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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.

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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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