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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

We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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
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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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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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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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
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness

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