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No Reserve, No Retreat, No Regrets

Often associated with missionary commitment (various attributions)

A line that has marked many lives of costly obedience runs: “No reserve, no retreat, no regrets.” It is the language of people who have already counted the cost and decided the Lord is worth it. Dedication of this kind is rarely dramatic at the start. It is usually a quiet, repeated decision to keep going when the easier path appears.

How you’d preach it

Strong for calls to wholehearted devotion. Best when the cost is already in view.

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