Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one.

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Don't quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.

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If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

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God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way.

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Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.

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There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us.

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Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.

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God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.

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The Bible is the story of two gardens: Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand. In the first, God sought Adam. In the second, Jesus sought God. In Eden, Adam hid from God. In Gethsemane, Jesus emerged from the tomb. In Eden, Satan led Adam to a tree that led to his death. From Gethsemane, Jesus went to a tree that led to our life.

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Be patient. God is using today's difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. He is equipping you. The God who makes things grow will help you bear fruit.

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