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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.

John Ortberg

Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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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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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
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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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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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
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust

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