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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

John Ortberg

If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
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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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
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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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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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
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
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
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
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Body Known Love
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

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