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

John Ortberg

Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
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
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike 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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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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
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

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