Richard Ford Quotes

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Find what causes a commotion in your heart.  Find a way to write about that.

If you lose all hope, you can always find it again.

Richard Ford (born 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer.  In 1996, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction from his book, INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Oswald Chambers Quote

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God cannot reveal anything to us if we have not His spirit.

From Ephesians 5:18-20:  “Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to one another, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Henry Cloud Quotes

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Whatever’s happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie.  Don’t treat it like it’s the whole story.  Keep writing the story.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.

Henry Cloud (born 1956) is an American Christian best-selling author and leadership expert.

John Newton Quote

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God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms.

From Deuteronomy 32:2-3:  “May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on new growth.  For I will proclaim the name of the Lord, ascribe greatness to our God!”

John Newton (1725-1807) was an English pastor who also was a writer of several hymns, including the beloved “Amazing Grace.”  His early life is filled with contrasts, when compared to his later life.  He served as a ship’s captain during the slave trade, but later renounced his work after his conversion to Christianity.  He became an outspoken opponent of the slave trade later in his life.

Taken From a Church Sign

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Worry ends where faith begins.

From Philippians 4:6-7:  “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Ralph Ellison Quotes

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The world is a possibility if only you’ll discover it.

The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.

Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) was an American author who is best known for INVISIBLE MAN, which earned a National Book Award in 1953.

Dennis Swanberg Quote

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To make your dream come true, you have to stay awake.

From Ephesians 3:20:  “Now to Him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.”

Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

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Some days are meant to be counted, others are meant to be weighed.

Do not apologize for crying.  Without this emotion, we are only robots.

Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969) is an American journalist and author.

Prayer Quotes

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Martin Luther (German priest and reformer)

None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.

Charles Spurgeon (British preacher)

I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.

From 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18:  “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”