Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life's trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.
Go God's way! His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. It will have its tough moments, but you will never regret it.
Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.
Know yourself, like yourself, be yourself.
Worry and faith just don't mix.
There is only one you. God wanted you to be you. Don't you dare change just because you're outnumbered!
When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
We shouldn't deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
It is a pity that many Christians have the TV schedule better memorized than a single chapter for God's precious Word.
Our minds can be kept free of anxiety as we dump the load of our cares on the Lord in prayer.
When God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords.
God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.
...the single most important issue in all of life (is) your relationship with the living God... how you can know Him in a personal and meaningful way.
We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.
The pursuit of happiness is a matter of choice...it is a positive attitude we choose to express. It is not a gift delivered to our door each morning, nor does it come through the window. And it is certain that our circumstances are not the things that make us joyful. If we wait for them to get just right, we will never laugh again.
...when you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you'll get to rest and relax until He says, 'Go.
People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.
Fortunately, God made all varieties of people with a wide variety of interests and abilities. He has called people of every race and color who have been hurt by life in every manner imaginable. Even the scars of past abuse and injury can be the means of bringing healing to another. What wonderful opportunities to make disciples!
God never asked us to meet life's pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest.
There is no counsel like God's counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.
One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you're not.
Do you want to be wise? Choose wise friends
I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.
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