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If I'm wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity.
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If I am mistaken about the existence of God then I have squandered my life. If you are mistaken about the existence of God then you have squandered your immortality.
2.
Success isn't what you've done compared to others. Success is what you've done compared to what you were made to do.
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'Achievement isn't what you've accomplished relative to others. Achievement is what you've achieved relative to your potential.'
3.
People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones.
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'Individuals will inflict pain on you. Don't utilize this as justification for your bad decisions, employ it as impetus to make the correct ones.'
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I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.
LeCrae
'I don't follow Christianity because I'm resilient and self-sufficient. Instead, I turn to it as a sign of my vulnerability and acceptance of the need for redemption.'
5.
If you live for people’s acceptance you will die from their rejection.
LeCrae
If you exist for the approval of others, you will perish from their disapproval.
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Better to have a small role in God's story than to cast yourself as the lead in your own fiction.
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'It is preferable to take a subordinate part in the Lord's plan than to make oneself the central figure of an imagined narrative.'
7.
My faith is not identified by my title. My faith is identified by how I live. Wearing the uniform is not the same as playing the game.
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My trust is not determined by my moniker. My assurance is shown through my actions. Donning the outfit is not equal to engaging in the contest.
8.
Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.
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Instead of lamenting the difficulties in life, give thanks for the blessings that come with them. Attitude.
9.
They ask me how Im doing. I say better than I deserve
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I respond to queries of my wellbeing with 'better than I merit'.
10.
If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.
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God gave you your own race to run, stop comparing yourself to other people. They have their race and you have yours. Run hard and don't quit.
LeCrae
'God granted you your own route to pursue, cease contrasting yourself with other individuals. They have their course and you have yours. Persevere and do not give up.'
12.
Trials show us where we are and where we need to grow. Dont run from them, grow from them.
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Experiences illustrate our current level and highlight areas of improvement. Don't shy away from them, let them help you progress.
13.
If people throw stones at you, pick 'em up and build something.
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If people hurl insults at you, gather them and construct something.
14.
The less time you spend with Truth, the easier it is to believe lies.
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The more distant you keep yourself from Reality, the simpler it is to accept falsehoods.
15.
God is never late, we're just impatient.
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Divine timing is never off, we are simply hasty.
16.
Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.
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Trust in humanity. Wish for their imperfections to be improved. You are not the norm. We all require mercy.
17.
Before you complain today, be grateful you have breath to complain with.
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Before you voice your grievances today, be thankful for having the breath to do so.
18.
Why live for the approval of men when you can have the approval of their Creator? What can they give you that God can't?
LeCrae
'Why seek the validation of mortals when you can have the acceptance of your Maker? What could they possibly provide that He cannot?'
19.
Live like someone died for you.
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Live as if you were redeemed.
20.
There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together
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Admitting our weaknesses and imperfections grants us more liberty than feigning invincibility.
21.
Don't waste your time explaining who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.
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Don't expend energy elucidating your identity to those who are determined to misconstrue you.
22.
Life is like a dice, so watch the ones you're rolling with.
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23.
If you plan to excel in big things, you have to develop the habit in the small ones.
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24.
You can't celebrate gifts without celebrating the giver of all gifts.
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25.
You are not defined by your possessions, looks, or popularity. You are made in God's image.
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26.
Peace doesn't mean you won't have problems. It's means problems won't have you.
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27.
A lot of my wounds have healed. They have left scars, and I can either hide my scars, put a long sleeve shirt on, and cover them up. Or, I can show them off and say, "Yeah, it happened."
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Christians aren't people who never sin or always do the right thing. We're people who live in continual repentance.
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29.
Money cannot purchase joy. It buys temporary distractions.
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God sometimes takes us into troubles waters not to drown us, but to cleanse us.
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Some of us are more concerned with our reputation than our character. The latter takes care of the former.
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Character isn't who you are when life goes your way. Character is who you really are when the bottom falls out.
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You've got to admit you're broken before you can be made whole.
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34.
I think everybody has a purpose. Everybody is made to be a picture of how good and glorious God is, and I think sometimes we'll get it confused and think because we mess up, we make mistakes or we have some blemishes in our record, that our purpose is somehow messed up. But actually that only serves to further paint a picture of how good God is when he uses people who are messed up just like me.
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35.
Your money, your singleness, marriage, talent
and time, they were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is
Divine
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36.
I got the best of Jesus. He got the worst of me.
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37.
We fear circumstances so much because we fear God so little.
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38.
Life is like an elevator, a lot of ups and downs. People pushing your buttons and getting jerked around.
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When you're worrying you're not praying. Stop worrying start praying.
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Never assume people's motives. It's the easiest way to find yourself upset over nothing or misjudging people
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If God has called you to something, He will equip you to be what He has called you to be. If He has called you to be a responsible, faithful, diligent leader, as a man, He will equip you to do that.
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Most of the things we spend our lives chasing will turn to dust in the end.
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43.
Forgiving the people that hurt us most allows us to heal from the wounds they left.
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Today's circumstances are out of your control but you CAN control your response. Don't let a negative outlook kill your joy today.
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Make the most of your life instead of comparing it to everyone else's.
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46.
We spend so much time condemning, critiquing, and copying culture we miss on actually changing it. Be a creator not a hater.
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A wolf is no less a wolf because he's dressed in sheepskin and the devil is no less the devil because he's dressed as an angel.
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Suppressing your hurts is like not tending to a bullet wound. Eventually you will bleed out. Dont numb pain, express it.
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Some work hard to acquire money only to find in the end that money acquired them.
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Freedom in Christ allows you to control the desires that once controlled you.
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