Joyce Meyer quote: "In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend my time with Him, then I'm just accomplishing a checklist of things I feel obligated to do to please Him. This makes my spiritual life more about doing what I need to do to fulfill an obligation than something meaningful."

It's so easy to settle for less than God's best for us because we don't always feel like...
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Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can...
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God doesn't do things halfway. He goes all out! When God does something, it's not just barel...
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We all get weary sometimes, and we tend to think that life is what makes us weary.
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I know from personal experience how damaging it can be to live with bitterness and unforgiveness. I ...
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We can approach God's throne with boldness because we are confident in the power of what Jesus a...
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There's a part of you - the born-again part, your spirit - that's dead to sin. That's wh...
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I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink ...
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Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for your problems, pray for God to help you take an ...
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One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.
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Today is a brand new beginning for me!
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If you're fighting moodiness and depression you don't want to hang around a bunch of other moody and...
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Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.
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When you focus on how wonderful God is and all the great things He's done... is doing... and eve...
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No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no...
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Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.
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At school I pretended I had a normal life, but I felt lonely all the time and different from everyon...
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Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of ge...
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Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no...
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I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to ...
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I've been saying for a couple of years now that people need to let God out of the Sunday morning...
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Don't judge other people. For example, if you want God's anointing to be on you for parentin...
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Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, mi...
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Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgme...
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A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.
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Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and...
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God's grace is amazing! We're saved by grace - God's undeserved favor - and we live by g...
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Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy yo...
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If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don't be discouraged... ...
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Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes a...
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Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on un...
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God never promised us a trouble-free life.
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It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Los...
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You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.
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There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.
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God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.
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I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.
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I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go ...
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When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something...
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We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tr...
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When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you 'You're no good,' you don'...
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I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
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The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a con...
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Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.
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When doubt comes against us, we have to lift up the shield of faith. We do this when we open our mou...
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Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discoura...
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The Bible says that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. On the job, in ...
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Catering to bad feelings feeds and empowers them.
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Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe wo...
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Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued m...
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Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out...
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Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.
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I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would...
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Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.
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Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to...
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Although God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wickedness and evil. But He is not ...
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A BMW can't take you as far as a diploma.
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When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we ch...
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I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's ...
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If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have ...
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Sometimes when you've had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the ver...
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Stay active. Read the Word. Worship with other believers. Continue to give. Keep learning and growin...
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Did you know there's a difference between being busy and being fruitful? Did you ever stop to th...
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You have the fruit of the spirit in you, because when Christ comes in you everything he is and has c...
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You can have Jesus in your spirit and have an outrageous mess in your soul.
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Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you...
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Here’s one of my favorite statements: We are never going to enjoy stability, we are never going to...
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Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people ...
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Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainmen...
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Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us - a...
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Some Christians feel guilty when they are doing something that isn't 'spiritual.' Someho...
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If you're not careful to think and speak words of faith, worry will creep in, and it will not on...
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You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that's...
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Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right be...
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Reproach is shame, blame, disgrace, disapproval and a disrespectful attitude toward yourself. When y...
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God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discip...
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Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.
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Don't just let the devil use your mind as a garbage dump.
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God wants you to be delivered from what you have done and from what has been done to you - Both are ...
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Getting organized in the normal routines of life and finishing little projects you've started is...
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The Word of God is active, energizing, sharp and powerful like a two-edged sword.
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When we make progress quickly, it feeds our emotions. Then, when there's a period of waiting or ...
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There are a lot of 'chicken Christians.' Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they sel...
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Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and ful...
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Hope is favorable and confident expectation; it's an expectant attitude that something good is g...
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I tell people, and it's the truth, I could sit in my garage for a week and it won't make me ...
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Don't complain. The Israelites wasted forty years murmuring and complaining in the wilderness, w...
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Spiritual people don't float around all day on clouds of glory; they live in the real world and ...
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Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.
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I don't think even ungodly people realize what a society would be like that had no godly influen...
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We can never make ourselves better by trying... praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, p...
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As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. Ho...
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It's very inexpensive to give a compliment.
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If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, t...
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Many sophisticated, intelligent people lack wisdom and common sense.
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We all have two lives: an inner life and an outer life. Your inner life is your soul life, which inc...
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Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the door...
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The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.
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It's like a jar of salad dressing sitting on a shelf... most of the seasoning settles to the bot...
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When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There&...
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We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of...
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There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the resu...
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Any time we are misused or used for a purpose other than what God intended us for, it's damaging...
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Over the years I've learned how to lock myself up in a prison of hope, knowing that God has noth...
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When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner.
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Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway.
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Put your expectations on God, not on people.
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You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are.
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We should never let material things get ahead of God or become so important in our lives that we can...
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My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable...
