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

John Ortberg

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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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
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
$John Ortberg Quote - You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.$

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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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
Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
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
Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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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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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.

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