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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.

John Ortberg

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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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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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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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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Bitter Hard Hate Judgmental People Spirituality Thinking
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly

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