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> [Perhaps the greatest self-deceit is to tell ourselves that we can be self-sufficient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/perhaps-the-greatest-self-deceit-is-to-tell-ourselves-that-we-can-be/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

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## Other authors on Greatest Self

## More by Joseph Stowell

> [I have an unquenchable desire to slow down and find my life going deeper in my walk with Christ. I want to meet him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/i-have-an-unquenchable-desire-to-slow-down-and-find-my-life-going/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [If Christianity is dull and boring, if it is a burden and not a blessing, then most likely we are involved in a project,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/if-christianity-is-dull-and-boring-if-it-is-a-burden-and-not-a/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [Authentic Christianity is not just about keeping and protecting the faith and keeping the rules. It is even more than living to deepen your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/authentic-christianity-is-not-just-about-keeping-and-protecting-the/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [As we mature spiritually, we exhibit a growing capacity to care for and appreciate one another in the body of Christ, regardless of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/as-we-mature-spiritually-we-exhibit-a-growing-capacity-to-care-for/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [Communication is a two-way street. And while we revel in the reality that we can always get through to heaven, our concern should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/communication-is-a-two-way-street-and-while-we-revel-in-the-reality/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [The Word of God has a supernatural edge with which a million-dollar budget can never compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/the-word-of-god-has-a-supernatural-edge-with-which-a-million-dollar/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [I have yet to hear of anyone who, on his deathbed, wished he'd spent more time at the office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/i-have-yet-to-hear-of-anyone-who-on-his-deathbed-wished-he-d-spent/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [Being part of an agenda beyond ourselves liberates us to complement each other rather than compete with each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/being-part-of-an-agenda-beyond-ourselves-liberates-us-to-complement/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/the-greeks-had-a-race-in-their-olympic-games-that-was-unique-the/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [Our evangelical culture tends to take the awesome reality of a transcendent god who is worthy to be feared and downsize Him so He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/our-evangelical-culture-tends-to-take-the-awesome-reality-of-a/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [Perhaps the greatest self-deceit is to tell ourselves that we can be self-sufficient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/perhaps-the-greatest-self-deceit-is-to-tell-ourselves-that-we-can-be/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

> [God has marvelous ways of taking our worst tragedies and turning them into His most glorious triumphs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/god-has-marvelous-ways-of-taking-our-worst-tragedies-and-turning-them/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

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