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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.’

John Ortberg

Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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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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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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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
If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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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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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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