As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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Anand Thakur
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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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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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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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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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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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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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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The church is in the hope business.
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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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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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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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