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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.

John Ortberg

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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Anand Thakur
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
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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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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
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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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
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
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
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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I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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Bitter Hard Hate Judgmental People Spirituality Thinking
The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True

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