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Do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not.

The freedom we find in the counterintuitive way of downward mobility.

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Scott Sauls | Mary and Jesus, humility

Once in my mid-twenties, an older Christian man urged me to “attempt great things for God.”

Inspired by his encouragement, I began forming thoughts about “great things for God” and how I might someday be part of them.

That was over 20 years ago. Since then, I have grown cautious, even reluctant, about my older friend’s advice. To be sure, he was a humble …

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