Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.

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God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way.

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God gives us people to love and things to use, not things to love and people to use.

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The next time you're disappointed, don't panic. Don't give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He's still in control.

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When you recognize God as Creator, you will admire Him. When you recognize His wisdom, you will learn from Him. When you discover His strength, you will rely on Him. But only when He saves you will you worship Him.

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God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.

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God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.

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If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

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You weren't an accident. You weren't mass produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.

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Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, "I can clean that if you want." And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

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