Though my natural instinct is to wish for a life free from pain, trouble, and adversity, I am learning to welcome anything that makes me conscious of my need for Him. If prayer is birthed out of desperation, then anything that makes me desperate for God is a blessing.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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I have learned that in every circumstance that comes my way, I can choose to respond in one of two ways: I can whine or I can worship! And I can't worship without giving thanks. It just isn't possible. When we choose the pathway of worship and giving thanks, especially in the midst of difficult circumstances, there is a fragrance, a radiance, that issues forth out of our lives to bless the Lord and others.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Once we agree with God that we exist for His pleasure and His glory, we can accept whatever comes into our lives as a part of His sovereign will and purpose. We will not resent, resist, or reject the hard things, but embrace them as friends, sovereignly designed by God to make us more like Jesus and to bring glory to Himself.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes in using ordinary people whose limitations and weaknesses make them ideal showcases for His greatness and glory.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Don’t wait for God to break you. You can choose to be broken or you can wait for God to crush your pride.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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God is good whether or not His choices seem right to us, whether or not we feel it, whether or not it seems true, and whether or not He gives us everything that we want.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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An evidence that our will has been broken is that we begin to thank God for that which once seemed so bitter, knowing that his will is good and that, in His time and in His way, He is able to make the most bitter waters sweet.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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We are never more like Jesus than when we are serving Him or others. There is no higher calling than to be a servant.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Every selfish, sinful, or indulgent choice I make today is sowing a seed that will reap a multiplied harvest. And every act of obedience is a seed that will produce a multiplied harvest of blessing in my life and in the lives of those I love.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Regardless of what crisis or complexity may be threatening to engulf your life, God is at work. You may not see it, but you need to know it’s true. And He’s not just doing one or two or a few things in that situation. He is doing a thousand or more things.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Obedience is the pathway to blessing. It’s the means of protection. It’s the means of joy. It’s the means to finding God’s best in our lives.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Gratitude is a lifestyle. A hard-fought, grace-infused, biblical lifestyle.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Again and again, God's Word reveals that He is not as concerned about the depth or extent of the sin we commit as He is about our attitude and response when we are confronted with our sin.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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The ultimate purpose of marriage is not to make us happy but to glorify God.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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The Truth is that contentment is not found in having everything we think we want but in choosing to be satisfied with what God has already provided. The Truth is that those who insist on having their own way often end up with unnecessary heartache, while those who wait on the Lord always get His best.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Jesus has revealed Himself in the Scripture. If we want to know Him, if we want to know the Truth, we must devote ourselves to the reading, study, and meditation of His Word

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Gratitude has a big job to do in us and our hearts. It is one of the chief ways that God infuses joy and resilience into the daily struggle of life.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Instead of fixing all your problems, God may be wanting to use your problems to teach you to trust and obey Him.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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Brokenness is the shattering of my self-will - the absolute surrender of my will to the will of God. It is saying “Yes, Lord!” - no resistance, no chafing, no stubbornness - simply submitting myself to His direction and will in my life.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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God's Will is what we would choose if we knew what God knows.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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