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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.

John Ortberg

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 Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Patience Time Transformation Wait Yourself
When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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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

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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