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Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us.

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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Circumstance
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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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