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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.

John Ortberg

It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
JOHN ORTBERG

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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
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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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
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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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
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
JOHN ORTBERG

Deep Hard Strike Yourself

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