Criss Jami Quotes About Giving
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Man was designed in a way in which he must eat in order to give him a solid reason to go to work everyday. This helps to keep him out of trouble. God is wise.
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Extreme right-wingers are known for giving God a bad name; extreme left-wingers are known for giving God a weak name. He's not as simple as conservative versus liberal, old versus new. His wings are balanced. God is both and neither.
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Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.
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God gives His deepest discernment and sharpest marksmanship to men who aim to expose His truth before an enemy's lies.
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It is ignorance that is at times incomprehensible to the wise; for instance, he may not see 'the positive person' or 'the negative person' in a black and white way as many people do. A wise man may not understand it because, as a catalyst of wisdom, but not wise in his own eyes, even he can learn from and give back to fools. To think that an individual has absolutely nothing to offer to the table is counter-intuitively what the wise man considers to be 'the ignorance of hopelessness'.
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Drunken men give some of the best pep talks.
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We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts.
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I always make sure that the world will prove me right. It gives me the freedom to contradict myself.
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We are to give (and take) true love without falling into the narcissistic habit of only trying to take it in.
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It can be a good thing if deeper theology, or philosophy, only makes one more uncertain. It may lead to a healthy doubt; he may throw his hands up saying, 'God, I just don't know anymore. If you're out there, I'm giving it all to you.' From there, after the surrender, he is allowing God himself, rather than theories, books, and documents, to take over and lead him into all truth.
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