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Part of my journey is to say that the soul of the human being must be a massively intricate, wonderful creation that God has a respect for in ways that we do not and that leaves a huge amount of space to go explore.

William P. Young

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William P. Young
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 11
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William Paul Young
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Today's minor irritations may become tomorrow's treasured memories. We often don't know what we are missing, until it's missing.
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The ability to choose is at the essential core of our grandeur. Even evil exists because God respects our ability to choose.
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And when you learn, over the course of your life, that it's not about pleasing God, it's about learning how to trust God. That's a huge watershed, because trust is a whole different ballgame than appeasement or pleasing.
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Jesus picked up the conversation. As the crowning glory of creation, you were made in Our image, unencumbered by structure and free to simply 'be' in relationship with Me and one another. If you had trully learned to regard one another's concerns as significant as your own, there would be no need for hierarchy.
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God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.
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Paradigms power perceptions, perceptions power emotions.
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mistakes are a part of life, and Papa works her purpose in them too.
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Look at us human beings: it's so much easier to be right than to love.
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Why do children love to hide and seek? Ask any person who has a passion to explore and discover and create. The choice to hide so many wonders from you is an act of love that is a gift inside the process of life.
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I am especially fond of you.
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It is my desire and intent to trust the multi-layered good purposes of God than in what humans fabricate out of their need and experience. I specifically ask not to know these purposes so that I might remain a child in their unfolding.
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Even though you can't finally grasp me, guess what? I still want to be known.
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True love never forces.
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Through . . . lies you try to run your life and manipulate others. . . . Lies become an inhibitor in your relationship . . . .
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I think good creative writing opens up space for people to come into. Let God reach out and touch the human soul. That's not my job. I get to be present and create as much space as I can ... That frees me up just to be creative in the way I want to be.
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It is remarkable how a seemingly insignificant action or event can change entire lives.
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I'm trying to get far away from [picturing God as] Gandalf or Santa Claus.
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Anger is the right response to something that is so wrong. But don't let the anger and pain and loss you feel prevent you from forgiving him and removing your hands from around his neck.
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Thank goodness there are women in our lives -- that's all I can say. We get saved by the women in our lives.
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The Gospel is a declaration of something totally finished apart from our agreement or vote. Inside that declaration is an ongoing and relentless invitation to deepening relationship but any lack of belief or participation on our part has no power to negate the accomplished truth of that declaration.
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