“POINT TO PONDER: God smiles when I trust him. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “The Lord is pleased with those who worship him and trust his love.” PSALM 147:11 (CEV) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Since God knows what is best, in what areas of my life do I need to trust him most?”
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“You can guilt yourself into doing anything short-term, but the change will last only as long as the guilt (or fear) does.”
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“Willpower works for a few weeks, or maybe a month or two at best.”
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“You only believe the part of the Bible you do.”
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“Eggs do not raise your cholesterol; they do just the opposite.”
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“Get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to — the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires. Your hearts and minds must be made completely new, and you must put on the new self, which is created in God’s likeness” (Ephesians 4:22 – 24”
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“A second barrier to total surrender is our pride. We don’t want to admit that we’re just creatures and not in charge of everything. It is the oldest temptation: “You’ll be like God!”11 That desire — to have complete control — is the cause of so much stress in our lives. Life is a struggle, but what most people don’t realize is that our struggle, like Jacob’s, is really a struggle with God! We want to be God, and there’s no way we are going to win that struggle.”
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Rick Warren
“You focus your attention on a single truth from the Bible and then continue to think about it throughout your day.”
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“DAY 6 Thinking about My Purpose POINT TO PONDER: This world is not my home. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 (NIV) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: How should the fact that life on earth is just a temporary assignment change the way I am living right now?”
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“God has never been impressed with strength or self-sufficiency. In fact, he is drawn to people who are weak and admit it.”
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“Research shows that people getting healthy together lose twice as much weight as those who do it alone.”
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“Jesus said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).”
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“You cannot make God stop loving you, because his love is based on who he is, not what you do. It is based on his character, not your conduct.”
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“Work becomes worship when you dedicate it to God and perform it with an awareness of his presence.”
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Rick Warren
“You are as close to God as you choose to be. ”
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