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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.

John Ortberg

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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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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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
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
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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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
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
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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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
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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