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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.

John Ortberg

Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Anand Thakur
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
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Anand Thakur
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
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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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
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Anand Thakur
Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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
Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

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