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Gregory of Nyssa

Having been taught to define themselves in light of other people-whether as wife

Martin Luther King

by prayer and petition

The Magnificent Journey BIBLES > NASB New American Standard Bib > General and additional study helpsWe are told, Look out for yourself first and Nice guys finish last. But following that path leaves us feeling isolated and anxious, and can even take us to a place of ruin. This is not a magnificent journey. There is a road to life in the unshakeable kingdom of God, but it's not an easy journey. "We cannot enter into the kingdom unless we take our cross and die to ourselves," writes author James Bryan Smith. "We often assume that this will be painful.