Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.
Charles R. SwindollHave you ever studied Jesus's approach to talking with people? He didn't always fill the space with answers for them. Let's learn to do that with our fellow learners. Let's give them room to think and answer for themselves.
Charles R. SwindollWe gain the ability to rejoice under pressure through a carefully monitored training program directed by the Lord Himself.
Charles R. SwindollLove has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.
Charles R. SwindollJesus didn't come to earth to establish a new religion. He came to restore a broken relationship. He came to make the primary, primary again. The secondary activity of obedience to the law of God was always intended to serve the primary activity: to love God and enjoy Him forever. When that is primary, the secondary becomes a labor of love, a joyful, and "easy" burden to bear. (Matthew 11:28-30
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