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Thoughts By Charles Stanley

November 7, 2023

Accepting God’s Gift of Love

Many people simply can't believe that the Lord could love them. Others believe that He loves them, but only when they are pleasing Him in some way. Why is it so hard for us to accept His unconditional love?

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October 26, 2023

Life’s Passing Storms

Sometimes the Lord interrupts our life by sending turbulence so we will do what those sailors did—in their misery and helplessness, they cried for God’s help.

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October 20, 2023

Our Incomparable Companion

If you are a Christian, you have a friend who will never leave you. How wealthy we are to have the Holy Spirit. He is a friend who truly sticks closer than a brother!

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October 15, 2023

A Bitter Poison

Bitterness is a poison that we prepare for someone else but then drink ourselves. It is something we often carefully nurture and grow over the years.

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October 11, 2023

Building Muscles of Faith

"I wish I had great faith." These are words that almost every Christian has said at one time or another. But faith is like a muscle, which must be exercised in order to become strong; just wishing cannot make it happen.

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September 27, 2023

The Side Effects of Fear

What are you afraid of--loss, rejection, poverty, or death? Everybody will face such realities at some point.

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September 16, 2023

His Sufficient Grace

God’s grace could be defined as His provision for us at the point of our need. The problem is that sometimes it doesn’t seem as if the Lord truly is meeting our need.

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September 3, 2023

How to Seek the Lord

My advice: Get into it! The deep things of God don’t just drop into our brains; they are placed there through diligent study.

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August 17, 2023

God Works within Us

The Holy Spirit has more than enough power to transform lives from the inside out, but working change within is usually a slow process. Spiritual fruit takes time to grow and mature. That’s why we need patience and faith to believe He is...

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July 26, 2023

In Search of Wholeness

Take an honest look at your life. Do you feel whole and complete, or is there the sense that something’s missing? If you’re aware of an emptiness, what are you using to try and fill that void? Is it relationships with family and friends?

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