Posts Tagged ‘Nicky Gumbel’

Calm your heart

Posted: October 20, 2018 in Facebook, faith, heart, life, love, personnel characteristics, quotes, Relationships, religion, self improvement, trust
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This picture was shared on Facebook by Nicky Gumbel, but I wanted to share it here so that those of you who haven’t seen it, get the chance to see this.

The question from this statement is how do we stay ‘Calm in your heart’ when you’re in the midst of noise or trouble?

There is only one way to achieve calm at all times, and that is by giving everything you fear, everything you face, all your troubles, to God, and leave them with Him. In doing that we can be assured that He will look after us, and help and guide us through any challenges or troubles we may face.

So when you need to calm your heart, turn to God.

Behind closed doors

Posted: August 19, 2018 in depression, Employment, family, friendship, Health, life, personnel characteristics, quotes, Relationships, self improvement, stress
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You see your neighbours out in their garden, or in the street. You see your work colleagues in the office. You see your friends in your house or theirs. But do you really know any of them?

We can all be very judgemental of others at times simply because of what we see when we look at them. However what we see of people in public is often just a small part of them, so remember what you see of someone is probably not the “real” person.

Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who love beyond all faults, cry behind closed doors and fight battles that nobody knows about. ~ Nicky Gumbel

Struggles in life can be hard at the time, but they definitely make us stronger people, and make us the people we are today. Don’t judge someone by what you see, as they may be fighting a battle behind closed doors that you know nothing about.

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Ability

Posted: August 18, 2018 in children, friendship, life, personnel characteristics, quotes, Relationships, school, self improvement
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At a time when many have just received their school exam results, this quote from Nicky Gumbel seems particularly applicable:

Your age doesn’t define your maturity; your grades don’t define your ability; and what people say about you doesn’t define who you are.

So if you or your children or friends have received your exam results i these last few weeks, please remember that no matter how good, or bad, those results are, they will not define who you are today or the person you will become in the future.

Your exam results may have been exactly what you wanted and that is great. But if they weren’t, it’s not a disaster, it simply means you may need to make a few changes to how you want your future to unfold, but you can do it, and you can achieve exactly what you want to achieve.

Stones

Posted: March 8, 2018 in Health, music, personnel characteristics, quotes, religion
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When people throw stones at you, you can choose to throw them back, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them. ~ Nicky Gumbel

Yes, stones may hurt and scar you when people throw them at you, but ultimately, as this quote from Nicky Gumbel suggests, it’s how we deal with the situation that shows our character and our strength.

Don’t let stones be your downfall. Instead, learn from them, and use them to build a better you.

More than just words

Posted: February 22, 2018 in music, personnel characteristics, prayer, quotes, Relationships, religion, words
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Single words have meaning, but don’t necessarily give context or clarity. However when we put words together and utter a prayer to God, that’s when words become more than words because of the power they then have.

When we pray, God hears more than we say, answers more than we ask, gives more than we imagine – in His own time and in His own way. ~ Nicky Gumbel

I don’t know about you, but I often find it difficult to put into words what I want to say, particularly when it comes to prayer. So isn’t it great that even when we can’t vocalise our prayers, God knows and understands what we are wanting to say.

Wounded people

Posted: December 10, 2017 in church, depression, Health, hospital, life, music, quotes, Relationships, religion
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What’s the purpose of a hospital?

Here’s the dictionary definition:

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.

What’s the purpose of a church?

Here’s Nicky Gumbel’s definition:

Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.

Does your church feel more like a museum than a hospital for the hurt and broken? If it does, is it really the church you want to be part of?

Here

Posted: November 13, 2017 in friendship, life, quotes, Relationships
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We get upset when others talk about us behind our backs or in a derogatory way, so why do we still talk about others in the same way!

Talk about others as if they were present ~ Nicky Gumbel

I pray today that we may each become more respectful towards others, and never talk about anyone is a way we wouldn’t want anyone to talk about us.

Talk

Posted: November 7, 2017 in belief, friendship, life, music, personnel characteristics, quotes, Relationships, stress, war
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Imagine we lived in a world where rather than talk about others behind their back, we talked to them!

Imagine a world where rather than fighting those who have different beliefs from us, we talked to them!

Maybe we can change the world, simply by talking to one another

A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other. ~ Nicky Gumbel

Be more like God

Posted: November 6, 2017 in church, Crime, death, family, friendship, life, music, personnel characteristics, prayer, quotes, Relationships, religion, Security, self improvement, shooting, Texas, USA
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Once again news of another shooting in America hit the news headlines on Sunday night. Just about the time I heard of this latest atrocity, I read the following by Nicky Gumbel, and never did these words seem more appropriate:

You are never more like God than when you are helping hurting people, lifting up the fallen and restoring the broken.

Please join me in praying for the family and friends of all those caught up in the events at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas last night.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. ~ Psalm 34:18

Long way

Posted: October 24, 2017 in depression, life, love, music, personnel characteristics, quotes, religion, stress, trust
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The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come. ~ Nicky Gumbel

It can be hard to keep going when you’ve been struggling for a while, especially when there seems to be no end to your struggles. You’ve probably forgotten how long you’ve been finding things difficult, so much so  that you’ve forgotten what it’s like to not have any worries.

It’s just as well that we can be sure that God is always with us, and with Him by our side, we can get through any situation we find ourselves in. Whether it be another day, an other week, a month or even a year before we get through our troubles, we must never give up because God will help us through.

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