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The most important moments rarely come at a convenient time

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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Theologian
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Moments
Come
Important
Time
Convenient
Rarely

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You can plant a church and grow a church. That's not that hard to do, but it's harder to be a viable source of transformation in a city or your time or space.
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You need to remember who God is, forget the painful wounds and let Him renew you.
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People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.
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I am convinced the Church is the greatest hope for humanity and for creating a new world where everyone is valued and embraced regardless of differences.
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Religion as a whole specializes in sin management. It's all about organizing humanity in such a way that we cause as little damage as possible.
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A world without God cannot wait for us to choose the safe path. If we wait for someone else to take the risk, we risk that no one will ever act and that nothing will ever be accomplished.
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Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.
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We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
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Would you be willing to give your life to save the world if no one ever knew your name? If anonymity was the price you would have to pay for significance, would it be too great a price? To live a life of courage is not a guarantee of prestige or adulation. It only matters if you live and die fulfilling the mission you were born for.
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When we dwell on the past, we tend to want to live there. When we dream of the future, we want to go there. Our dreams are where God paints a picture of a life waiting to be created.
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It's not your freedom to choose that makes you free. It's what you choose in that freedom that makes you free.
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To be apathetic is literally to be without passion.
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Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.
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Love never comes without wounds faith never comes without failure.
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So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day. We, even if reluctantly, fall into place to live a life of conformity that we describe as ‘maturity.’ We’ve made acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives.
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God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.
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Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.
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The history of God's people is not a record of God searching for courageous men and women who could handle the task, but God transforming the hearts of cowards and calling them to live courageous lives.
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It is not balance you need but adaptability.
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