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

John Ortberg

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
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
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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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
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
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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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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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.

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