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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

John Ortberg

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
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
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
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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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
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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.
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Difference Friendship World
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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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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