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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

Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
JOHN ORTBERG

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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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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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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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

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