Oh the folly of any mind that would explain God before obeying Him! Th…

George MacDonald
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Oh the folly of any mind that would explain God before obeying Him! That would map out the character of God instead of crying, Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do? ✨ George Macdonald (2012). Unspoken Sermons Series I, II, and III, p.270, Simon and Schuster
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Oh the folly of any mind that would explain God before obeying Him! That would map out the character of God instead of crying, Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do? ✨ George Macdonald (2012). Unspoken Sermons Series I, II, and III, p.270, Simon and Schuster

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