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Whatever we have done in the past, be it good or evil, great or small, is irrelevant to our stance before God today. It is only NOW that we are in the presence of God.

Brennan Manning

The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
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Friendship God Love Neighbor Ourselves Science Test
On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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Day Medal Ourselves Scars Search
In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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Encounter exchange Life
Faithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
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Courage Failure Faith Growth Live Ourselves Risk Willing
To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.
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Each Other End Fall Hands Hard Time Support Work
There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.
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Beautiful Discipline Face Honesty Pretend Transparent
The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.
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Creation Desire God Heart Live Original Ourselves Purpose
Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.
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Demand Forgiveness Generosity God Healing Oppression Reveal Wound
The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. ‘They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.’ ‘What are you complaining about?’ said God. ‘They won’t let Me in either.
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Complaint Funny God Myself Public Sin Story
I am wonderfully content with a God who does not deal with me as my sins deserve.
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Content Deserve God Myself Sin Wonderful
How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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Glory Heart Human Love Trust
I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.
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God Himself Miracle Myself Wonder
The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from denying that though Christ was victorious, the battle with lust, greed, and pride still rages within us.
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Amazing Battle Goodness Grace Lust Lying Ourselves Stop Victory
Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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Cry Heart Learning Stone
Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
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Acceptance Compassionate Heart Life Religious Scripture Yourself
Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.
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Avoid Greatness Growth Hope Soul

Whatever we have done in the past, be it good or evil, great or small, is irrelevant to our stance before God today. It is only NOW that we are in the presence of God.

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