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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.

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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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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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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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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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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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 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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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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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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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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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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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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