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It is our response to our circumstances rather than the degree of difficulty that determines whether or not we are discontent


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Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.



Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.

Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.



Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives.

Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives.



The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.

The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.



Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.

Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.



Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.



God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel.

God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel.



Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives

Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives



... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.

... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.



Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.

Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.





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The ones you trust are the ones who can hurt you the most.



May you never grow too old to believe in magic and fairy tales.

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The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature of human affairs can scarce admit a remedy.

The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature of human affairs can scarce admit a remedy.



You benefit from getting in enough volume at the beginning of your training.

You benefit from getting in enough volume at the beginning of your training.



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[Donald] Trump faces the perhaps accumulation of all the wealth in the world on the head of [Marco] Rubio, because Rubio's the last gasp of hawks and establishment Republicans.



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It's not how many tickets can we sell, it's where do we want to play, not where should we play to make the most money. We don't really care about that.

It's not how many tickets can we sell, it's where do we want to play, not where should we play to make the most money. We don't really care about that.



I find its attention to living this life rather than the next one exhilarating because I think even independently of Judaism that that's the right way to go about life.

I find its attention to living this life rather than the next one exhilarating because I think even independently of Judaism that that's the right way to go about life.



In my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I'm sayin'?

In my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I'm sayin'?



[On children:] Being built closer to the floor, they can dust the baseboards in half the time.

[On children:] Being built closer to the floor, they can dust the baseboards in half the time.




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