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Defined by Webster, obscurity is; the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it’s always been this way, but it seems like in today’s digital culture obscurity is hard to come by. We know everything about everyone – in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having spent 40 years in the palace of pharaoh, Moses knew a thing or two about being in the lime light. He had it all. Access to the best food, money, education, and comfort. But now, having fled for his life after killing an Egyptian for beating a fellow Israelite, Moses spent 40 years on the back side of the desert tending sheep and living in complete obscurity. From hero to zero – that could define Moses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, all that changed one day when he came upon a burning bush. And, the rest they say is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll never be a somebody until you’re willing to become a nobody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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