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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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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
Stay
Anyone
Face
Faces
True
Back
Count
Really
Behinds
People
Behind

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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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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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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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Prayer for the city is important. For every city in the world, the city should be prayed for. Particularly for London, it is a strategic city for the UK as well as the world, therefore the future of London is significant to the UK, and also the rest of the world.
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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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Church is not an organization you join it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.
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It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship.
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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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I believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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Be thankful for every day. Learn from mistakes. Don't dwell on regrets. Forgive with love. Gain strength from every struggle.
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Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
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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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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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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When things aren't working out as you wish, be patient. Stop trying to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him.
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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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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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