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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

John Ortberg

The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
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
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

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