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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.

John Ortberg

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
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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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need
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.
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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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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.

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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.

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