God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Anand Thakur
God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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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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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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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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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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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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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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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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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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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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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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