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Do not lean on your own understanding. That means don't bring in the crutches and lean on them, those crutches that you have designed and made to handle such situations. Stay away from them. Don't lean on them lean on God.
Charles R. Swindoll
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Charles R. Swindoll
Age: 89
Born: 1934
Born: October 18
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