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When someone thinks that to develop a holy life he must always be alone with God, he is no longer of any use to others.

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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
Alone
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Others
Someone
Must
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Always
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Thinking
Holy
Life
Longer

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