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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.

John Ortberg

Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
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
If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Cure God Sin Vision

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