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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.

John Ortberg

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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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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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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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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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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The church is in the hope business.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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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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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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