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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.

John Ortberg

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
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
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
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
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
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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