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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.

John Ortberg

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
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
It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Average Dangerous Faith Greatness Ourselves Version Willing
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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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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