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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.

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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
Obstacles
Laughing
Changed
Faith
Christian
Impossibilities
Things
Defies
Laughs
Impossibility

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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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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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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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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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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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The strength of your faith is not measured by the absence of doubt, but by the faithfulness of your life in the face of doubt.
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With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.
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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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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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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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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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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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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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I think 75% of the population of Great Britain are probably still de-churched. It's the younger end, the 25%, the merging generation, who have no church background at all.
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