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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.

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
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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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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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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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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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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Sometimes God teaches us how to solve our problems. Sometimes God teaches us how to face our problems
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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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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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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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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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Probably one of the strongest movements of the Holy Spirit is in the Roman Catholic Church, so there's not a huge theological difference between the official teaching of the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church.
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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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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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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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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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