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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.

John Ortberg

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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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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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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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
We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.

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