Real contentment must come from within. You and I can not change or control the world around us, but we can change and control the world within us.
The way we respond to criticism pretty much depends on the way we respond to praise. If praise humbles us, then criticism will build us up. But if praise inflates us, then criticism will crush us; and both responses lead to our defeat.
It is futile for us to try to serve God without the power of the Holy Spirit. Talent, training, and experience cannot take the place of the power of the Spirit.
Life's trials are not easy. But in God's will, each has a purpose. Often He uses them to enlarge you.
No matter how much you may change or how life may change, God never changes, and His promises never fail.
If life is to have meaning, and if God's will is to be done, all of us have to accept who we are and what we are, give it back to God, and thank Him for the way He made us. What I am is God's gift to me; what I do with it is my gift to Him.
When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.
The eyes see what the heart loves. If the heart loves God and is single in this devotion, then the eyes will see God whether others see Him or not
Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry.
The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings
God has ordained that His people live by promises and not by explanations.
The Christian life is a pilgrimage from earth to heaven, and our task is to take as many as possible with us as we make this journey.
Some of your greatest blessings come with patience.
Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow.
The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.
When we change the message of God, we change the God of the message.
We do not understand and then obey: that is instruction. We obey by faith, and then we understand: that is illumination.
Hypocrisy means deliberately pretending. None of us lives up to his ideals; none of us is all that he would like to be or all that he could be in Christ. But that is not hypocrisy. Falling short of our ideals is not hypocrisy. Pretending we have reached our ideals when we have not - that is hypocrisy.
Christians have a dual citizenship - on earth and in heaven - and our citizenship in heaven ought to make us better people here on earth.
Meekness is power under control.
The most miserable prison in the world is the prison we make for ourselves when we refuse to show mercy. Our thoughts become shackled, our emotions are chained, the will is almost paralyzed. But when we show mercy, all of these bonds are broken, and we enter into a joyful liberty that frees us to share God's love with others.
It is a remarkable thing that some of the most optimistic and enthusiastic people you will meet are those who have been through intense suffering.
Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.
The past can be a rudder that guides you or an anchor tha hinders you. Leave your mistakes with God and look to the future by faith.
After all, a crisis doesn't make a person; it reveals what a person is made of.
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