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Lucas (Gentlemen of War, #1)

by Leah Moyes (Goodreads Author)

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Up from the Sea (Whose Waves These Are, #0.5) by Amanda Dykes

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“Darkness comes, Savannah my girl. But don’t you let it steal your light.

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“God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which He must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine

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“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

tags: fear, success

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“The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.”
― Francis Chan

tags: christianity, god, jesus, needs, pastor, wants

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“We're married. I will protect you. I will die for you. Better than that. I will live for you.”
― Mary Connealy, Sharpshooter in Petticoats

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“But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.”
― francis chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

tags: christianity, god, trust

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