Long ago when a child lay in a manger, a special star appeared. It didn't just show up that evening. It had to have been placed in its orbit centuries before in a trajectory that would make it appear at that special moment of time to announce the birth of a special child. Just as there is divine design in the universe, so each of us has been placed in our own orbits in this life to love, to serve, to help light the world.

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Coming unto the Lord is not a negotiation, but a surrender.

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God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.

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The great challenge is to refuse to let the bad things that happen to us do bad things to us. That is the crucial difference between adversity and tragedy.

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The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

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It is our job to lift others up, not to size them up.

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We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.

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I fear that, as conditions worsen, many will react to the failures of too much government by calling for even more government. Then there will be more and more lifeboats launched because fewer and fewer citizens know how to swim. Unlike some pendulums, political pendulums to not swing back automatically; they must be pushed. History is full of instances when people have waited in vain for pendulums to swing back.

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No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.

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It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves, not only for what you are now, but for what you have the power to become.

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