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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.

John Ortberg

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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The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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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
God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
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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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
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
To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True

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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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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