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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

John Ortberg

A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
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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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
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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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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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

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