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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

Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
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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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 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
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
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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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
Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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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.

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