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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

God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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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
To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
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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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
The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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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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