Erwin McManus - Life Quotes

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For years I have made it my mission to destroy the influence of the Christian clich, 'the safest place to be is in the center of the will of God.' God would never choose for us safety at the cost of significance. God created you so that your life would count, not so that you could count the days of your life,

Erwin McManus
When we dwell on the past, we tend to want to live there. When we dream of the future, we want to go there. Our dreams are where God paints a picture of a life waiting to be created.

Erwin McManus
If our children are going to walk away from Christ, we need to raise them in such a way that they understand that to walk away from Jesus is to walk away from a life of faith, risk and adventure and to choose a life that boring, mundane and ordinary

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So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day. We, even if reluctantly, fall into place to live a life of conformity that we describe as 'maturity.' We've made acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives.

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We need both to aspire and accomplish. Without a vision for your life, without a sense of purpose, you will begin to die a slow death.

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You're not supposed to die with your potential. A life well lived squeezes all the potential placed within and does something with it.

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I think a lot of us are not on a path; we're in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety with wisdom, wealth with blessing, and existence with life.

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How in the world could you ever imagine a life of faith that does not require risk? Faith and risk are inseparable.

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Would you be willing to give your life to save the world if no one ever knew your name? If anonymity was the price you would have to pay for significance, would it be too great a price? To live a life of courage is not a guarantee of prestige or adulation. It only matters if you live and die fulfilling the mission you were born for.

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Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.

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Gratitude changes your perspective about life. You see the future, experience the present, and remember the past in a dramatically different way.

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