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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

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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Think about the comfortable feeling you have as you open your front door. That's but a hint of what we'll feel some day on arriving at the place our Father has lovingly and personally prepared for us in heaven. We will finally - and permanently - be 'at home' in a way that defies description.
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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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If you tell God 'no' because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say 'yes' to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience.
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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.
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As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.
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From Genesis to Revelation, here's the central message: God Almighty, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God, the Triune God is in control of all things, period.
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In thinking about His many blessings, you view God's work from a new perspective.
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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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The reason so many of us struggle so intensely with adversity is that we have yet to adopt God's perspective and priorities.
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If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.
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Every test, every trial, every heartache that's been significant, I can turn it over and see how God has turned it into good no matter what.
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(Discouragement) Can be temporary-or it can destroy our life. The choice is ours. If we refuse to deal with discouragement head-on, we are opening the door for it to completely dominate our life.
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People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is.
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The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.
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Brokenness is God’s requirement for maximum usefulness.
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I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.
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When we surrender to His timing, He does mighty things in and for us, according to His will and His timing. God acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
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There is nothing worse than a life filled with adversity from which nothing good ever comes.
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On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say.
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