“Then He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other” (Matthew 12:13).
IT IS TRUE SPIRITUALLY, AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY, THAT SIGNIFICANT GROWTH REQUIRES THE EXERTION OF EFFORT. It is inconsistent to say that we want to grow but do nothing about it. Passivity only breeds weakness and leads to stagnation.
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