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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.

John Ortberg

Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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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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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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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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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
If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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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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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.

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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.

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