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You will never be completely happy on earth simply because you were not made for earth. Oh, you will have your moments of joy. You will catch glimpses of light. You will know moments or even days of peace. But they simply do not compare with the happiness that lies ahead.
~~Max Lucado
When God Whispers Your Name
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When placed in the light of our awesome God, our lives find new perspective. Anxiety is replaced by hope when we see that nothing could ever be bigger than God. Fear looses its strength when we recognize that God's power and love are a million times greater than our weakness and failure.
~~Alicia Britt Chole
Pure Joy
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Waiting on God is an act of faith--the greatest thing ever required of us humans. Not faith in the outcome we are dictating to God, but faith in His character, faith in Himself. It is resting in the perfect confidence that He will guide in the right way, at the right time. He will supply our need. He will fulfill His word. He will give us the very best if we trust Him.
~~Elisabeth Elliot
The Path of Loneliness
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It takes time to draw aside from society. It takes time to enter deliberately into the presence of God. It takes time to commune with Christ as friend. It demands a deliberate act of faith that in such a spot I shall meet my God. In His presence my soul finds strength, my days find deep delight.
~~W. Phillip Keller
Sea Edge
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In the Christian life, freedom isn't the privilege of doing whatever we please, because living to please only ourselves would be the worst bondage possible. Rather, freedom means life controlled by truth and motivated by love. We not only speak "the truth in love", but we seek to live the truth in love by the power of the Spirit of God.
~~Warren W. Wiersbe
The 20 Essential Qualities
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Faith, in one sense, is simply a readiness for God. A kind of emptiness waiting to be filled, the way an empty cup held out by a beggar is ready to be filled. Or the way eaglets, with beaks open wider than the width of their bodies, wait for the mother eagle to fly back to the nest with food in her mouth. What God puts in the mouths of our faith is Himself.
~~Lewis Smedes
Keeping Hope Alive
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"Without faith and hope you have nothing, But with it, you have everything."
~~Unknown
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In the Old Testament, the people who carried the Ark of the Covenant stopped every six steps to worship. We, too, need to remind ourselves not to go very far without stopping to worship. For spiritual well-being, we have to be six-step persons and continually invite the presence of the Lord to rule in our situations. We have to be free to praise Him no matter what our circumstances.
~~Stormie Omartian
Praying God's Will for Your Life
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Like peace, rest can be found only in one place, from one source, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus gives us the ultimate rest, the confidence we need, to escape the frustration and chaos of the world around us. Rest in Him and don't worry about what lies ahead. Jesus Christ has already taken care of tomorrow.
~~Billy Graham
Unto the Hills
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