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Not "They" But "We"

I talked with Keith (Green) about a month before he died, and he told me, "You know, Steve, I finally realized that it's not 'they' that have to get their lives together but it's 'we' who have to get our lives together." And I have to say that for myself.

It's been easy to stand on a platform the last few years and to point the finger at people and the inadequacies and shortcomings in their Christian lives. But when I finally slowed down enough to look at my own life, I realized that I couldn't do that anymore. When I exhort, it's from within now, but it's got to always be with love.

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