Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Anand Thakur
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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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 reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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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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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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