1). Our intimacy with God - His highest priority for our lives - determines the impact of our lives.
2). Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.
3). God's Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm.
4). The awareness of God's presence energizes us for our work.
5). God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it, even if it seems unreasonable.
6). You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than you sow.
7). The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
8). Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.
9). Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees.
10). If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His will.
11). God assumes full responsibility for our needs when we obey Him.
12). Peace with God is the fruit of oneness with God.
13). Listening to God is essential to walking with God.
14). God acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
15). Brokenness is God's requirement for maximum usefulness.
16). Whatever you acquire outside of God's will eventually turns to ashes.
17). We stand tallest and strongest on our knees.
18). As children of a sovereign God, we are never victims of our own circumstances.
19). Anything you hold too tightly, you will loose.
20). Disappointments are inevitable, discouragement is a choice.
21). Obedience always brings blessing.
22). To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial prompting of the Spirit.
23). You can never outgive God.
24). To live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live His life in and through us.
25). God blesses us so we might bless others.
26). Adversity is a bridge to a deeper relationship with God.
27). Prayer is life's greatest time saver.
28). No Christian has ever been called to "go it alone" in his or her walk of faith.
29). We learn more in our valley experiences then our mountaintops.
30). An eager anticipation of the Lord's return keeps us living productively.
Written by Dr. Charles Stanley, In Touch Ministries - intouch.org
For more information concerning these Life Principles please contact:
In Touch Ministries
P.O. Box 7900
Atlanta, GA 30357
(800) 789-1473
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