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"There are many things that happen every day that we could murmur about if we let ourselves go there. But they really aren't worth the effort it takes to get upset and gripe about it."
"What's real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as if I did."
"God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions."
"Lord, what if I miss You? What if I miss You? What if I miss You? Oh, I'm so scared! God, what if I miss You? He answered simply, "Joyce, don't worry; if you miss Me, I will find you."
"Gaining a victory is more difficult than maintaining it once you have it."
"If we are addicted to people's approval, we will always experience pain when that approval is withdrawn--as it always is."
"There are times when God leaves huge question marks as tools in our lives to stretch our our faith."
"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, we will never lose our value in God’s eyes."
"Don't reason in the mind just obey in the spirit."
"Death is not the opposite of life, it is a part of life. A part we've not yet explored and thus do not understand and it if only natural to fear what we do not understand. But with the right attitude we can make life beautiful. With this same attitude, can death not be the same? We almost always see only what's wrong with other people and not what's wrong with us."
"One might say that our words are a movie screen that reveals what we have been thinking and the attitudes we have."
"Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me."
"The Word of God is active, energizing, sharp and powerful like a two-edged sword."
"The devil will give up when he sees that you are not going to give in."
"People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'"
"Our faith is released as we say, pray and do the Word."
"My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable."
"Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of gentleness and then continued to love them."
"You need to be moving if you want God to show you which way to go."
"It's just human nature to try and figure things out. So, when we're in the midst of a situation, we usually try to reason our way through it."