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

John Ortberg

Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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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
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner
We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.

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