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God is not in a hurry. He kept Abraham and Sarah waiting twenty-five years before Issac was born, and Issac and Rebekah waited twenty years for Esau and Jacob, Jacob had to wait fourteen years to get the bride he really wanted, and then he had to serve six more years to build up his flocks so he could be independent, a total of twenty years. Twenty-two years passed between Joseph's betrayal by his brothers and the brothers' reconciliation i..
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Never doubt in the darkness what God has told you in the light.
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You feel like quitting, like giving up. You can't understand why the road doesn't get easier, why God doesn't remove the stones and straighten the path. If God did that, you might never get to the top, because the bumps are what you can climb on.
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I will be satisfied to the extent that I see everything I have as a gift from God. Here is the truth: Everything you have - your money, talent, friendships, marriage, children, material possessions, health, home, bike, car, even the country you live in - is a gift from God that He had chosen out of His generous nature to give you.
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Yesterday God helped me, Today He'll do the same. How long will this continue? Forever--praise His name!
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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The erosion of character usually begins with neglect: we stop reading the Word, or worshiping with God's people, or taking time to meditate and pray.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Reputation is what people think we are; character is what God and the holy angels know we are.
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God does not reveal His will to those who are curious. He reveals His will to those who are obedient. God guides those who are concerned about His glory.
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You may think that you are insignificant in the great plan of God, but you are not. You are tremendously important to God--so much so that Jesus died for you, and the Holy Spirit lives in you. You may seem small in your own eyes, and this is good; because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. However, don't let your humility become sin by making you believe you can do nothing for God. God can use you to help Him accomplish Hi..
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God doesn't want us to ignore the past; the past should be a rudder to guide us, not an anchor to hold us back.
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Many people try to avoid looking back. To be sure, there is a wrong way to look back; it is wrong to look back at past sins and failures and defeats. That can only make you fail even more today. But it is good to look back to see where we have been and what the Lord has done in us and through us.
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There is no substitute for an understanding mind. Satan can defeat the ignorant believer, but he cannot overcome the Christian who knows his Bible and understands the purposes of God.
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Yield your heart and life to Jesus Christ. Be faithful to Him, no matter what men may do. The important thing is not the praise of men; it is the approval of God.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Is your Christian experience a set of definitions, a list of orthodox doctrines, or a living relationship with God?
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God doesn't promise to remove the stones from the path, but He does promise to make them stepping-stones and not stumbling blocks. He promises to help us climb higher because of the difficulties of life.
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Sow a thought and you reap an action. Sow an action and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
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Before we can minister to others, we must permit God to minister to us.
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That this complex universe should appear by accident out of nothing from a "big bang" is as probable as the works of Shakespeare resulting from an explosion in a printing plant."
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But it is not the length of life that counts--it is the depth and strength of life.
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The person whose happiness depends on ideal circumstances is going to be miserable much of the time.
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At least in the world we know, it takes trials to make something beautiful and useful out of the raw materials of life. The student's struggle with truth develops his intelligence; the athlete's struggle with his records and his opponents helps to develop his muscles and coordination; the musician's struggle with more difficult pieces develops his playing skill; and the soul's struggle with the trials of life helps to build character.
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The Lord prepared Moses for his ministry and took eighty years to do it. He was raised as a prince in Egypt and taught all that the wise men in Egypt knew. Some scholars believe that Moses was in line to be the next Pharaoh. Yet Moses gave all this up to identify with the people of God in their suffering (Heb. 11:24-27). God gave Moses a forty-year "post-graduate course" as a shepherd in the land of Midian, a strange place for a man with al..
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When you find yourself sinking in the quicksand, there is little else you can do but cry to the Lord. Sometimes He allows the "quicksand" experiences to turn you to Him. Wait for God. Acknowledge that He is in control. Give Him the pieces of your broken heart and watch Him work for you. You can depend on His faithfulness."
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At this stage in your experience, lay hold of the truth that God loves you, and don't let anybody steal it away from you. Circumstances may assail you; Satan may accuse you; your Christian friends may even abandon you, but God loves you just as much as He did when He gave Jesus to die for you on the cross. Your circumstances have changed, and your feelings have changed, but God's love has not changed. When you experience the love of God in ..
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Faith in God's promises is the only way to find peace in the midst of trouble. "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You" (26:3 NKJV)."
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My past may discourage me and my future may frighten me, but "the life I now live" today can be enriching and encouraging because "Christ lives in me" (Gal. 2:20)."
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This surely is a good rule: whenever you see a fault in any other man, or any other church, look for it in yourself and in your own church.
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People are so intoxicated by intellectual pride that they laugh at the simple message of the gospel presented by humble witnesses (1 Cor. 1:18-31). The prophet Amos was ejected from the king's chapel because he was a simple farmer and not a member of the religious elite (Amos 7:10-17). Evangelist D. L. Moody was often laughed at because his speech was not polished, but God used him to bring many thousands to the Savior.
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Wisdom gives us perspective so that we aren't discouraged when times are difficult or arrogant when things are going well. It takes a good deal of spirituality to be able to accept prosperity as well as adversity, for often prosperity does greater damage (Phil. 4:10-13).
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Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. " Howard W. Newton"
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A little boy was leading his sister up a mountain path and the way was not too easy. "Why, this isn't a path at all," the little girl complained. "It's all rocky and bumpy." And her brother replied, "Sure, the bumps are what you climb on." That's a remarkable piece of philosophy."
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when we walk by faith, we live on promises, not on explanations.
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In his High Priestly prayer, he said, "I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do" (John 17:4). He could shout the word "tetelestai" because he was a faithful Savior who accomplished the Father's will. Jesus was faithful in spite of satanic opposition, in spite of the blindness and disobedience of the religious leaders, even in spite of the stupidity and slowness to believe of his own disciples..
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The primary task of the church and of the Christian minister is the preaching of the Word of God," said Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. "The decadent periods and eras in the history of the church have always been those periods when preaching had declined"
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Saving faith involves the mind, the emotions, and the will. With the mind we understand the truth of the gospel, and with the heart we feel conviction and the need to be saved. But it is only when we exercise the will and commit ourselves to Christ that the process is complete. Faith is not mental assent to a body of doctrines, no matter how true those doctrines may be. Faith is not emotional concern. Faith is commitment to Jesus Christ.
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Don't waste time and energy being an imitation. Let God make you into an original.
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Outlook determines outcome, and attitude determines action.
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Paul did not begin by attacking the false teachers and their doctrines. He began by exalting Jesus Christ and showing His preeminence in five areas: the gospel message, redemption, creation, the church, and Paul's own ministry.
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The virgin birth of Christ is a key doctrine; for if Jesus Christ is not God come in sinless human flesh, then we have no Savior. Jesus had to be
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God has not forsaken you, and God will not forsake you.
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It is impossible to stand still in Christian life and service, for when you stand still, you immediately start going backward. "Let us go on!" is God's challenge to His church (Heb. 6:1), and that means moving ahead into new territory."
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Perhaps the deepest Christian fellowship and joy we can experience in this life is at the throne of grace, praying with and for one another.
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The people who refuse to submit to God's authority will never really discover who they are and what God wants them to do. No matter how successful they may be in the eyes of the world, unless they change they will be failures in the eyes of God.
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Too many people attend church as consumers and not as stewards and worshipers. Church buildings have become shopping malls, not sanctuaries, and "doing church" means "doing business" and not worshiping God or encouraging others. "What's in it for me?" is the most important concern of the average churchgoer, not "How can I become more like Christ and share what I have with others?" If our praying is what it ought to be, we will be transforme..
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