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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.

John Ortberg

The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
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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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
I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Body Known Love
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner
Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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