Change came from below, as it usually does, rather than being imposed from above.

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This quote means that a change to a law, a regulation, a policy, an organization, a way of doing things or a system that is imposed from above usually doesn't work. Rather it comes from below, from the bottom up.

Source: Whats So Amazing About Grace?

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1. We need faith and the mind of the Lord Jesus to recognize something of lasting value in even our most ordinary tasks.

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2. Prayer is not a means of removing the unknown and predictable elements in life, but rather a way of including the unknown and unpredictable in the outworking of the grace of God in our lives.

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