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Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.
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What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?
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"Don't be in such a hurry to go into business for yourself. Before you know it the Son of Man will arrive with all the splendor of his Father, accompanied by an army of angels. You'll get everything you have coming to you, a personal gift.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.