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As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises.

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
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Theologian
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Aiberdeen
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