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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

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
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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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 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
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
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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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation

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

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