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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.

John Ortberg

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
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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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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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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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need
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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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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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
To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself

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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