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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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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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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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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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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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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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Physical heat sometimes accompanies the filling of the Spirit and people experience it in their hands or some other part of their bodies. One person described a feeling of 'glowing all over'. Another said she experienced 'liquid heat'. Still another described 'burning in my arms when I was not hot'.
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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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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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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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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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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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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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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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