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We will never be able to muster up enough strength, on our own, to risk it all for the kingdom. But the more we meditate on what happened at the cross, the more confident we will be in the God of the harvest. 76

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There is no "halfway" or partial surrender.
Maggie

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"To those wavering in their ability to obey, Jesus gave this promise because this promise is the only thing we need to walk confidently into the future. This presence is the bread upon which our souls feast in times of famine."

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Suppression means that we deny something we instinctively know to be true.
Maggie

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“I want faith that depends on you at every turn and eyes that are focused on you” 128

Myk

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“Oh, is that what you call him? I always knew he was there, I just didn’t know what his name was.” 111 Helen Keller

- myk

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"God won't bless what you claim as your own, even when it's a good thing."

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You have to decide if knowing him, and being received by him, is by itself worth it.

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You have to decide if knowing him, and being received by him, is by itself worth it.

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132

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“Those are all wonderful things, but seek all of them second. Seek God first and he’ll add those things to you”
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Who is going to be waiting around the throne to receive you home? Our families are precious. Our friends are a blessing. Our dreams are important. But none of those things will be waiting for us around the throne, and, thus, none are worthy of the offering of our lives. Only Jesus is. 132

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Because the Holy Spirit is in us, power of ministry is no longer about what we do for him, but what he does through us. It's no longer about our ability in ministry but our availability to the Spirit. 55

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When looking toward and planning for the future, I need to have eternity in sight. My life is not my own and I need to use it to reach the lost and be on mission asking "where" not "if." I am called to give my life to the mission of fulfilling the Great Commission. I was convicted of seeking comfort and stability rather than the ministry of the Gospel.

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Many people use religious activity to keep them from absolute surrender “ 79

-Myk’s thoughts - being sheltered, complacency, living in a bubble are all very dangerous ways to remain sinful. To not put our faith into action and live it out within the brutal world is bad. We are meant for work not for safety.

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Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts. (Ps. 90:12)

Lesley Thoughts: We must be well aware of death in order to prepare ourselves and others for heaven. We must also be careful with distractions that may keep us away from making the most of our time on earth

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“You ough to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest”

- myks thoughts on this- not just with money but what else do I not invest or cultivate that are gifts given to me- skills, opportunities, people, other gifts etc. these things also can be invested in to give back with

Myk

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The American Dream: come to the end of your life - your one and only life - and let the last great work before you give an account to your Creator be, " I collected shells. See my shells." That is a tragedy. 3

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... (cont from Maggies!) ... It's only by having him in the right place that you develop the right relationship with all the second-place things.

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The great irony of life without God is that you usually don't end up enjoying the things you pursued in his place.
Maggie

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"Whatever you're good at, do it well to the glory of God, and do it somewhere strategic for the mission of God."

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Most desire to live with a purpose! That is a yearning put into us by God.
-lesley

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“Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings” prov 22:29 if you are good at your job, even kings will be interested in what you have to offer. 45

Myk

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"In Christ, we have the absolute assurance of the absolute approval of the only One whose opinion really matters anyway." 93

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Life is too short, eternity is too long, and the stakes too high to waste your years.

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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.

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"We'll have eternity to enjoy the blessings of our family...and so, if we miss out on some of them down here, that's okay. But we've only got a few years to ensure that people's sons and daughters around the world have a chance to be included in our forever family."

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“I desire only to preach the gospel, die, and be forgotten.” 12

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"I have held many things in my hands ,and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess"

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"Only one life, 'twill soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last"

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But here's the truth: All Christians are called to ministry. Not necessarily to vocational ministry but to leverage their lives for the Great Commission.

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The Bible describes heaven much differently. Thought it leaves a lot unsaid, what it does say indicate that heaven is a reality that is more than, not less than, anything we experience on earth.

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"in every heart there is a throne and a cross. If you are on the throne, Christ must be on the cross. If Christ will be on the throne, you must be on the cross"

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Calling is not a sacred privilege reserved for a select few, conveyed through some mystical manifestation. The call to leverage your life for the Great Commission was included in the call to follow Jesus.