“Life is a test and a trust, and the more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.”
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“moved from other parts of the world to work here, but they keep their citizenship with their home country. They are required to carry a visitor registration card (called a “green card”), which allows them to work here even though they aren’t citizens. Actually, we all should carry spiritual green cards to remind us that our citizenship is in heaven. God says that his children are to think differently about life from the way unbelievers do. “All they think about is this life here on earth. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives.”63 Real believers realize that there will be far more to life than just the few years we live on this planet.
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“Our habits control our lives. We shape our habits; then our habits shape us.”
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“Thinking about My Purpose POINT TO PONDER: There is more to life than just here and now. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.” 1 JOHN 2:17 (NLT) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Since I was made to last forever, what is the one thing I should stop doing and the one thing I should start doing today?”
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“You cannot keep yourself from talking about what you care about most. Jesus said, “A man’s heart determines his speech.”
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“Hope is as essential to your life as air and water. You need hope to cope.”
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“Estamos preparándonos para las responsabilidades y recompensas eternas.”
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“Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!”
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“Every time you try to block a thought out of your mind, you drive it deeper into your memory. By resisting it, you actually reinforce it.”
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“God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.”
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“When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable.”
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“Every church needs to grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through worship, broader through ministry, and larger through evangelism.”
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“A lot of times we change, not when we see the light, but when we feel the heat.”
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“You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies.”
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