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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.

John Ortberg

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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Anand Thakur
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
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Anand Thakur
Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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Anand Thakur
At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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Anand Thakur
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Anand Thakur
The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Cure God Sin Vision
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
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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Anand Thakur
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Anand Thakur
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Anand Thakur
Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust

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