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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.

John Ortberg

Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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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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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Appliance God Yourself
If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering

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