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Jesus humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary’s finger. The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier. Why? Because that’s what love does. It puts the beloved before itself.

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God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don’t feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!
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Divorce God I Love You Ignorance Leaving Simplicity Togetherness Yourself
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
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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Change Flower Life Love Rain
Lower your expectations of earth. This isn’t heaven, so don’t expect it to be.
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Deep Expectation Heaven Nature
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
The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
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Chance Differences Food Grace Himself Mercy
Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.
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Choice Decision Fight Option
Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.
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Faith Fear Motivational Starve Willing
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
A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.
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Exploration Glory God Problem Reward Season Suffering
You are never more like Jesus than when you pray for others. Pray for this hurting world.
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Hurt Prayer World Yourself
You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
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Divine Faith Forgiveness God Yourself
God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.
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Eyes Father God Himself Ourselves See Value
Faith is the conviction that God knows more than we do about this life and He will get us through it.
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Faith God Himself Life
God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
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Easy Himself Journey Worth
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

Jesus humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary’s finger. The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier. Why? Because that’s what love does. It puts the beloved before itself.

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Jesus humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary’s finger. The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier. Why? Because that’s what love does. It puts the beloved before itself.

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