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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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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
Teaches
Solve
Problems
Teach
Face
Faces
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Sometimes

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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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Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. And just because you can't see God, doesn't mean you stop believing
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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 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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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There are many things that were harder to discuss back in the 80's and early 90's than they are now, and this also works the opposite way for other things.
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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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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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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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Stop looking for the perfect church. It does not exist. Even if it did exist, the moment we joined it, it would no longer be perfect!
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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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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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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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I believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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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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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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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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