Joyce Meyer quote: "We all have two lives: an inner life and an outer life. Your inner life is your soul life, which includes your mind, will and emotions. Your outer life is your physical life. And while God cares about every detail of your life, He is more concerned with your inner life than your outer life."

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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In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend m...
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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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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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We all have two lives: an inner life and an outer life. Your inner life is your soul life, which includes your mind, will and emotions. Your outer life is your physical life. And while God cares about every detail of your life, He is more concerned with your inner life than your outer life.

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