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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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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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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