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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

John Ortberg

Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
JOHN ORTBERG

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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Appliance God Yourself
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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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Cure God Sin Vision
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
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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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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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
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

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