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“Joy blossoms in our hearts not as we try harder and harder to grow, but as we see more clearly the depth of our sin and understand more fully our helplessness.”
― Barbara Duguid, Extravagant Grace: God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness

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“Every week I counsel young people from solid Christian homes who are undone by their sin. As parents, we are sometimes more invested in protecting our children from the sinful influences of this world than we are in preparing them for the deep sinfulness of their own hearts.”
― Barbara R. Duguid, Extravagant Grace: God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness

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“We marvel that you would consider us a joy worth suffering for, and we bow humbly before you and offer you our praise, our thanks, and our very lives.”
― Barbara R. Duguid, Prone to Wander: Prayers of Confession and Celebration

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“Forgive us for relying on our own wisdom and strength; for the hours we spend trying to rescue ourselves from pain, suffering, and sin, when you have already rescued us in your Son.”
― Barbara R. Duguid, Prone to Wander: Prayers of Confession and Celebration

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“If the goal of sanctification is actually growing in humility and greater dependence on Christ, then the Holy Spirit is doing an excellent job. Through his ongoing struggles with indwelling sin, the maturing believer will spend many years learning that he is more sinful than he ever imagined, in order to discover that he is indeed far more loved than he ever dared to hope.”
― Barbara R. Duguid, Extravagant Grace: God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness

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