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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.

John Ortberg

Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
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
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
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
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

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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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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