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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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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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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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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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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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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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Sometimes God teaches us how to solve our problems. Sometimes God teaches us how to face our problems
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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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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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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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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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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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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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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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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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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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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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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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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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Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.
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