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Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do, it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
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Barrister
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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People may hurt you but God will heal you. People may humiliate you but God will honour you. People may judge you but God will justify you.
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Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.
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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.
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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. And just because you can't see God, doesn't mean you stop believing
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Stop looking for the perfect church. It does not exist. Even if it did exist, the moment we joined it, it would no longer be perfect!
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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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I think that when people experience something that seems to be supernatural, in some ways it cuts through the secular mindset.
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There are many things that were harder to discuss back in the 80's and early 90's than they are now, and this also works the opposite way for other things.
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Difficulties come into our lives to develop us. Every storm is a school. Every trial is a teacher. Every experience is an education.
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The only label I would choose for myself is Christian, but if you pushed me and you say, 'What sort of Christian are you?' I'm an Anglican.
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Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us.
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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.
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If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.
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I had a battle going on in my head: shall I just enjoy my life and then convert on my deathbed? But I felt I couldn't do that - it was now or never - so I took a step of faith and became a Christian.
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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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