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• Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view.

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  Christian, Wisdom, Simple

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Great Lives: Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance”, p.547, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational Life, Looks, Compromise

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• When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.

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  Dry, Facts, Sometimes

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “Hope”, Harper San Francisco

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• Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.

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  Beautiful, Truth, Honesty

  Charles R. Swindoll (2004). “Improving Your Serve”, p.23, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Grace has to be the loveliest word in the English language. It embodies almost every attractive quality we hope to find in others. Grace is a gift of the humble to the humiliated. Grace acknowledges the ugliness of sin by choosing to see beyond it. Grace accepts a person as someone worthy of kindness despite whatever grime or hard-shell casing keeps him or her separated from the rest of the world. Grace is a gift of tender mercy when it makes the least sense.

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  Kindness, Humble, Grace

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• Dream big . . . don't let anybody or anything break your wishbone. Stay strong, full of faith, and courageous... keep that backbone straight. And along the way, don't forget to laugh and enjoy the journey.

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  Dream, Stay Strong, Inspiration

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.58, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable

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  Maturity, Becoming, Mark

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.159, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity

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  Christian, Integrity, Christian Inspirational

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Hope Again: When Life Hurts and Dreams Fade”, p.61, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.

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  Responsibility, Worry, Assuming

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you're too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy

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  Christian, Enemy, Busy

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “Bedside Blessings: 365 Days of Inspirational Thoughts”, p.291, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Consistency: It's the jewel worth wearing; It's the anchor worth weighing; It's the thread worth weaving; It's a battle worth winning.

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  Winning, Jewels, Anchors

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• 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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  Temptation, Watches, Attention

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• I don't have to explain or defend the will of God. My job is simply to obey it.

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  Jobs, Wonderful Day, Gods Will

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.41, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Helen Rosevere was a British medical missionary in the Congo years ago during an uprising. Her faith was strong and her trust was confident, yet she was raped and assaulted and treated brutally. Commenting later, she said, "I must ask myself a question as if it came directly from the Lord, 'Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?'" What a profound thought. God has trusted each of us with our own set of unfair circumstances and unexplained experiences to deal with. Can we still trust in Him even if He never tells us why?

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  Strong, Years, Uprising

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• Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!

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  People, Special, May

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.204, Harper Collins

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• Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man's or a woman's shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being's day, week, or life.

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  Dream, Encouragement, Thinking

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “Encourage Me”, p.97, Harper Collins

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• The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

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  Differences, Details, Attention

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.323, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.

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  Positive, Attitude, Situation

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “Great Attitudes for Graduates!: 10 Choices for Success in Life”

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• Don't seek more days in your life but more life in your days.

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  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.114, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hopes. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.

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  Dream, Attitude, Fire

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.37, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The past is over... forget it. The future holds hope... reach for it.

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  Motivational, Past, Self Reliance

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• Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.

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  Focus, Vision, God's Plan

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.143, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I am convinced that wise planning is good. But plans, like material possessions, must always be held loosely. Yes - always! Plan wisely, but be ready for God to rearrange things and take you along paths that may feel dangerous to you. Don't sweat it; He knows what He's doing. And He isn't obligated to inform you ... or request permission to upset your neat little agenda!

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  Wise, Sweat, Upset

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• Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning.

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  Light, Torches, Burning

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.

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  Life, Forgiving, Needs

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Hope Again: When Life Hurts and Dreams Fade”, p.81, Thomas Nelson Inc

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