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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”

John Ortberg

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
JOHN ORTBERG

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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
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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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
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 decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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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

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