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Picture mature gnarled trees. Their limbs wide and thick with leaves and loaded with fruit. Standing strong by a stream rushing with life, water spilling and splashing over the rocks. They're strong, firm, confident and fruitful. People who delight in God's Word and His will are like those trees. The source of the fruitfulness is a living, active relationship with God and His Word.

~~Peter Wallace
What the Psalmist is Saying

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God will keep us. He'll help. He'll intervene--perhaps just in the nick of time. Is that too close for comfort? Maybe. But our trust in Him was never meant to be comfortable--only close. And the nick of time is close enough.

~~Joni Eareckson Tada
Holiness in Hidden Places

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Through the howling winds, Peter left the quaking boat and walked on water toward Jesus. Then fear attached itself like an anchor to his heart and he began to sink. Catching him, Jesus said, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" (Matt. 14:31) "Little faith". Though spoken to Peter, the other disciples knew the rebuke applied even more to them: at least Peter had the courage to get out of the boat.

~~Alicia Britt Chole
Pure Joy

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I would like to suggest that "being one" is not about the absence of difference but about the presence of commitment. We are committed to one another as an overflow of our common commitment to Jesus. What knits us together as Christians is not that we are homogenous people, but that we are His people. Not that we all agree but that we all believe.

~~Alicia Britt Chole
Pure Joy

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If you are in the midst of a storm that has suddenly taken a turn for the worse, look up! Your Savior sees you where you are and will come to you. He will give you peace through His Word in the midst of the storm. Open your Bible and read what He has to say. And if you pray and invite Him into the "boat" of your life. . .He will come in and still the storm.

~~Anne Graham Lotz
God's Story

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Discouragement is a large cloud that, like all clouds, obscures the warmth and joy of the sun. . . . There is only one way to dispel discouragement, and it is not in our own strength or ingenuity. It is to turn in faith to God, believing that He loves us and is in control of the future. The Bible says, "Wait on the LORD. . . And He shall strengthen your heart."

~~Billy Graham
Unto the Hills

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In circumstances for which there is no final answer in the world, we have two choices: accept them as God's wise and loving choice for our blessing (this is called faith), or resent them as proof of His indifference, His carelessness, even His non-existence (this is unbelief).

~~Elisabeth Elliot
The Path of Loneliness

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You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner, and an anchor for every storm. You have everything you need.

~~Max Lucado
Traveling Light

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To abide in Christ means to remain connected to Him so completely that the "sap" of His Spirit flows through every part of your being, including your mind, will, and emotions as well as your words and deeds. The "fruit" that you then bear is actually produced by His Spirit in you through no conscious effort of your own. If you and I want to be fruitful, we do not concentrate on fruit-bearing: we concentrate on our personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

~~Anne Graham Lotz
My Heart's Cry

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When we surrender to God the cumbersome sack of discontent, we don't just give up something; we gain something. God replaces it with a lightweight, tailor-made, sorrow-resistant attache of gratitude. What will you gain with contentment? You may gain your marriage. You may gain precious hours with your children. You may gain joy.

~~Max Lucado
Traveling Light

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