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We have to take the first step as though there were no God. It is no use to wait for God to help us, He will not: but immediately we arise we find He is there.
We have to take the first step as though there were no God. It is no use to wait for God to help us, He will not: but immediately we arise we find He is there.
Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
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- Oswald Chambers
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- Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
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