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Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, “I can clean that if you want.” And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

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When you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
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Empty God Religious Yourself
Engage with the Bible. Meditate on it day and night. Think and rethink about God’s Word. Let it be your guide. Make it your go-to book for questions. Let it be the ultimate authority in your life.
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Authority Day Home Life Night Religious Thinking
Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia.
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Creation Fear Form Spiritual
I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
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Choice God Hate Injustice Love Myself
Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
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Difference Oneself Ourselves Prayer Stay
No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren’t praying. When we pray, we aren’t worrying.
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God Prayer Religious Time Worry
God gives us people to love and things to use, not things to love and people to use.
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God Love People
When we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.
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Guard Hate Jealousy Ourselves
What causes us to think of prayer as the last option rather than the first? I can think of two reasons: feelings of independence and feelings of insignificance.
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Feeling Independence Option Prayer Reason Thinking
First, God does not send people to hell. He simply honors their choice. Hell is the ultimate expression of God’s high regard for the dignity of man. He has never forced us to choose Him, even when that means we would choose Hell.
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Choice Expression Force God Hell Himself Man People Simplicity
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
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Belief Faith God Right
Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.
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Choice Decision Fight Option
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
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God Love Photograph Yourself
God can’t fill you when you are already full of yourself.
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Deep God Yourself
The next time you’re disappointed, don’t panic. Don’t give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He’s still in control.
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Control Disappoint Give Up Patience Time Yourself
God is able to accomplish, provide, help, save, keep, subdue… He is able to do what you can’t. He already has a plan. God’s not bewildered. Go to Him.
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Accomplishment God Himself Path Planning

Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, “I can clean that if you want.” And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

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Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, “I can clean that if you want.” And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

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