#braaquestformore

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"The sadness of this scene penetrates far deeper than formal religion and spirituality. It is about a crushing loss of transcendence, meaning, and purpose! To hide from the his Creator is to hide from his true identity... In a moment of conscious rebellion, he has treated his life as being no bigger than his life... He has forsaken the transcendent glory for which he was created and chosen a replacement glory: to take for himself the glory that only God was to have. He has compressed the borders of his life to his own wants, needs, and desires... This self-centered world lacks the oxygen of a relationship with God. It is not a place of life. Paul David Tripp, A Quest for More

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"You have been chosen to transcend - to transcend the boundaries of your own hopes and dreams, to transcend the boundaries of your own plans and purposes, and to transcend the borders of your own family and friends. You have been chosen to transcend the further reach of your own definition of glory to be part of a greater glory, the glory of God and his work of making all things new." Paul David Tripp, A Quest for More