fruit it produces and the pain from which it ultimately spares us makes it worth the agony.
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God wants to cast out the fear and doubt in your life. Go before Him right now and say, Lord, this is what I am afraid of ...
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To become God's mighty servants, we must decide whether we will base our life on His priorities or the world's. The two are incompatible.
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God is looking for imperfect men and women who have learned to walk in moment-by-momen t dependence on the Holy Spirit. Christians who have come to terms with their inadequacies, fears, and failures. Believers who have become discontent with 'surviving' and have taken the time to investigate everything God has to offer in this life.
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American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
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Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.
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If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are.
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Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.
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There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.
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I know God can cut it (popularity) off in a minute.
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The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth
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To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear God's responses.
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His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.
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The Holy Spirit's power cannot be harnessed. His power cannot be used to accomplish anything other than the Father's will. He is not a candy dispenser. He is not a vending machine. He is not a genie waiting for someone to rub His lamp the right way. He is holy God.
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God takes full responsibility for the life wholly devoted to Him.
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God’s Word is absolutely true. You may not understand how God is going to bring about what He’s promised you, but He is keeping every promise that He has ever made. He will never deceive you or disappoint you, and He will never change His mind about what He’s told you.
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It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships.
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You can't tell a woman who is called by God to teach that she cannot teach the Word of God... So I think the distinction is that there's a difference between the authority of a pastor and a Bible teacher.
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Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God's viewpoint.
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