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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
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Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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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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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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Probably one of the strongest movements of the Holy Spirit is in the Roman Catholic Church, so there's not a huge theological difference between the official teaching of the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church.
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A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other.
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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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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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Life is short. Make the most of it. Put God first. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Laugh a lot. Find and live out your purpose.
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The cross is bigger than your mistakes, bigger than your regrets, bigger than the secrets you hold. The cross stands above it all.
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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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