"Abraham did not choose the sacrifice. Always guard against self-chosen service for God. Self-sacrifice may be a disease. If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him. If the providential will of God means a hard and difficult time for you, go through it, but never decide the scene of your own martyrdom. God chose the test for Abraham, and Abraham neither delayed nor protested, but steadily obeyed." ---Oswald Chambers
"We are often challenged to do 'great things' for God. Actually, God is more pleased when we do small things for him out of loving obedience. Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day." ---Rick Warren
in The Purpose Driven Life
“The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become—the more we realize that everything in life is a gift. The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and joyful thanksgiving. Awareness of our poverty and ineptitude causes us to rejoice in the gift of being called out of darkness into wondrous light and translated into the Kingdom of God’s beloved Son.” ---Brennan Manning in The Ragamuffin Gospel 
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