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Jesus first, others next, and yourself last spells J-O-Y. ↗

— Linda Byler

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So be willing to wait. Only embrace a man who has a heart for God's purposes for his life and God's heart for you. Keep hope alive! ↗

— Michelle McKinney Hammond

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Musical Chairs. Except I thought, when God's providing the music, everyone gets a chair. ↗

— Neta Jackson

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[T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably and continually. They are very much aware of their wrong actions, and they are very miserable. ↗

— Joyce Meyer

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I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays - let them overtake me unexpectedly - waking up some find morning and suddenly saying to myself: 'Why, this is Christmas Day! ↗

— Ray Stannard Baker

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Kinship– not serving the other, but being one with the other. Jesus was not “a man for others”; he was one with them. There is a world of difference in that. ↗

— Gregory Boyle

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God did not call the qualified to serve Him: instead He qualified the called. ↗

— Judy Baer

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The difference between vampires and angels? Angels are real. ↗

— Lisa Grace

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It's so tempting to try to do it all, so as not to miss out. But to do all of those 'good things' means you'll do none of them well. ↗

— Shaunti Feldhahn

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Personal ministry is not about always knowing what to say. It is not about fixing everything in sight that is broken. Personal ministry is about connecting people with Christ so that they are able to think as he would have them think, desire what he says is best, and do what he calls them to do even if their circumstances never get "fixed." It involves exposing hurt, lost, and confused people to God's glory, so that they give up their pursuit of their own glory and live for his. ↗

— Paul David Tripp

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