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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

John Ortberg

A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
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
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Anand Thakur
The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Anand Thakur
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Anand Thakur
At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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Anand Thakur
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Anand Thakur
The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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Anand Thakur
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Anand Thakur
The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself

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