"It is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the strong
man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who at the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though
checkered by failure, than to rank with those spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither
victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt
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So, I really liked this quote. It actually seemed to resonate with something my pastor said this morning.
We come to worship God and we feel it is our "job" to invite God to join us. Most often times we don't. And the reason is that we are afraid that God will see us as we really are. And if He can, maybe those around us can too. But the thing to remember is that God is already among us. And he does see us for who we really are. But we need to be willing to be vulnerable, to let down that wall around us. And by doing that, we are giving Him permission to come and change our hearts- to show us that undeserved love that only He can show. We have to be willing to take the risks in order to see a change in the outcome. We must rely on Him.
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