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Read Proverbs 1:23
What fuel is to a car, the Holy Spirit is to the believer.
He energizes us to stay the course. ... substitute fuel, all systems grind to a halt.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... of our lives.
It makes a lot of sense to me that the One who made us has every right to hold us accountable.
We cannot ... we have lived.
Sober, serious thought!
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... Colossians 1:9-10
Have you ever been in an area of the country where there was a lot of fruit ripening in the sun?
Maybe on ... day. If that happens, you will bear fruit.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
Read Psalm 25:21
Thoughts are the thermostat that regulates what we accomplish in life.
My body responds and reacts to the input from my mind. If I feed my mind upon doubt, disbelief, and discouragement, that ... real name is the Holy Spirit, the Helper.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... life of integrity. Absolutely nothing!
Nothing stands the test like solid character. You can handle the blast like a steer in a ... invincible power to silence your slanderers.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
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We find a perfect illustration of this in the story of Mary and Martha recorded in Luke 10:38-42.
Taking a minute to ... time together....
Her anxiety was distracting her from more important things. Worry always does that.
Excerpted from Charles ...
... Read Psalm 16:11
I know of no greater need today than the need for joy. Unexplainable, contagious joy. Outrageous joy.
When that ... the desire to work hard and a joyful attitude.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
Read Psalm 119:66
Whenever you see the scriptural phrase "This is the will of God," you know for sure that's God's ...
Precepts are clearly marked statements like "Abstain from sexual immorality." That's like saying, "Speed Limit 35." What is ...
... with others that I can enjoy them or endure them to the greatest advantage.
This is what the early Christians did. They ... moat and then share our joys and our sorrows.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... conceited pride, my friend. It's acknowledging in words the feelings of the heart. The Lord knows that we hear more than enough ... One who makes the whole experience possible.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... like He is....
All of our Christian lives we have sung the old hymn "Take Time to Be Holy." Those words are true. It does take time to ... demoralize us.
We need to lock onto the power that comes from God's presence and invite Him to cleanse our thoughts, to correct our foul ...
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Despite all of our searching and all of our study of the Scriptures, we'll never be able to see everything clearly, to fully grasp ... That is as our heavenly Father planned it.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
The Christmas story details God’s inexpressible, infinite, awesome Son, sealed in perfection from His conception to His birth, wrapped in love, and provided by God’s grace as a gift to each one of us. From a past of pristine perfection and spotless purity in which Jesus existed ...
... of failure and lack of character.
Furthermore, we are on the move so much, who has time to share and to care? It has been my observation that we Christians are not immune from this hurry-up, hassle-hustle mentality....
Even though it is easy to ...
... others are distressed by particular behaviours. Whatever the infraction, it had become trendy to exclaim, “I’m offended!”
But ... grace when you deal with people like Shimei. God gives to us from His abundance of goodness and grace
Find comfort by resting in God’s ...
... bogging down in our spiritual growth simply because the challenges before us look absolutely impossible. Such frustrations are not ... with men are possible with God.
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
Read Luke 15:3–7
Ever get that cattle-in-the-corral feeling? Sure you have. Whether it’s sitting in morning traffic or ... people like cattle to their inevitable ends.
Aside from the physical and emotional discomfort of being shoved around like ...
... Read Psalm 119:71
"Happily ever after" belongs at the end of a fairy tale, not in a description of the Christian life.
... such thing.
And until we learn how to derive lessons from seasons of failure and loss, we'll keep repeating those failures—digging ...
... get your money! As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else. (1 Thessalonians 2:5–6)
Good leaders are sensitive to the needs of others. Paul compared his ministry to a mother who tenderly cares ...
... you a Christmas card and charges you for it ...who uses the suction hose to empty your pockets ...who is also a barber ...who sprays ... who is trustworthy. 1
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
