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“God’s people are His preserving agents for a world that is corrupted and degenerating because of sin... The evidence that we have been used by God as a preserving agent is that things are becoming spiritually better around us instead of worse.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“You can sleep through storms, not in ignorance, but in peace, because the One who controls the weather and the world loves you to the cross and back.”
Scarlet Hiltibidal, Afraid of All the Things (2019)
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“At times it will be easy to follow Jesus. At other times, you will be tempted to abandon Him. Following Jesus can mean going through a storm or standing on a mountaintop.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“Our temptation is to give our time and effort to the goals of this world. Then, when we are successful in the world’s eyes, we seek to bring God into our world by honoring Him with our success... God is not interested in receiving secondhand glory from our activity. God receives glory from His activity through our lives.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“The Christian must spend a lifetime denying self. Our great temptation will be to affirm ourselves while we follow Jesus.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“Sin is choosing a standard other than God’s law on which to base your life.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“What God does in you as you wait is just as important—perhaps more important—than what you are waiting for.”
Rich Villodas
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“Genuine love for God leads to wholehearted obedience... Yet we assume that God is satisfied with occasional love or partial obedience. He is not.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“You will never fully understand how God could give you peace in some of the situations you face, but you do not have to understand it in order to experience it.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“...no matter what names other people give you and no matter what names you give to yourself, remember that the only name that defines you is the name of Jesus Christ.”
Jeremy & Adrienne Camp, The Worship Project (Devotional Plan)
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“Fear is no excuse to disobey God. There is no reason to live in fear when you have the mighty presence of the Holy Spirit within you.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“You were not created to ‘believe in yourself’. You were created to believe in Someone bigger than yourself.”
Shane Pruitt, 9 Common Lies Christians Believe (2019)
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“If you allow God to implement His Word in your life, others will draw encouragement from you... A constant stream of people will seek you out because they know that your life will be a blessing.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“The righteous man does not find encouragement in the opinions of others but in God’s Word.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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“Learn obedience even when it hurts.”
Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby, Experiencing God Daily Devotionals (1998)
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