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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.

Nicky Gumbel

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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
Find
Forgive
Live
Forgiving
Firsts
Deeply
First
Quickly
Make
Laugh
Love
Short
Life
Laughing
Purpose

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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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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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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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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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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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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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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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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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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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