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“God never intended for us to simply be the objects of His love. We are also called to be the instruments of that love in the lives of others.”

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Paul David Tripp

Paul David Tripp is an American author and pastor, born on November 12, 1950. His works primarily focus on Christian faith and spiritual growth, and have been well-received by a wide audience. more

“The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God, but that He will be free to do His work through us. God calls us to His service and places tremendous responsibilitie s on us. He expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part. God wants to use us as He used His own Son.”

Want Use Used Goal Son Offers Complaining Explanation Faithfulness No Complaining

Book:My Utmost for His Highest

Source: My Utmost for His Highest

“The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of our own characters.”

Way Character Use Crooks

Book:My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition

Source: My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition

“Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that pride is a problem only for the lost. The most effective means the enemy has to keep believers from being full of the Spirit is to keep us full of ourselves. No wonder the Bible states and restates that God hates pride. It is the enemy of genuine ministry. It is the end of many homes.”

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Book:Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds

Source: Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds

“Repentance always brings a person to the point of saying, “I have sinned.” The surest sign that God is at work in his life is when he says that and means it. Anything less is simply sorrow for having made foolish mistakes-a reflex action caused by self-disgust.”

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Book:My Utmost Fhh Grad Updated/E

Source: My Utmost Fhh Grad Updated/E

“People may resist our advice, spurn our appeals, reject our suggestions, refuse our help, but they are powerless against our prayers.”

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Author:Jill Briscoe

“At the supreme moment of his dying Jesus so identified himself with men and the depths of their predicament and agony that no man can now sink so low that God has not gone lower.”

Men Moments Jesus Gone Dying Lows Depth Supreme Agony Predicaments

Author:Os Guinness

“The only real argument against the Bible is an unholy life. When a man argues against the Word of God, follow him home, and see if you cannot discover the reason of his enmity to the Word of the Lord. It lies in some sort of sin.”

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