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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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We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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God Religious Satisfaction
I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Affection Greatness Myself Power
A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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Difference Experience God Goodness
The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith.
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Day Faith Regard Status Test Way
The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.
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acknowledgment Believe Day Greatness Himself Life Simplicity Style World
we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves… But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about ourselves — unless we love ourselves compassionately, intensely, and freely.
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Assumption Attitude Compassionate Freedom God Projection
My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.
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Aware Deep Deserve God Love Myself
The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can’t save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.
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Declare Prayer Save Scripture Sufficient
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
In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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Encounter exchange Life
Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
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Freedom Opinion Reality Yourself
God is loving us – you and me – this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.
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God Love Moments Yourself
That which is denied cannot be healed.
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Acceptance Deny
Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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Authentic Believe Childhood Discipline Spirit Surender Trust
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.
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Acceptance Faith God Grace Positive Power Thinking
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

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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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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