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Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.

Max Lucado

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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San Angelo
Texas
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Confession is the act of inviting God to walk the acreage of our hearts. “There is a rock of greed over here, Father. I can’t budge it. And that tree of guilt near the fence? Its roots are long and deep. And may I show you some dry soil, too crusty for seed?” God’s seed grows better if the soil of the heart is cleared.
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Our kids were God's kids first... We tend to forget this fact, regarding our children as our children, as though we have the final say in their health and welfare. We don't. All people are God's people, including the small people who sit at our tables.
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