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> [Christianity has always been against the flow of culture and continues to call us in the opposite direction of the way the world is heading. Instead of falling in love with ourselves, Christ followers are called to deny themselves. Instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/christianity-has-always-been-against-the-flow-of-culture-and/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

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## More by Matthew West

> [When I saw how much the message of the song resonated with people I began to realize we're all on the same journey of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/when-i-saw-how-much-the-message-of-the-song-resonated-with-people-i/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [I know I'm not strong enough to be everything that I'm supposed to be. I give up. I'm not stong enough. Hands of mercy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/i-know-i-m-not-strong-enough-to-be-everything-that-i-m-supposed-to-be/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [“I don't want to go through the motions I don't want to go one more day Without your all-consuming Passion inside of me I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/i-don-t-want-to-go-through-the-motions-i-don-t-want-to-go-one-more/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [Any fitness expert will tell you that a strong core is the start to a strong and healthy body. The same is true with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/any-fitness-expert-will-tell-you-that-a-strong-core-is-the-start-to-a/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [Show me how to love the unlovable Show me how to reach the unreachable Help me now to do the impossible...Fo rgiveness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/show-me-how-to-love-the-unlovable-show-me-how-to-reach-the/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [To be called a child of God - there is no greater distinction. I love the final sentence of that Scripture with that emphatic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/to-be-called-a-child-of-god-there-is-no-greater-distinction-i-love/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [Christianity has always been against the flow of culture and continues to call us in the opposite direction of the way the world is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/christianity-has-always-been-against-the-flow-of-culture-and/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [Today, Musana is a thriving orphanage in Iganga, Uganda, housing over one hundred children! When asked what it was that made her fight for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/today-musana-is-a-thriving-orphanage-in-iganga-uganda-housing-over/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [God must have a plan for this crazy life because he brought you here and placed you by my side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/god-must-have-a-plan-for-this-crazy-life-because-he-brought-you-here/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [We've got social media now where we can even create an identity for ourselves and show the world an inauthentic highlight reel version of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/we-ve-got-social-media-now-where-we-can-even-create-an-identity-for/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [The thing is, dressing up, going to church, dropping a twenty in the offering plate, those things are all well and good, but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/the-thing-is-dressing-up-going-to-church-dropping-a-twenty-in-the/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [I have a friend who lives in Los Angeles. In past conversations, we've discussed the differences between being a Christian in Nashville and being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/i-have-a-friend-who-lives-in-los-angeles-in-past-conversations-we-ve/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [Father Break my heart for what breaks yours Give me open hands and open doors Put your light in my eyes and let me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/father-break-my-heart-for-what-breaks-yours-give-me-open-hands-and/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [“This is not your legacy. This is not your family tree. Yesterday does not define you. This is not your legacy. This is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/this-is-not-your-legacy-this-is-not-your-family-tree-yesterday-does/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

> [I think the biggest fear is the fear of what a life devoted to God will cost. We love our stuff, don't we? It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/i-think-the-biggest-fear-is-the-fear-of-what-a-life-devoted-to-god/)

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