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> [There's no substitute for the power of a personal story. The true stories of God redeeming a broken life shoot like arrows straight to our hearts and remind us that God wants to do the same life changing work in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/there-s-no-substitute-for-the-power-of-a-personal-story-the-true/)

[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/)

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

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