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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.

John Ortberg

Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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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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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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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
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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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
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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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

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