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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.

John Ortberg

It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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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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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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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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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
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.

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