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Randy Alcorn is an American author born on June 23, 1954. His works cover a range of topics including Christian faith, ethics, and family life, and have won the hearts of readers worldwide.

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“..tithing isn't something I do to clear my conscience so I can do whatever I want with the 90 percent--it also belongs to God! I must seek his direction and permission for whatever I do with the full amount. I may discover that God has different ideas than I do.”

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Book:Money, Possessions, and Eternity

Source: Money, Possessions, and Eternity

“Tomorrow's character is made out of today's thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin does not.”

May Doe Made Character Today Sin Tomorrow Temptation

Book:The Purity Principle: God's Safeguards for Life's Dangerous Trails

Source: The Purity Principle: God's Safeguards for Life's Dangerous Trails

“There's a throne in each life big enough for only one. Christ may be on that throne, or money may be. But both cannot occupy it.”

May Enough Bigs Christ Thrones

Book:Managing God's Money: A Biblical Guide

Source: Managing God's Money: A Biblical Guide

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water" (Psalm 63:1). We may imagine we want a thousand different things, but God is the one we really long for. His presence brings satisfaction; his absence brings thirst and longing.”

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“If I try to make only enough money for my family' immediate needs, it may violate Scripture. ...Even though earning just enough to meet the needs of my family may seem non materialistic, it's actually selfish when I could earn enough to care for others as well.”

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“Tolstoy said, 'The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed either by a change of life or by a change of conscience.' Many of us have elected to adjust our consciences rather than our lives. Our powers of rationalization are unlimited. They allow us to live in luxury and indifference while others, whom we could help if we chose to, starve and go to hell.”

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“Parents who spoil their children out of 'love' should realize that they are performing acts of child abuse. Although there are no laws against such abuse--no man-made laws anyway--this spiritual mistreatment may result in as much long-term personal and social damage as the worst physical abuse.”

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“Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening our grip on everything. For some of us, this may mean ridding ourselves of most of our possessions. But for all of us it should mean dedicating everything we retain to further the kingdom. (For true disciples, however, it cannot mean hoarding or using kingdom assets self-indulgently.)”

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“A nominal Christian often discovers in suffering that his faith has been in his church, denomination, or family tradition, but not Christ. As he faces evil and suffering, he may lose his faith. But that’s actually a good thing. I have sympathy for people who lose their faith, but any faith lost in suffering wasn’t a faith worth keeping.”

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Book:If God Is Good Study Guide: Companion to If God Is Good

Source: If God Is Good Study Guide: Companion to If God Is Good