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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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Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!
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Forgiveness Freedom Inspirational Prison
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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Act Darkness Grace Kindness Live Ourselves Reach Sin
Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.
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Choice Decision Fight Option
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
God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
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God Grace Life Mess Word
Lower your expectations of earth. This isn’t heaven, so don’t expect it to be.
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Deep Expectation Heaven Nature
God’s mercies are new every morning. Receive them.
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God Gratitude Kindness Mercy Morning
God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.
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Change God Ourselves Perspective Promise Struggle
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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Change Flower Life Love Rain
The duty of the branch is to cling to the vine.
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Responsibility Tree Work
Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.
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Enemy Forgiveness Hope Myself Poison
Be quick to pray. Stop talking to yourself. Talk to Christ.
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Prayer Quick Stop Talk Yourself
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
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
You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
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Divine Faith Forgiveness God Yourself
As we meditate on Christ’s life, we find strength for our own.
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Life Ourselves Strength

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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