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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.

John Ortberg

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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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
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Anand Thakur
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner
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
The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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Anand Thakur
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
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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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
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

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