~~~~~TO THE~~~~
....JESUS CHRIST IS NO SECURITY AGAINST
STORMS, BUT IS PERFECT SECURITY IN STORMS.
HE HAS NEVER PROMISED YOU AN EASY PASSAGE--
ONLY A SAFE LANDING.....
.....IT IS NOT HOW TROUBLED THE SEA THAT
DETERMINES THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE--
IT IS YOUR PILOT.....
......A CHRISTIAN HAS THE SAME POWER IN HIM
THAT RAISED CHRIST FROM THE
GRAVE.....
......IF YOU WOULD HAVE GOD HEAR YOU WHEN YOU
PRAY--
YOU MUST HEAR HIM WHEN HE SPEAKS....
.......SURRENDER IS NOT A HEROIC SACRIFICE,
BUT A SINKING INTO THE WILL OF
GOD......
.......FAITH IS WHEN YOU STOP ASKING "HOW?"
AND JUST SAY "THANKS!".....
.......WE ARE THE ONLY PICTURE OF CHRIST THAT
SOME PEOPLE EVER SEE.....
.......YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, BUT YOU
CAN SEND IT ON AHEAD......
.......ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IS THE LARGEST
ROOM IN THE WORLD......
.......CHRIST DOESN'T NEED DEFENDERS---ONLY
WITNESSES......
.......WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF BETWEEN A ROCK
AND A HARD PLACE--TURN TO THE
ROCK....
.......GOD COMFORTS US TO MAKE US COMFORTERS,
NOT JUST TO MAKE US COMFORTABLE.....
.......GOD GAVE TEN COMMANDMENTS-NOT TEN
SUGGESTIONS.....
.......THE LORD SOMETIMES TAKES US INTO
TROUBLED WATERS, NOT TO DROWN US BUT TO
CLEANSE US......
.......OUR SOUL WOULD HAVE NO RAINBOW IF OUR
EYES HAD NO TEARS....
.......NEVER PUT A QUESTION MARK WHERE GOD
PUTS A PERIOD.....
.......FAITH SHOULD BE OUR STEERING WHEEL AND
NOT OUR SPARE TIRE....
.......TWO CAN DO ANYTHING, IF ONE OF THEM IS
GOD......
.......IF YOU FEED YOUR FAITH-YOUR FEARS WILL
STARVE TO DEATH.....
....WALK AS IF THE NEXT STEP WOULD CARRY YOU
ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF HEAVEN....
......IT'S NOT WHAT GOD KNOWS ABOUT YOU THAT
KEEPS YOUR PRAYERS FROM BEING ANSWERED-
IT'S WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT
YOURSELF......
.......GOD MAY PUT US ON HOLD AT TIMES--
BUT OH, THOSE PRECIOUS HANDS....
.......PRAYER IS THE ROPE THAT PULLS GOD AND
MAN TOGETHER.
BUT IT DOES NOT PULL GOD DOWN TO US--
IT PULLS US TO HIM......
.......THE MOST REWARDING END IN LIFE IS TO
KNOW THAT LIFE NEVER ENDS.....
.......THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION ANY ONE IS
EVER CALLED TO MAKE IS TO SETTLE, IN THEIR
HEART, ONCE AND FOR ALL, THE MATTER OF THEIR
ATTITUDE TOWARD CHRIST-ON THAT DEPENDS
EVERYTHING....
........WE WOULD BE MORE GRATEFUL, IF WE KNEW
HOW MUCH OF WHAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED IN OUR
LIVES IS PLANNED BY GOD...
........GOD'S CHILDREN NEVER SAY "GOODBYE"
FOR THE LAST TIME.....
........THOSE WHO GIVE OF THEMSELVES WITHOUT
STOPPING TO COUNT THE COST ARE THE RICHEST
PEOPLE OF ALL....
........THE BEST THING TO DO BEHIND A
FRIEND'S BACK IS TO PAT IT......
........VERY FEW OF US GET DIZZY FROM DOING
TOO MANY GOOD TURNS.....
........YOU CAN'T KEEP TROUBLE FROM COMING,
BUT JUST DON'T GIVE IT A CHAIR TO SIT DOWN
IN.....
........DO ALL THE GOOD YOU CAN-BY ALL THE
MEANS YOU CAN-IN ALL THE PLACES YOU CAN-AT
ALL THE TIMES YOU CAN-TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU
CAN-AS LONG AS YOU CAN.....
........THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ARE THOSE
WHO REMIND US OF CHRIST......
........LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO US, WHAT WE DO
WITH IT IS OUR GIFT TO GOD.....
........IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO BE KIND,
BUT THE RESULTS CAN LAST A LIFE
TIME.....
........THE FIRES OF LIFE WILL NOT SCORCH YOU
IF YOU ARE WATERED BY THE RIVER OF
LIFE.....
......YOU CAN'T PUT YOUR SINS BEHIND YOU
UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO FACE THEM.....
.......WHEN GOD PUTS YOU ON HOLD-DON'T HANG
UP......
.......IF YOU FEAR GOD, YOU NEED FEAR
ANYTHING ELSE......
.......IT IS BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE THAN TO
CURSE THE DARK......
.......FAITH IS LIKE JUMPING OUT ON NOTHING,
AND LANDING ON SOMETHING......
.......THE MORE WE APPRECIATE GOD'S PATIENCE,
THE LESS WE WILL TEST IT......
.......I'M THE STRUGGLING, PRAISE-THE-LORD,
SOMETIMES, VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN-I STRUGGLE
WHEN I DO IT MY WAY BUT AM ALWAYS VICTORIOUS
WHEN I DO IT GOD'S WAY.......
........THE CONVERSION OF A SINNER TAKES ONLY
A MOMENT, BUT THE GROWTH OF A CHRISTIAN TAKES
A LIFETIME......
........YOU CAN NEVER CONQUER SIN WITH AN
EXCUSE.....
........OUR GREATEST NEED CAN NEVER EXCEED
OUR GREATEST RESOURCE---GOD......
........FORGIVENESS IS THE GLUE THAT REPAIRS
BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS......
........IN GOD' SERVICE, OUR GREATEST ABILITY
IS OUR AVAILABILITY......
........TOO MANY CHRISTIANS EXPECT A MILLION
DOLLAR ANSWER TO A TEN CENT
PRAYER.....
........THE ROAD TO HEAVEN IS LINED WITH MANY
TEMPTING PARKING PLACES......
........WHEN WE STOP SAYING "WHY ME?" AND
START SAYING, "WHY NOT ME?" WE TAKE THE FIRST
STEP TO GLORIFYING GOD IN OUR
TRIALS.....
........NEVER UNDER-ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF A
SINGLE SOUL......
........IT'S NEVER OUT OF SEASON TO FISH FOR
SOULS....
........BELIEVING CHRIST DIED--THAT'S
HISTORY--BELIEVING CHRIST DIED FOR ME--THAT'S
SALVATION......
........IS GOD MENDING, SHAPING, OR POLISHING
ME RIGHT NOW?...WHAT'S MY ATTITUDE: AM I
THANKING AND PRAISING GOD, OR AM I
COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PROCESS?......
[All of the above quotes have been featured
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