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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.

John Ortberg

Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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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
Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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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
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation

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