Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
FRANCIS CHAN
FRANCIS CHAN
Francis Chan on failure
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Francis ChanFrancis Chan I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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