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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.

John Ortberg

Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Average Dangerous Faith Greatness Ourselves Version Willing
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question

For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.

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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.

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