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

John Ortberg

Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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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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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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
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
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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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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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
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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