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There are many things that are perfectly legitimate, but if you are going to concentrate on God you cannot do them.

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
Author
Theologian
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Aiberdeen
Legitimate
Concentrate
Perfectly
Cannot
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