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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.

John Ortberg

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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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
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 goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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