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“A legalistic, religious approach steals life. It does not nourish it.“

“Everything that we receive from God is attained by faith, not by works.
First we have to have faith, and then we can certainly do good works, but we need to always bear in mind that those works" do not earn us any particular favor with God. We are to do them from a pure heart motive, which is a desire to give, not to get!”

“Religion is a man’s idea of Gods expectations. The Pharisees in the Bible were religious. In fact they were the religious elites of their day, and Jesus called them vipers (Matthew 12:34)”

“Legalism makes us hard hearted!”

“Jesus wants us to grow up in our behavior, but He also wants us to remain childlike in our attitude toward Him concerning trust and dependence. He knows that we cannot have peace and enjoy life unless we do so.”

“God will bless us in all that we undertake (Deut. 28:8). But we are never to derive our sense of worth and value from what we do. We should know who we are in Christ Jesus, and our work should have value because we do it, not the other way around”

In his book, The Rbythm of Life, Richard Exley wrote,
"There is not enough success in the world to quiet the discordant voices within. Self-esteem is not the by-product of achievement, but the natural consequence of a healthy relationship with one's parents, peers, and, of course, God. It is a matter of who you are, not what you have”

“You and I will not always know the "why" behind all of the Holy Spirit's leadings, but simplicity obeys promptly. It is complicated to disobey and have a guilty conscience. Disobedience truly steals the enjoyment of life.”

“Much complication is born out of an ungodly need to
impress people.”
“People who are insecure normally strive to impress others because they feel they are not very impressive just being who they are.”

“He inherited all the Father has to give and tells us that we are joint-heirs with Him by virtue of our faith. He has provided the way for our complete victory both here and hereafter. We are more than conquerors. He has conquered, and we get the reward without the battle.”