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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.

John Ortberg

Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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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
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
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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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question

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