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The Proof That Our Relationship Is Right With God Is That We Do Our Best Whether We Feel Inspired Or Not.

The People Who Influence Us Are Those Who Have Stood Unconsciously For The Right Thing. They Are Like The Stars And The Lilies, And The Joy Of God Flows Through Them All The Time.

God Is Not Concerned About Our Plans; He Doesn’t Ask, “do You Want To Go Through This Loss Of A Loved One, This Difficulty, Or This Defeat?” No, He Allows These Things For His Own Purpose. The Things We Are Going Through Are Either Making Us Sweeter, Better, And Nobler Men And Women, Or They Are Making Us More Critical And Fault-finding, And More Insistent On Our Own Way. The Things That Happen Either Make Us Evil, Or They Make Us More Saintly, Depending Entirely On Our Relationship With God And Its Level Of Intimacy.

Sincerity Means That The Appearance And The Reality Are Exactly The Same.

If We Are Going To Live As Disciples Of Jesus, We Have To Remember That All Noble Things Are Difficult.