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This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it ( Psalm 118:24 )
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I am not where I need to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.
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Sadly, many people don't make it through the storms of life. Or they give up or they start doing and...
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God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whate...
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Over the years, I've learned that a confident person doesn't concentrate or focus on their w...
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Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.
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Pride is an independent, me-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and hard to get along wi...
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Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential.
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Some people think they have discernment when actually they are just suspicious..

Suspicio...
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I may not be where I need to be but at least I am not where I used to be.
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It is not about doing what we feel like. It is about doing what God says.
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I want to let you in on a little secret: I don't always feel like I'm a success. That's ...
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People who don't know the true character of God - who don't believe He is merciful, gracious...
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Nobody likes to have trouble. The moment we get a hint that it's coming, a common response is, &...
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Start your week off right by getting back to what is really important - honoring God.
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When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.
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I have learned from personal experience that putting trust in God means there will be some unanswere...
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Faithfulness is not doing something right once but doing something right over and over and over and ...
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The way anything is developed is through practice practice practice practice practice practice pract...
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Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starti...
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It is amazing the quality of human beings that are in this world if we can just get past people not ...
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There are many things that happen every day that we could murmur about if we let ourselves go there....
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Loving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purp...
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If you are accused of being a Christian, there should be enough evidence to convict you.
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The Israelites' slavery in Egypt is the equivalent of our slavery to sin. God sent Moses to deli...
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Wow! you might actually have to act like a Christian sometimes!
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I am radically, insanely, nutty in love with Jesus!
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Compromise means to go just a little bit below what you know is right. It's just a little bit, but i...
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Justified means just as if you've never sinned.
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You can be pitiful, or you can be powerful, but you can't be both
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Go home, and let all your relatives off the potter's wheel. You are not the potter!
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If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don...
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When we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, something wonderful happens: God begin...
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You know, God will give favor to anyone who will believe Him. Every day you should confess that you ...
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Jesus is a divine guest inside of you all the time - one who loves, understands, sees and hears you....
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Everything God tells us to do is for our good. Whether it's direction you get in His Word or som...
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As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come into your mind that don'...
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Every person who confesses that Christ Jesus is Lord, repents of their sin and gives their heart to ...
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I believe we live in a love-starved society. Everywhere you go there are probably people who haven&#...
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Education levels the playing field, allowing everyone to compete.
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Most of us have hoped and prayed for something to happen a certain way, but it didn't. And when ...
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What's real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as...
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Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost.
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Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be plea...
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Once I realized that right thinking is vital to victorious living, I got more serious about thinking...
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I can tell you from experience that God's help and presence in our lives is vital. He is the Aut...
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Jesus paid a tremendous price for us so we could have abundant life. He willingly took all of our si...
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The day we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior is one of the greatest days of our lives. Not only are...
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Are you living up to your potential? God made you with potential - potential for greatness! If you d...
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When your soul is resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace with...
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It's true my father abused me and didn't love and protect me the way he should have, and at ...
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What we need to understand is that when traditions become laws, rules, obligations and expectations ...
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God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you wi...
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Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed...
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Each time we cooperate with God, we take one more giant step forward. Because when God asks us to ch...
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A lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: 'You're not making me ha...
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A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue t...
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When we trust God more than our feelings, it confuses the devil. I mean, when he throws you his best...
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I just really believe people have to get hungry. I think maybe what we need to do, instead of trying...
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As we regularly spend time reading God's Word and talking to Him in prayer, we put ourselves in ...
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I was tormented with guilt for years and years. In fact, it was so bad that if I didn't feel wro...
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Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference(a grievance or complaint) aga...
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Your emotions are very unstable and should never be the foundation for direction in your life.
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Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things.
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It is impossible to be both selfish and happy
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Our past may explain why we're suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.
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Gaining a victory is more difficult than maintaining it once you have it.
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The sooner we learn feelings are fickle, the better off we are.
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If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you c...
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[T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably an...
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Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.
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I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my fu...
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frustration, complication and misery are available in abundance, but so is God's grace.
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I was afraid to let other make any decisions, because I had no confidence they would be concerned fo...
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I am not where I need to be, but, thank God, I am not where I used to be.
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Today Lord I am going to do my best with Your help and for Your glory. I realize that there are many...
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As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if...
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There is such a thing as bad publicity.
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I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know abo...
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I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped...
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The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie ...
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Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty ...
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Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The han...
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Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabi...
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Real intimacy is only possible to the degree that we can be honest about what we are doing and feeli...
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No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.
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Marriages, like careers, need constant nurturing... the secret of having it all is loving it all.
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Virginity is such a personal thing. You can't judge anyone on it. A lot of young women feel they...
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The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the...
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