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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.

John Ortberg

Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
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 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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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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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
JOHN ORTBERG

Appliance God Yourself
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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Anand Thakur
God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Anand Thakur
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Anand Thakur
Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule

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