Quotemeal: Jun. 7th, 2005

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

"When God turns away from us because of selfishness, it is not rejection. Rather, it is an invitation to follow Him to a place we would rather not go."
— Brennan Manning

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"Above all, desire to please Christ; dread his disapproval above everything else."
— Rowland Croucher —

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Illustration of Brennan Manning — "When God turns away from us because of selfishness, it is not rejection. Rather, it is an invitation to follow Him to a place we would rather not go."

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