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Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones. And when you have finished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
--Victor Hugo
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If God wants you to do something, he'll make it possible for you to do it, but the grace he provides comes only with the task and cannot be stockpiled beforehand. We are dependent on him from hour to hour, and the greater our awareness of this fact, the less likely we are to faint or fail in a crisis. --Louis Cassels
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I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound. --Helen Keller
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This is the purpose of pain for the redeemed: it is one of your Father's ways of speaking to you; it is the evidence of His limitless love, by which He would draw you farther from evil and closer to Him, the divine remedy which can cure you of pride and help you lean more trustingly on the Lord. --Walter A. Maier
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Trust God where you cannot see Him. Do not try to penetrate the cloud He brings over you; rather look to the bow that is on it. The mystery is God's; the promise is yours. --John MacDuff
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The wheels in a clock move contrary to each other, some one way, some another, yet all serve the intent of the watchmaker, to show the time. So in the world the providence of God may seem to run contrary to his promises; one man takes this way, another runs that way, yet all in conclusion center in the purpose of God the great creator. --Richard Sibbes
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God often takes a course for accomplishing His purposes directly contrary to what our narrow views would prescribe. He brings a death upon our feelings, wishes, and prospects when He is about to give us the desire of our hearts. -- John Newton
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The waters are not always calm, but God is in control. And when we trust that truth, we find ourselves brought to a new place, a place that strengthens our hearts, nurtures our souls, and feeds our faith. So don't panic when the winds kick up and waves grows strong. Hoist your sail, prepare for adventure. The One who created, redeemed, and loves you is at the helm. Sail on! --Penelope J. Stokes
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I'm convinced that one of the best things God does for us is to keep us from knowing what will happen beyond today. Just think of all the stuff you didn't have to worry about just because you never knew it was coming your way! --Charles Swindoll
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My best asking falls immeasurably short of my Father's giving; it is beyond that we can ask. --J. H. Jowett
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God is there to meet you in the center of all your trials, and to whisper His secrets, which will make you come forth with a shining face and an indomitable faith that all the demons of hell shall never afterwards cause to waver. --E. A. Kilbourne
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God is unchangeable. He is as certain as the return of the high tide. To know that in our minds, even though our feelings are totally reserved, will be a help in restoring feelings of closeness to God. To focus on what is, rather than what we feel, is of vital importance. --Elizabeth Skoglund
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That we may not complain of what is, let us see God's hand in all events; and, that we may not be afraid of what shall be, let us see all events in God's hand. --Matthew Henry
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God's never been guilty of sponsoring a flop.
--Ethel Waters
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He is with us on our journeys. He is there when we are home. He sits with us at our table. He knows about funerals and weddings and commencements and hospitals and jails and unemployment and labor and laughter and rest and tears. He knows because He is with us -- He comes to us again and again -- until we can say, "It's You! It's You!" --Bob Benson
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The God who created, names and numbers the stars in the heavens also numbers the stars of my head. . . . He pays attention to very big things and to very small ones. What matters to me matters to Him, and that changes my life. --Elisabeth Elliot
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God really is there. He really does exist, and He made us for Himself. Knowing that He is there, and therefore that we do not live in a silent universe, changes everything. To know that we can speak, and there is Someone who will answer fills the vacuum of life that would otherwise be present. And then, when we realize His love for us as individuals--that Christ really did die for us as individuals, for us personally--life is entirely different. --Francis A. Schaeffer
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God wants us to bring our everyday needs to Him, even if they appear trivial. He doesn't demand that we approach Him only when we have raised ourselves to some kind of spiritual elevation above the everyday things of life. He comes to meet us where we are, and therein lies His greatness. When we come to Him with our "little things," we do Him great honor. --R. Kent Hughes
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Faith is not a storm cellar to which men and women can flee for refuge from the storms of life. It is, instead, an inner force that gives them the strength to face those storms and their consequences with serenity of spirit. --Sam J. Ervin, Jr.
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The love of God is one of the great realities of the universe, a pillar upon which the hope of the world rests. But it is a personal, intimate thing too. God does not love populations. He loves people. He loves not masses, but men. --A. W. Tozer
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If you feel like you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on! Because God's a God of miracles, and He's holding the other end. --Pat Hicks
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In every situation God is at work for our good. In prosperity He tries our gratitude; in mediocrity, our contentment; in misfortune, our submission; in darkness, our faith; under temptation, our steadfastness; and at all times, our obedience and trust in Him. --Unknown
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Gratitude is the inspiration of heaven's most melodious anthems. Its fruit is joy in the time of mourning, courage in the day of despondency, security in the hour of loneliness, peace in the midst of battle, and satisfaction in spiritual or physical famine. -- Dorothy Kelley Patterson
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Thanksgiving is based on two presuppositions: (1) All of man's blessings are gifts of God, and (2) man is unworthy of the blessings God gives. --Fred Fisher
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God wants you to know His will more than you want to know it, and therefore He takes personal responsibility to see that you discover it. Knowing God's will is ultimately God's problem, not yours. The sooner you realize it, the happier you will be. Too many people agonize over God's will as if God were playing a cosmic game of hide and seek. The entire Bible teaches us the opposite, that our God seeks us. He continually takes the initiative to reveal Himself to us. Therefore, knowing God's will is simply a subsection of the larger question of knowing God personally. --Ray Pritchard
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Be encouraged, child of God. He loves you even in the midst of your pain. He loves you even when you don't love Him. He loves you when you feel utterly alone. He loves you with an everlasting love. Your suffering can take many things away from you--your health, your happiness, your prosperity, your popularity, your friends, your career, even your family. But there's one thing suffering can't take away: it can't take away the love of God. --Ray Pritchard
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Suffering tempers our easy optimism and checks our prejudices. You can often recognize those who have suffered. They are slow to give opinions when some issue is being discussed. They are patient with those caught in some sin. They withhold judgment because they have felt its sting. --Gordon Houser
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When you have no helpers, see all your helpers in God. When you have many helpers, see God in all your helpers. When you have nothing but God, see all in God; when you have everything, see God in everything. Under all conditions, stay thy heart only on the Lord. --Charles H. Spurgeon
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Adversity is often the window of opportunity for change. Few people or organizations want to change when there is prosperity and peace. Major changes are often precipitated by necessity. --Leith Anderson
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On the mountaintop we are overwhelmed by God's presence. In the wilderness we are overwhelmed by His absence. Both places should bring us to our knees; the one, in utter awe; the other, in utter dependence. --Dave Dravecky
