Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, n…

David Platt
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Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more? ✨ David Platt (2010). Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, p.123, Multnomah
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Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more? ✨ David Platt (2010). Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, p.123, Multnomah

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