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Explaining the fear and necessity of surrendering one's will to God for true spiritual growth and transformation.
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We're being told it's his kingship that your soul needs. You'll never grow until that happens. The fire will never start to be turned. The burner won't be turned down until that happens.
And you know what a lot of you are saying? I'm scared to do that. Of course. He might ask me to do something I don't want to do. Well, of
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