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Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith

I received the capacity to exercise action-oriented faith when I received the Holy Spirit (25).

I have all I need--I must step out in what I have (26).

The more I feed upon God's faithfulness, the "fatter of faith" I will become (27).

I am never wise to judge others for a weakness of faith because I have no idea what challenges I have ahead (36).

"Faith is complete engagement with God: holding on to God and His promises because we know He's holding on to us" (41).

"God was willing to get His hands dusty" (42).

"God does not form (yatsar) clean hears in use with the existing materials of our righteous acts or self-disciplines" (43).

Annie Dillard as quoted in Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

"'How we live our days is... how we live our lives'" (165).

"'Am I loving my neighbor and my God by living where I live, by driving what I drive, by talking how I talk?'" (166)

Oswald Chambers as quoted in Chan

"'Never make a principle [law] out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you.'" Chan adds, "' Be careful not to turn others' lives into the mold for your own.' Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us" (167)

20 cheese graters= not helpful for eating soup (168).

How I live my life as a believer is a microcosm of the life of the church (172). Is my life today what I want The Church to be????