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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

John Ortberg

The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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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
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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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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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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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

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