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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.

John Ortberg

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
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
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
You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Body Known Love
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
Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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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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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work

Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.

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