Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Anand Thakur
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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 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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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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