I've often said why does God ...

I\'ve often said why does God leave us here on earth, once we accept Christ, once we\'re in the family, why didn\'t he just kill us. Why leave us here? Well, because he\'s working on our character through these trials, these tribulations, we\'re learning to practice what we\'re going to do in heaven. So really, the kingdom mindset is actually the eternal mindset. It\'s not just about eternal life. Eternal life is getting ready for that.
I've often said why does God leave us here on earth, once we accept Christ, once we're in the family, why didn't he just kill us. Why leave us here? Well, because he's working on our character through these trials, these tribulations, we're learning to practice what we're going to do in heaven. So really, the kingdom mindset is actually the eternal mindset. It's not just about eternal life. Eternal life is getting ready for that.
 Rick Warren

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Mother Teresa once said, "Holy living consists in doing God's work with a smile." ... The last thing many believers need is to go to another Bible study.
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AIDS is the leprosy of the 21st Century. Where did Jesus hang out? With lepers. Jesus would love on people with AIDS.
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I developed a long time ago some habits. One of them is what I call "divert daily, withdraw weekly, and abandon annually." Divert daily is everyday you do something that's not work-related. You do something that relaxes you. Then you withdraw weekly. The Bible says every seven days you take a day off. And then abandon annually means you just go out and forget it all.
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To fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept God’s agenda for your life.
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When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.
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